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Dec 23

Parts of New York City Are Built on the Ruins of English Cathedrals

Last week, Jalopnik’s Michael Ballaban posted about what is easily one of my favorite urban stories of all time, which is that parts of Manhattan are actually built on the wartime ruins of English towns—churches, homes, pubs, libraries, shops, and businesses—all shipped to the U.S. as ballast during World War II.