Random Rubble
11/28/03

from The Portland Underground FAQ:
"All along the Portland waterfront, from the North End (today's Old Town, Skidmore Fountain, and Chinatown) to the South End (today's southwest downtown area), 'Shanghai Tunnels' ran beneath the city, allowing a hidden world to exist. These 'catacombs' connected to the many saloons, brothels, gambling parlors, and opium dens, which drew great numbers of men and became ideal places for the shanghaiers to find their victims. The catacombs, which "snaked" their way beneath the streets of what we now call Old Town, Skidmore Fountain, and Chinatown, helped   to create an infamous history that became "cloaked" in myth, superstition, and fear."