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   Peter T. Daniels to Phil Kane   
   Re: The high Line when it was a railroad   
   19 Sep 14 14:19:23   
   
   From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Friday, September 19, 2014 2:41:33 PM UTC-4, Phil Kane wrote:   
      
   > The R-O-W now runs through people's living rooms because of the "we   
   > don't need no stinkin' railroads in the city" era and NY Central's   
   > need to sell the properties leading to what I refer to as "loft   
   > properties" no matter how funky and inappropriate.   My niece lived in   
   > one in Manhattan (lower 30s off 5th Avenue) where there was no level   
   > floor or 90-degree wall corner in any room.   
      
   Why do you need 90-degree corners? (Level floors I can understand.)   
      
   What industries would the rail line serve?   
      
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