Archinect - News2024-12-23T15:23:22-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150414937/lana-del-rey-is-right-there-is-a-tunnel-under-ocean-boulevard
Lana Del Rey is right: There is a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard Niall Patrick Walsh2024-02-01T13:10:00-05:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/85/8518f22056afd18c1c23adcc167855f2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With days to go until the 2024 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/64678/grammy-awards" target="_blank">Grammy Awards</a>, one nominee in the running for Album of the Year contains an unexpected architectural overture.</p>
<p>Lana Del Rey’s <em>Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd</em>, nominated in <a href="https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list" target="_blank">three categories</a>, contains a song of the same name that dwells on an abandoned piece of infrastructure in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/318656/long-beach" target="_blank">Long Beach</a>, California.</p>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0y4-ABuTGS/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0y4-ABuTGS/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by lanadelreyInfo (@lanadelreylnfo)</a><br><p>In the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8718/music" target="_blank">song</a> “Did You Know There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” Del Rey draws on themes of being forgotten and underappreciated in the future despite current fame. The lyrics draw a parallel between Long Beach's <a href="https://craigsauer3d.com/3d-model/jergins-tunnel/" target="_blank">Jergins Tunnel</a> under Ocean Boulevard which was closed to the public in 1967 and has since been largely forgotten, a historical fact Del Rey entwines with her own foreboding of one day being unappreciated and overlooked.</p>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CuM5u-ZOAp0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CuM5u-ZOAp0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Emily B (@chimesatmidnight)</a><br><p>Constructed in 1927, the su...</p>