The construction of the Gowanus Parkway, laying a concrete slab…

The construction of the Gowanus Parkway, laying a concrete slab on top of lively, bustling Third Avenue, buried the avenue in shadow, and when the parkway was completed, the avenue was cast forever into darkness and gloom, and its bustle and life were forever gone.

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Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York 1974. Page 522.

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