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Another NYC trivia fact is that the FDR drive around Bellevue and NYU (20th-34th st iirc) is built on the rubble of Bristol, England. There may be another secti
by Spooky23 3y ago
Another NYC trivia fact is that the FDR drive around Bellevue and NYU (20th-34th st iirc) is built on the rubble of Bristol, England. There may be another section up around MSK/Cornell as well but I don't recall.
The ships returning from England would load up with rubble to use as ballast.
- istjohn 3y agoWhat cargo were they delivering to England?
- mr_toad 3y agoRaw materials. Wool, tobacco, furs etc. The economy of the British Empire was based on extracting raw materials from the colonies and manufacturing finished goods in England.
- huehehue 3y agoI'm not sure of a legitimate record, but searching for "Bristol Basin" suggests that it was supplies/weapons to assist with the German attacks on Bristol, England. Edit to include text from the plaque commemorating the basin: BENEATH THIS EAST RIVER DRIVE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK LIE STONES, BRICKS AND RUBBLE FROM THE BOMBED CITY OF BRISTOL IN ENGLAND... BROUGHT HERE IN BALLAST FROM OVERSEAS, THESE FRAGMENTS THAT WERE ONCE HOMES SHALL TESTIFY WHILE MEN LOVE FREEDOM TO THE RESOLUTION AND FORTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN. THE SAW THEIR HOME STRUCK DOWN WITHOUT WARNING.... IT WAS NOT THEIR WALLS BUT THEIR VALOR THAT KEPT THEM FREE ...... And broad-based under all Is planted England's oaken-hearted mood, As rich in fortitude As e'er went worldward from the island-wall. ERECTED BY THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES * 1942 *
- jazzyjackson 3y agoGiven that they had an excess of rubble, I'd guess that they sufferred bombings and had to be rebuilt, so, bricks steel and oil I suspect.
- Spooky23 3y agoWeapons, tanks, cars, materials.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> may be another section up around MSK/Cornell Yup, all along the East Side. This is why you’ll find English weeds growing on Manhattan.