Last Moments of a City; Cairo, Il. - Page 6

photoLith · #**101** Posted **May 1, 2011, 5:58 PM**

Well, theres not much left in the city for the Mississippi to take away if it does flood.

the pope · #**102** Posted **May 2, 2011, 4:16 PM**

i'm glad this was super-bumped because i missed this excellent thread the first four times around.

Capsule F · #**103** Posted **May 3, 2011, 4:15 AM**

How did I miss this?

Centropolis · #**104** Posted **May 3, 2011, 4:20 AM**

the corps of engineers is motoring a barge loaded with explosives to blow the levee to try to save whats left of cairo as we speak. it's like some strange movie...

photoLith · #**105** Posted **May 3, 2011, 4:47 AM**

Holy crap, cant believe the entire town was evacuated. The entire city could be wiped off the map by the flood waters, this is for sure insane. Wow... sad.

Centropolis · #**106** Posted **May 3, 2011, 4:50 AM**

i can hear the terminator 2 soundtrack as the barge is cutting the dark choppy waters of the mississippi river loaded with one million tons of TNT...

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Centropolis · #**107** Posted **May 3, 2011, 4:52 AM**

the missouri house speaker has received death threats for trying to thwart the operation to save cairo and has a security detatchement with him.

Centropolis · #**108** Posted **May 3, 2011, 4:57 AM**

the missouri levee has been blown, what will happen ?

photoLith · #**109** Posted **May 3, 2011, 6:13 AM**

This is absolutely crazy, some people said they felt the explosion from 30 miles away.

philadelphiathrives · #**110** Posted **May 27, 2011, 5:27 AM**

maybe the flooding threat is why the port was moved and Cairo ended up dying. Similar things happened in Galveston, TX and Johnstown, PA, to a lesser extent. Who wants to live in, or have their business or warehouse in, such a flood prone area when there are safer harbors nearby, like Memphis and St. Louis.

Expat · #**111** Posted **May 27, 2011, 10:59 AM**

Wow! I am just now catching up with this. What ended up happening in Cairo? Don't leave me with a cliffhanger!

bnk · #**112** Posted **May 27, 2011, 12:21 PM**

Cairo was saved this time, with their own massive levies and those blown up down stream in MO. Most of all of the high dangerous water is now below Cairo at this point.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dai...res.php?page=2

and reported yesterday in the Trib

Quote:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...tory?track=rss

The state's packages include corporate income tax credits from the state's cornerstone program, Economic Development for a Growing Economy, also known as EDGE. Some companies also received training funds and grants.

The latest names and packages to be disclosed are:

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-- $589,758 to ACL Transportation Services LLC to create 15 jobs and 25 workers in Cairo.

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http://investing.businessweek.com/re...capId=46950992

Company Overview

ACL Transportation Services LLC owns and operates port services facilities. The company offers fleeting, shifting, cleaning, and repair services for barges and towboats. Additionally, it operates coal storage and transfer facilities. ACL Transportation Services LLC was formerly known as Louisiana Dock Company LLC and changed its name in 2007. The company is based in Jeffersonville, Indiana. ACL Transportation Services LLC operates as a subsidiary of American Commercial Barge Line LLC.

thrillbilly · #**113** Posted **May 28, 2011, 2:07 PM**

I feel for the people of Cairo, but I really don't think this dump deserved to be saved. You can find hundreds of other towns in America with better historical architecture and significance.