![]() ![]() Alice did not object when told that, given the condition of her husband’s body, family members should not view it. Naturally, they were shocked, but they had no choice other than to accept what they were told. He told Alice Olson and her three children that Frank “fell or jumped” to his death from a hotel window. They could not have known that the dead man and the survivor were scientists who helped direct one of the US government’s most highly classified intelligence programmes.Įarly the next morning, one of Olson’s close colleagues drove to Maryland to break the terrible news to the dead man’s family. To the first police officers on the scene, this seemed like another of the human tragedies they saw too often: a distressed or distraught man had taken his own life. ![]() Abramson replied: “Well, that’s too bad.” Someone in the room had called a number on Long Island, which was listed as belonging to Dr Harold Abramson, a distinguished physician, less well known as an LSD expert and one of the CIA’s medical collaborators. “Yes,” she replied – and she had eavesdropped, not an uncommon practice in an era when hotel phone calls were routed through a switchboard. Leaving the police officers, the night manager returned to the lobby and, on a hunch, asked the telephone operator if any calls had recently been made from room 1018A. But why were the vaults built? And who used them?Īll your questions will be answered throughout the duration of our Historic Underground tour, where our award-winning storytellers bring the history of the vaults to life.The Statler Hotel in Manhattan. It’s a story rooted in Edinburgh’s Georgian past – grand feats of engineering, the expansion of the city, and those who were left behind in its darker corners. ![]() Want to see Edinburgh’s darkest secret? Descend into the vaults, exclusive to Mercat Tours. Your expert Storyteller will lead you deep into the Blair Street Underground Vaults, and together you’ll explore its perfectly preserved history – including how it became home to the city’s most destitute inhabitants. Built in the 18th Century beneath South Bridge, we’re the only walking tour company with access.īeneath the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh’s Old Town, you’ll discover a dark, damp world that has remained unchanged since the 18th Century. Get exclusive access to the Blair Street Underground Vaults – the largest system of underground caverns in Edinburgh. ![]()
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