Ghost Riders in the Ground

Friday fun link: “The
Lost Cow Tunnels of New York City,” in which Gizmodo
explores a forgotten chapter in the history of American
infrastructure, markets, and food. Here’s the opening:

Like every other major metropolis, New York City has
tunnels for people, tunnels for cars, and lots of tunnels for
trains. But it also has something rather more unique: tunnels for
cows. Or does it? This is the story of New York’s lost, forgotten,
or perhaps just mythical subterranean meat
infrastructure.

Read the rest
here.