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Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Tue Jan 6 13:22:54 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 6 12:30:45 2015. Pretty soon someone will come up with a separate name for each of the spans.No ... what will happen is each span will be put up for sponsorship. Eventually it might be "The Hamilton Fish Newburgh Beacon Bridge Eastbound Span Sponsored By Healy Chevrolet". --Mark |
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Posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 13:24:05 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Jan 6 12:25:25 2015. Jersey barriers were installed so that cars going out of control would not cross into oncoming traffic, and some work was done on the s curves, but you're pretty much locked in by the cemeteries and park. Still quite a few accidents, but way less deaths. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jan 6 13:24:20 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 10:49:23 2015. It was named Queensborough Bridge from opening. The name Blackwell's Island bridge was not used except during planning and the renaming of the island didn't happen until over 10 years after the bridge opened. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jan 6 13:26:26 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Jan 6 12:28:27 2015. But it wasn't done during the early history of our republic. |
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Posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 13:31:39 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jan 6 13:24:20 2015. Yup, a quick glance at old records definitely shows "Queensboro Bridge" Don't know why boro as opposed to borough was used, I'm sure there was a reason, but I sure don't know it. |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 13:38:52 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Olog-hai on Tue Jan 6 12:14:12 2015. Any real person. There are non-Presidents on coins too. |
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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 6 13:39:29 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Mark S. Feinman on Tue Jan 6 13:18:31 2015. is only the portion of the Miller Highway between 57th and 72nd Streets.I remember when it was still standing and no one called it the Edward Miller Highway. It was always the West Side Drive. Poor Mr Miller is better known for his beer. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Jan 6 13:45:53 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 09:59:41 2015. i call da RFK by its proper name, Da Triborough.chud11. :).... |
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Posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 13:46:02 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 6 13:39:29 2015. actually the road was named for Julius Miller, nobody remembers him! |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 13:46:45 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Jan 6 12:28:27 2015. Putting the image of rulers on coinage has a very long tradition.Exactly. You went straight to my point. Until 1909 we only put allegorical images of Liberty on our coinage, except for occasional representation of people such as Indians, but they didn't represent actual people. I know it sounds worse than corny now, but the President is really supposed to be the First Citizen. He and his family have all the trappings of the Sun King. I'm it didn't start with Obama. It probably really got going with the security after Kennedy was assassinated, and accelerated after the attempt on Reagan. |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Jan 6 13:47:59 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 10:49:23 2015. IAWTP!chud1. :).... |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Tue Jan 6 13:49:22 2015, in response to Penn Station, posted by Dave on Sun Jan 4 21:23:30 2015. Great article, and thank you. What a terrible loss this was for NYC. But I was wondering- did anyone bother to photograph the "new" Penn Station after the job was done- and prior to the 1994 spiffing up? |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 13:50:14 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by WillD on Tue Jan 6 12:20:48 2015. Wouldn't bother me any more than JFK or RR having airport names, but as I've stated I'm not big on anything being named for politicians.And what would you say about Conservatives how complained and claimed it was about spending the money? |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Jan 6 13:53:30 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 11:11:46 2015. IAWTP!chud1. :).... |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Jan 6 13:53:31 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 11:11:46 2015. IAWTP!chud1. :).... |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 13:54:59 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by WillD on Tue Jan 6 12:25:46 2015. It wasn't in keeping with my prejudice against naming things for politicians. If RR was named back to National Airport and a couple of airports were named back to Idlewild and North Beach, I wouldn't bat an eyelash; in fact, there's something appealing about it. |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 13:59:35 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 6 13:39:29 2015. Actually I used to refer to it as the Miller Elevated Highway if I mentioned it in writing.One bridge named for a person that I wouldn't want to see changed is Outerbridge, just because it's such a great of source of trivia, better than asking someone to pronounce Houston Street as a New York test. |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:02:12 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 13:24:05 2015. It's not QUITE as bad after the reconstructions, at least one of which brought the highways down to the soil.Earlier you stuck to the 25 MPH and 35 MPH limits, and it was still not a ride in the park. |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:05:54 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 6 12:30:45 2015. Hamilton Fish Newburgh Beacon BridgeThen I'll wait for someone to ask whether a Hamilton Fish is as tasty as a Sheepshead. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 14:07:11 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 6 13:39:29 2015. It was never the West Side Drive. It was the West Side Highway. |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:07:22 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 13:31:39 2015. Don't know why boro as opposed to borough was usedThe typesetter wanted overtime to add the "ugh." |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:07:56 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 14:07:11 2015. We agree on something. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jan 6 14:10:46 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 13:54:59 2015. I would have called it Idlewild if that name hadn't been completely superseded in popular culture. It sounds cool. |
