Around the ''Cracker Barrel'' The 70 yr. 'ol QUEEN...

[UNiRAC]

The Merritt Pkwy that is... I was going to put this in the catagory of ''Grey Jounalism'' BUT MyRJ didn't even celebate this milestone from this search --> http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/news.cfm?full=merritt+parkway&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=GO&brd=2755&ss=1&pag=628&cat_id=402&DateRange=last30&search=1
Locally, I picked up the Sat. Bridgeport Post and reminiced a-lot, and even The Courant had a Ed. but no mention of http://www.csLIBRARY.org/merritt .... go figure. :cool:

[UNiRAC]

My appology folks [ Bad URL from memory] but as published on the ConnPost - A rare gem ... and the correct link is at the end of this excerpt ... like CSlib.org/...

''But even this beautiful new highway had its ugly side. At the beginning of the project, MacDonald appointed Darien real estate agent G. Leroy Kemp as the official state land purchaser. Kemp and his associates bought land at inflated prices, and split the large commissions. "They made a lot of money," Jones said.

Eventually, Kemp was indicted on charges of conspiracy to divide real estate commissions. He was eventually found guilty and served four years in jail.

Despite the scandal, the Merritt project was completed. The first section, which was 17.5 miles long, opened to the public on June 29, 1938. The rest was opened on Sept. 2, 1940. When it opened, Jones said, the Merritt was hailed as the "Queen of the Parkways."

"It was the biggest gem in the state for a while," he said.

The past 70 years have taken their toll, however. As Fairfield County continued to develop, more traffic poured onto the Merritt Parkway. Today, travelers along the highway are more likely to remark on traffic backups than the view.

"The growth of Fairfield County made people look at the Merritt Parkway as a transit corridor and not a beautiful, scenic highway," said Jill Smyth, executive director of the Stamford-based Merritt Parkway Conservancy, which works to preserve and protect the historic roadway.

Meanwhile, the library exhibit brings the back the triumph and drama of the highway's early days. "The Merritt is such a beautiful road and continues to be talked about today," Newell said.

To view the state library's online exhibit, visit www.cslib.org/merritt

NIMBY???? :cool: that is MERRITT in lower-case for the correct link

[UNiRAC]

preamble -
Where are you surfing, today my child....
what are you surfing today?
Nowhere Dad I'm just in my room
Doin' my school work , O.K. !?!?!
What are ya learnin' tonight ,youngin' ?
What's it yer learnin' tonight ?
Not much dad, I'm bored with this world...
and I'm closing the door for the night .
:o
apologizies to the nursery-rhime author


gone to www.NASA.gov tonight
In the mean time, my computers are workin' for the worldWideGrid to solve proteom breakthroughs [[ insert Team ZeroeZ URL here :cool:
ps: for the curious www.WCGrid.org , I think?!?!
Go'Night Dan,,, Godnight John-boy, g'nite mrs Habershaw, wherever you are .

[UNiRAC]

I think , I'm invisible and this is either the Twilight-ZoNe or aoH3LL . j/k:confused:

[UNiRAC]

Read and weep GREENiES'
today was officially the coolist august day [ that I can remember ]
plz join the skeptics at --- > http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=12462 enjoy while you can
BTW original Utility for sale for $3456 eMail for details [ Bargainnews.com wouldn't let me state ''MRDN'' L0L :confused:

[UNiRAC]

After being layed off by at&t on my 60th B'day and trying to set up a household in NOLA, I'm convinced to not only go to court inb NYC on Nov. 6 th,,, but to film my execution , by the establishment, that drove me to= this,,,, with all the red tape,,, no healthcare now because of a computer glitch,,,, B. S. !!!!!!!!!:mad:

[UNiRAC]

These Red-necks down here in Lousi-ana think My-Friend B is the Anti-Christ !
Reflect what MFB did for y'all in 8 yrs., and what just happened these last 8 yrs., ''My Friendz'' :p