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  2. Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan) - Wikipedia

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    Another writer, in a 1965 Chicago Tribune article, said the area around the Sherman statue had "a feeling of spaciousness". [173] Ada Louise Huxtable wrote in 1974 that the plaza was a "close-to-perfect city space" despite the presence of the General Motors Building, which she saw as the only intrusion onto the plaza. [ 208 ]

  3. Macon, Georgia - Wikipedia

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    Macon (/ ˈ m eɪ k ən / MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States.Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center—hence its nickname "The Heart of Georgia".

  4. History of the New York City Subway - Wikipedia

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    In June 1953, the New York City Transit Authority, a state agency incorporated for the benefit of the city, now known to the public as MTA New York City Transit, succeeded the BoT. [14] [120] A combination of factors had this takeover coincide with the end of the major rapid transit building eras in New York City. [121]

  5. List of bus routes in Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Company bus (M8) replaced Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad's Grand Street Line streetcar on July 30, 1932. Operations taken over by Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority in 1980. In October 1987, the MTA Board approved plans to discontinue the route due to low ridership.

  6. John F. Kennedy International Airport - Wikipedia

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    In addition, there would be an 11-story control tower, roadways, parking lots, taxiways, and a reflecting lagoon in the center. [ 19 ] : 3 The airport was designed for aircraft up to 300,000-pound (140,000 kg) gross weight [ 41 ] The airport had to be modified in the late 1960s to accommodate the Boeing 747 's weight.

  7. Akkadian Empire - Wikipedia

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    After destroying the city of Mari the Akkadian Empire rebuilt it as an administrative center with an imperial governor. [38] The city of Nuzi was established by the Akkadians and a number of economic and administrative texts were found there. [39] Similarly, there are Marad, Nippur, Tutub and Ebla. [40] [41]

  8. Islamic schools and branches - Wikipedia

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