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1. The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel →

   Though airmail took a few hours longer, shipping was cheaper and packages traveling through the tunnel often were singed due to the proximity to Earth’s hot magma. Tunnel operations ceased in 1936.

   The unique path of the tunnel, while damaging mail in the 30’s, was ideally suited to keeping the burrito hot during its 1 hour journey across America. Shipping nearly 2000 burritos per hour to New Jersey has almost been too much of a success for the small taqueria’s in the Mission District.

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   Posted on November 17th, 2011 at 9:36am Posted 6 months ago

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