Below Boston

Beneath the city is a whole other world. One rarely sees Boston's vast sewer system, but this undated photo from the Boston Water and Sewer Commission gives a peek into the darkness at a large bellmouth near Stony Brook at Armory Street.
Beneath the city is a whole other world. One rarely sees Boston's vast sewer system, but this undated photo from the Boston Water and Sewer Commission gives a peek into the darkness at a large bellmouth near Stony Brook at Armory Street.
(Boston Water and Sewer Commission)

About the book

Boston's Secret Spaces offers tantalizing peeks into places ordinary mortals rarely see. Published in partnership with The Boston Globe and based on the exceedingly popular Boston.com feature (3.7 million page views and counting), the book takes readers behind the scenes at several sports hot spots, historical landmarks, and offbeat Beantown locales.