Did you know there are secret wine cellars under the Brooklyn Bridge? Completed in 1883, the bridge’s stone arches once housed cool, dark rooms perfect for storing wine. In the late 1800s, New York’s wine merchants rented these spaces to keep their barrels cool. The cellars were famous among the wealthy, with signs like “leave all trouble behind.” Though forgotten after Prohibition, these hidden rooms still stand as a fascinating piece of New York’s history beneath the bridge.
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