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This reminds me of a story i read about in The Power Broker about Robert Moses. He wanted to tear down, i think, the old mayor's mansion or something, but someo
by _boffin_ 2y ago
This reminds me of a story i read about in The Power Broker about Robert Moses. He wanted to tear down, i think, the old mayor's mansion or something, but someone got a court order to stop him. The date was set for a few days out. The night before the court date, he leveled the place and then went to court and said, "it's already done. There's no reason for me to be here." and that was it.
- ok_dad 2y agoMeigs Field airport in Chicago was demolished (well the runway was) overnight by order of Mayor Daley in the 90s during a contentious fight over whether to close it or not. Laws aren’t fast enough to stop someone with the will and power to act quickly.