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Re: Polo grounds shuttle was to be connected to Lenox Line |
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Posted by Edwards! on Fri Oct 19 22:32:10 2012, in response to Re: Polo grounds shuttle was to be connected to Lenox Line, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Oct 19 19:55:26 2012. LOL..but yet in another,you clearly stated "race" was a factor..Which is it,Chris..? Commonly known factors behind some of Moses's motivations were racial..such as constructing huge towers for public housing knowingly such an environment would be a negative impact of the neighborhood in the shadow of such lumbering structures..as well as the people who lived inside them. Even built a housing development in Manhattans East side that did not admit any African Americans as owners/tenants. Moses also built his roads as "parkways" with low level overpasses to discourage "day trippers" on buses from using them..and to keep non whites off Long Island..which in and of itself is ridiculous..due to the fact that there were other means to reach townships out there ..[ie the lirr and other avenues roads highways] Moses willingness to ram rod highways through predominately urban areas settled by Latino's and blacks..while avoiding politically connected areas lends credence to his racism..while such areas like Bay Ridge were unavoidable if the Narrows Bridge was to be built.. Moses had issue with what he considered "slums"..which could be anything from a depressed nab..to a row of well maintained brownstones..it didnt matter to him..if it was "in his way" it was gone. until Jane Jacobs had enouge of his destruction and "urban renewal projects" in the guise of LOMEX/CROSS BROOKLYN EXPRESSWAY/BUSHWICK EXPRESSWAY..and others that would have torn out the heart of whole neighborhoods.. So..tell me..which was it? |
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