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The 1934 Plan To Fill In The Hudson River, Connecting NYC To NJ


February 23rd, 2012

Read More: http://gothamist.com/2012/02/23/fill...dson_river.php

1924 Plan To Drain Hudson River: http://gothamist.com/2010/01/16/1924...olution_dr.php

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Engineering scholar Norman Sper proposed damming the river at both ends of Manhattan, and filling in the space... which would "ultimately connect the Island of Manhattan with the mainland of New Jersey." The 10 square miles of land gained would have, in theory, solved the traffic and housing problems the city was having at the time. There would be more buildings, more streets, and more avenues.

- There would also be more underground action, with the building of tunnels, conduits, mail and automobile tubes, and other subterranean passages. When every possible subterranean necessity had been anticipated and built, a secondary fill would bring the level up to within twenty-five feet of the Manhattan street level. Upon this level would rest the foundations and basements of the buildings that would make up the new city above, planned for fresh air, sunshine and beauty. Thus, below the street level would be a subterranean system of streets that would serve a double purpose. All heavy trucking would be confined to it, but primarily it would serve as a great military defense against gas attack in case of war, for in it would be room for practically the entire population of the city.

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