• Alaskan Way Viaduct

    Alaskan Way started as a rail yard to accommodate the City's industrial needs along the waterfront of Elliot Bay in the 1880s. As the need for rail decreased with the rise of personal automobiles, the City built the elevated viaduct over the rails in 1953, named it State Route 99 and launched a...Read more

  • Niagara Scenic Parkway

    Stretching approximately 18 miles, the Niagara Scenic Parkway, formerly known as the Robert Moses Parkway, stands as a barrier between the City of Niagara Falls and one of the world’s most tremendous natural assets. Built in the 1960's to serve industries along the waterfront —industries that have...Read more

  • Route-34

    Route 34 in New Haven was originally planned in the 1940s to serve as a connection through the Lower Naugatuck Valley. The process of aquiring the necessary land began In the 1950's and resulted in 880 displaced families, 350 demolished buildings, and cutting off the downtown area from several...Read more

  • Overtown Expressway

    Settled in the 1890’s before Miami was even incorporated, Overtown, originally "Colortown", is the historic heart of the city’s black community. In the first half of the twentieth century, Overtown was a port of entry for black immigrants from Cuba, Barbados, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, and...Read more