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Old Posted Nov 30, 2006, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by pdxstreetcar
Portland: For the city's greatest architectural loss, I'd go with the loss of the numerous Front Street buildings along the waterfront most of which were 3 to 6 story very ornate cast-iron buildings which were torn down for a road widening/river wall project in the early 1940s as part of Robert Moses' roadway improvement plan for Portland (more nearby were torn down for parking lots).
Motherfuck! Moses didn't do enough destroying NY, he laid his greasy fingers on Portland, too?
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