The Lost Neighborhood Under Central Park

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[Monarchy79]

Awesome video.

[+ azdr0710]

Great history. Love this stuff. Minor nitpick: the reporter's credibility might be increased, for me, at least, if she'd work on eliminating the "vocal fry".

 

here's the Central Park Conservancy's page on it.....

 

https://www.centralparknyc.org/blog/seneca-village

Edited June 27, 2020 by azdr0710

[Epigonos]

I love the idea of rediscovering the past rather than attempting to destroy the past. Great story and great history!!!!!

[RealAvalon]

This is a series of kids books, which I thought were great when I was reading them to my kids. All about a secret underground city beneath New York.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiki_Strike

[+ WilliamM]

I live near what is Franklintown in Philadelphia, an urban renewal project in the 1970s. A close friend lived there, but moved in after condemnation, so wasn't eligible for federal relocation benefits (up to $4000). But, for years he paid quite low rent in an apartment building just a bit outside the boundaries of the project.

 

The overwhelming majority of tenants and homeowners were white. Mostly elderly single room occupancy men. My friend is an artist and also does commercial art work. The younger people tended to be students and artists, living in Center City Philly.

 

The Barnes Foundation is just outside the project as well. It is sad though to see that old neighborhood completely gone. Too much vacant land.