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Jul 28, 2017 · For 15 years, Matthew O’Brien has delved into the darkness of Las Vegas’ underground tunnels, first to tell the stories of those who live there and later to help them find a way out through...
Matthew O'Brien (born in 1970) is an American author, journalist, editor and teacher who writes about the seedier side of Las Vegas. His most well-known work is the nonfiction book Beneath the Neon, which documents the homeless population living in the underground flood channels of the Las Vegas Valley.
Nov 24, 2020 · Nearly two decades ago, Matthew O’Brien, ’15 MA English, first ventured into a vast network of storm drains under Las Vegas to chronicle the stories of the homeless people who had taken refuge there.
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The catacombs of ancient Rome served as houses of worship for Jews and Christians. When surveyed in the early 1800s, the sewers of Paris yielded gold, jewels and relics of the revolution. And thousands of people lived in the subway and train tunnels of New York City in the 1980s and ’90s. What secrets do the Las Vegas storm drains keep? What discov...
“Continually contrasting the sparkling casinos above with the dank, cobwebbed catacombs below, the observant O’Brien writes with a noirish flair, but his compassion is also evident as he illuminates the lives of these shadowy subterranean dwellers.” Publishers Weekly “This book is an aesthetic experience because of the way it’s told. It’s somewhere...
Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas is available at Amazon -or- ShopLVA.com
Matthew O’Brien is a writer, editor and teacher/tutor who lived in Las Vegas for twenty years and is currently based in San Salvador, El Salvador. His latest book, Dark Days, Bright Nights: Surviving the Las Vegas Storm Drains, shares the harrowing tales of people who lived in Vegas’ underground flood channels and made it out and turned ...
Jun 1, 2007 · Armed with a flashlight, tape recorder, and expandable baton, Las Vegas CityLife writer-editor Matthew O'Brien explored the Las Vegas flood-control system for more than four years. Beneath the Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas chronicles O'Brien's adventures in subterranean Vegas.
Matthew O’Brien is a writer, editor, and teacher who lived in Las Vegas for twenty years and is currently based in San Salvador, El Salvador. His latest book, Dark Days, Bright Nights: Surviving the Las Vegas Storm Drains , shares the harrowing tales of people who lived in Vegas’ underground flood channels and made it out and turned around ...
