Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ira - I dug out my copy of "The Power Broker" last night and found the comment you mentioned - it was only one line but it does make clear Moses, not the City got in the way of O'Malley's expansion plans. OTH, I suspect O'Malley was as stubborn as Moses, so he's still my designated fall guy. :-) I don't think you can get a proper bagel more than a few miles out side the city limits, but I've had some that come pretty close. Any bagel that doesn't turn into concrete by the next morning isn't worth eating! Regards, Dick On Mar 06, 2008, at 10:56 PM, ISILVERMN@aol.com wrote: > On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:17:53 -0500, Richard Taylor _r.s.taylor@comcast.net_ > (mailto:r.s.taylor@comcast.net) wrote: > > "And... I still think Walter O'Malley is the lying-ist, cheating-ist, > dirty-ist, SOB that ever lived." > > Dick, > > I'm a child of 1950's Crown Heights myself - grew up about three > blocks from > Ebbett's Field on President Street between Bedford and Franklin > Avenues. I > live outside of LA now, and still believe real Dodgers played in > Brooklyn. > > I used to agree with Pete Hamill that the three most evil > individuals of the > 20th century were "Hitler, Stalin and Walter O'Malley." > > There was an interesting article in the LA Times a few months ago > that had > the story behind the story, perhaps with a bit of an LA spin. It > turns out > that the real villain was - surprise! - Robert Moses, who demanded > total control > of any Dodger relocation within New York. Knowing what I do about > Robert > Moses, it has a very real ring to it. > > If you haven't read it yet, have a look at The Power Broker by > Robert Caro. > A fabulous read and a real eye-opener. > > Best Regards, > > Ira Silverman > Brooklyn born and bread, and still looking for a good bagel in > Irvine, CA > > > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL > Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information