Daylighting Takes Off as Cities Expose Long-Buried Rivers
The latest trend in urban renewal involves opening up underground streams.
Rachel Kaufman
for National Geographic
Published July 30, 2013
The Sawmill River in Yonkers, NY
BEFORE
The Saw Mill River before it was uncovered, as it winds underground.
Photograph by Steve Duncan
The Sawmill River in Yonkers, NY
AFTER
The Saw Mill River in Yonkers, New York, is being exposed to fresh air after decades of burial.
Photograph by Richard Levine, Alamy