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SUV flies off elevated roadway on the FDR and lands on top of a taxi below

There’s been so many accidents off of the FDR lately that I’m beginning to think that any place underneath that elevated roadway is a danger zone. Imagine being that taxi driver though — I mean, who ever really thinks an … Continue reading

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Video of the 3rd Ave El in New York City

This is pretty awesome. Check out this old archive footage of the 3rd Ave El in Manhattan. The 3rd Ave El was an elevated transit line that was part of the NYC rapid transit system up until the mid 1950′s. … Continue reading

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The High Line to open to the public on June 9

After decades of abandonment and years of development, The High Line is finally going to open its first section to the public on June 9, 2009. You can enter the elevated park at Gansevoort, 14th, 16th, 18th, and 20th Streets. … Continue reading

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Riverbank State Park: an elevated park along the Hudson River

Of all of the years that I’ve lived in New York City, I have never once heard about Riverbank State Park, a sizable recreational park located above the North River Water Pollution Control Plant. For the first time today, I … Continue reading

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Elevated roadway collapses in China

On May 17th, the Hongqi Road of Zhuzhou City in Hunan province collapsed onto several vehicles below killing up to 4 people. There’s rumor going around that the number of dead is actually much higher because the accident happened at … Continue reading

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Elevated rail line at Herald Square

I came across this lovely photo of Herald Square on July 16, 1936 taken by Berenice Abbott (spelling?) and I couldn’t believe that the area had an elevated track at one point in time. For the most part, the area … Continue reading

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