[ProtectOurFreedom]

Fond memories here, too. In the 50s and early 60s, every Thanksgiving and Easter, we would drive down from upstate NY to visit Oma and Opa in Thornwood. I always knew we were getting very close when we crossed the then-new Tappan Zee Bridge. About halfway across, Dad, without fail, would say “Look over there, kids...you can see the Empire State Building” and we would crane our necks to get a glimpse of the famous monument far off in Manhattan. The building was still almost-new having been completed in 1931. The U.S. had the serious, no-nonsense, can-do spirit in those days.

Even as a kid, I thought the common Dutch and Indian names throughout NYS were very intriguing and just oozed adventure and romance. I especially liked “Tappan Zee,” the nice mix of Indian and Dutch. It just rolled off the tongue. I can’t believe that bastard Cuomo is dumping that grand old name.

It seems that everything that was built when I was a little kid is getting torn down and replaced. My old schools, bridges, power plants I started up in the early 70s. Yikes...I must be next.

[bankwalker]

The U.S. had the serious, no-nonsense, can-do spirit in those days.

and then the dang ferners started to arrive ...

[RedEyeJack]

Could be worse... The Barrack Hussain Obama Memorial Bridge was surely considered.

[Impala64ssa]

It seems that everything that was built when I was a little kid is getting torn down and replaced
Tell me about it! When my daughter was going to college in Tampa, she flew into JFK one spring break, in the middle of a term project on mkd 20th century architecture. We stopped by the old TWA terminal so she could take pics, while I was thinking just our luck a PA cop or someone from the TSA would get the wrong idea. Then we stopped by the old Unisphere and what's left of the N.Y. Pavilion from the World's Fair. Just then it hit me, I remember seeing these things being built and here's my lovely daughter running around taking notes and pictures as if she stumbled on some ancient archeological ruins. We ARE getting old!🤔☺😐🤤