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Posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 14:23:49 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 09:59:41 2015. And how many of us still call 6th Ave. "Sixth Ave," rather than "Avenue of the Americas"? |
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Posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 14:27:15 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:07:56 2015. :format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-1411952-1217635238.jpeg.jpg) PHENOMENAL jazz. |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:35:19 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 14:27:15 2015. Now I have to learn to pronounce "Stanley Turrentine West Side Highway"? |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:35:51 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 14:23:49 2015. They even had to add back 6th Avenue signs. |
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Posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 15:00:29 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:35:19 2015. LOL! Seriously, though, there is some superb jazz on the album. |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 15:50:04 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 15:00:29 2015. Modern, traditional or what? |
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Posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 16:47:14 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 15:50:04 2015. Traditional is how I'd describe it. See if you can find some free tracks on the web and give a listen. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 17:57:47 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 14:27:15 2015. Nice. I'll check it out. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 17:58:42 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 11:11:46 2015. It says "boro." |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 17:59:47 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by localacrosstheplatform on Tue Jan 6 10:03:20 2015. At least with Koch, they kept Queensboro as part of the official name. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 18:01:21 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 09:55:05 2015. No one calls it the RFK bridge except the MTA. Let's see if they eventually restore the Triborough name to the road signs. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 18:02:14 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 14:35:51 2015. Right. The only ones using Ave. of the Americas are those businesses whose addresses are there. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 18:03:55 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jan 6 14:10:46 2015. "There's a scout troop short a child,Krushchev's due at Idlewild . . . " |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Jan 6 18:32:29 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 14:07:11 2015. i call it da henry hudson highway.cud1. :).... |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Jan 6 18:34:48 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 14:23:49 2015. i still call it 6th Ave.chud1. :).... |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 18:38:56 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Dave on Tue Jan 6 16:47:14 2015. I will. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 19:05:48 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by chud1 on Tue Jan 6 18:32:29 2015. North of 57th it's the Henry Hudson Parkway.South of there it's informally the West Side Highway. |
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Posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 21:13:51 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 13:59:35 2015. eugenius h outerbridge is a classic name! |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Jan 6 21:18:15 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 21:13:51 2015. He was a famous orthodontist!!:) |
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Posted by merrick1 on Tue Jan 6 22:29:21 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 12:12:24 2015. Isn't Penn Station named for a politician? |
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Posted by Andrew Saucci on Tue Jan 6 22:53:32 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jan 6 07:26:55 2015. I've been trying to boycott the bridge formerly known as the Triboro Bridge. If they name any subway stations after undeserving people I'll boycott them too. |
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Posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 23:12:23 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by merrick1 on Tue Jan 6 22:29:21 2015. Not directly, but indirectly, yes.... for railroad, for state, for William Penn |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 23:33:46 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 21:13:51 2015. You wouldn't want to cross him! |
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Posted by italianstallion on Tue Jan 6 23:36:45 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 23:12:23 2015. Penn Station's real name is Pennsylvania Station. So unless there is a politician named Pennsylvania, no. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 7 02:16:17 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by pragmatist on Tue Jan 6 23:12:23 2015. Uhm no. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 7 02:16:53 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by merrick1 on Tue Jan 6 22:29:21 2015. No, its named for the Pennsylvania RR |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 7 02:18:19 2015, in response to Re: Penn Station, posted by SLRT on Tue Jan 6 08:49:30 2015. I totally agree. I hate when they rename stuff like tgat |
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