One of the many (many) plot threads in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is about solving the 'mystery' of what happened to Richard and Mary Parker, Peter's parents. The film opens with their death, a plane crash instigated by an Oscorp agent - but not before Richard manages to send some files to a mysterious location called 'Roosevelt'. It turns out later in the film, after Peter discovers it, Roosevelt is a secret abandoned Subway station Richard was storing some of his work on Spider DNA away from Oscorp in, fearful that it would eventually be used for wrongdoing.
What The Amazing Spider-Man 2 doesn't get about Peter Parker's heroism
A conversation I had with Lightninglouie on his post about Slate's Amazing Spider-Man 2 review got me thinking a little more about an aspect of the Spider-Man mythos that the movie changes- and how this reinventing of Peter Parker is making him less of an interesting character. Mild TASM2 Spoilers below the cut!
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Also on the level: In 1965, the platform was used for one of Andy Warhol’s underground parties.
What Is Mysterious Track 61 in Grand Central Terminal? | PenneyVanderbilt
Go underground to New York's secret rail platform under Grand Central Terminal - Track 61. It does not appear on any station maps or plans and was built specially for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to use in the 1930s. FDR had polio and used the hidden platform to get on and off vehicles without revealing…
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The Secret Underground Train Platform: Walking along bustling Park Avenue, you’d never guess there’s a big secret hidden just below your feet. An abandoned train platform, known as Track 61, was originally built to carry freight from Grand Central Terminal just a few blocks away. As the years went by, it was transformed into an underground station for VIPs to enter the Waldorf Astoria in a clandestine manner. President Franklin Roosevelt was the most famous to take advantage of this perk, and there was even an elevator big enough to hold his bulletproof automobile.
Unlike other "abandoned" train stations along the New York City subway system, the infamous Track 61 is supposedly still in use as a secret escape train for presidents visiting the city.
The explanation behind the secret subway in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
FDR secret subway in The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The hidden train station used by Franklin Delano Roosevelt is real, and it’s spectacular.
For New Yorkers and history nerds, the most interesting thing about The Amazing Spider-Man 2 might be its flirtation with NYC urban legends. We learn early on about a mysterious location or person called “Roosevelt,” and Peter Parker eventually figures out—spoiler alert—that this was the name of his father’s secret...
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