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| Incredible photos of NYC when it was mostly farmland | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 15 2017, 05:37 PM (125 Views) | |
| jon-nyc | Jun 15 2017, 05:37 PM Post #1 |
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Cheers
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Awesome. http://www.businessinsider.com/manhattan-nyc-farmland-photos-2017-6/ |
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| George K | Jun 15 2017, 05:41 PM Post #2 |
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Finally
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So. Cool.I *love* stuff like that (see the origin of "Skid Row.") The area in which I spent my youth and adolescence was a suburban subdivision, but still there were totally undeveloped areas in which I would play. One of the western suburbs of Chicago is "La Grange," which, I'm told, means "the farm." Edited by George K, Jun 15 2017, 05:42 PM.
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| brenda | Jun 15 2017, 08:00 PM Post #3 |
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A college friend of mine is from La Grange. Carry on.
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| bachophile | Jun 15 2017, 08:31 PM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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heres a cool video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh5PSp51UGA |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jun 16 2017, 01:31 AM Post #5 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Great piece. Like you, George, I grew up in a subdivision a few miles out of town, all surrounded by farms and land yet to be developed. Our developer ran out of money so very little more development took place until I was long past playing in the fields, ponds and creeks. It was great. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| rdavis | Jun 16 2017, 09:40 AM Post #6 |
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Newbie
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The green space made me think of the High Line, and then the Low Line. Is that coming along well? http://thelowline.org/ |
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| jon-nyc | Jun 16 2017, 10:02 AM Post #7 |
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Cheers
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Haven't seen the lowline yet, read about it though. And welcome, rdavis! |
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| taiwan_girl | Jun 16 2017, 07:19 PM Post #8 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Love old pictures like that. Thanks for sharing. |
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