Underground passageways hold the power to excite--especially when they're hidden underneath a busy city soaked in sunshine. Deep under the streets and buildings of Los Angeles, is a maze of tunnels for cars. Its second and third streets are publicly known and well traveled. But some parts of it, which is smaller than the others, is not well traversed. This made it a perfect site for Episode 7 of HBO's 'True Detective', according to L.A. Curbed.
According to news by the Southern California Public Radio, the 'True Detective' scene where Officer Paul Woodrugh ran for his life, was filmed in the area that links the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Hill Street and Temple, and the L.A. County Hall of Records.
The tunnel is said to be not so well-traversed, but it is helpful for most of the County workers. Their daily routine before work is passing through this tunnel, as it is a faster way of getting between buildings, and also avoids the congestion of downtown streets. The tunnel contains numerous pipes overhead. The tunnel is also quite sparse, and the temperature in the area is significantly high.
The history of the Pacific Electric Subway tunnel lies as far back as December 1, 1945, when it was first opened after 18 months of construction. It was christened using a bottle of ginger ale instead of booze, as the latter was illegal. The tunnel is located four blocks southeast of Los Angeles' first subway, and at the corner of 4th and Main. It was made for elevating the already congested downtown street network.
In the year 1960, the tunnel was reportedly a conduit for the transfer of a billion dollars. But people still paid for their property taxes with cash at that time, which caused a problem for the county. So, they moved in to the Hall of Records, which happened just recently.