Source: 58joralemon.vercel.app
There’s a now a video game dedicated to the MTA-owned house in Brooklyn Heights
Now you can "explore" the house at 58 Joralemon Street, one of Brooklyn's great mysteries, in a Myst-like desktop game
The house at 58 Joralemon street is one of Brooklyn’s coolest open secrets (and great mysteries) Now, you can explore it, sort of, in a new desktop puzzle game.
With its polished red brick and black-framed windows, the Brooklyn Heights building, built in 1847, looks like your typical residence in the tree-lined neighborhood. Turns out, this unassuming building is an MTA-owned front that houses a subway ventilator and evacuation tunnel that’s off-limits to the public.
Although you’ll probably never get to go inside IRL, there’s now a video game dedicated to it. The game, which was created by neighbor Ben Tupper, lets the player enter 58 Joralemon to figure out the controls and get the MTA’s trains back on track. No pressure!
At 58 Joralemon Street in Brooklyn, there is a house that is not a house… but it is a secret @MTA vent.
My husband created a Myst-like game that takes place inside. Give it a play! (on desktop, ideally)https://t.co/9qfIPyObv3 pic.twitter.com/1VSlcQinUV
— Aliza Aufrichtig (@alizauf) January 21, 2022
Tupper told Gothamist it took about three weeks to design on his iPad and uses sounds from his radiator and synth music he designed himself.
“The goal was to be kind of creepy and dripping,” he told Gothamist. “My dad sent me an email back—he’s like, yes, after five minutes of playing it, I think I’m gonna go take a leak.”
As for the MTA, it told the publication is has no comment on the game.
