Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
I brought up a Google map alongside the aerial shots of phase 2 & 3. I believe the phase 2 runways cut into the cemetery. The phase 3 southernmost runway definitely crosses Irving Park and on the western edge heads towards a housing neighborhood which is now abandoned. The Google map seems to show more earthmoving having taken place to the west of the cemeteries.
Last year I drove eastbound on Irving Park from Route 83 past the fenced-in condemned neighborhoods. The homes were in reasonable shape so other than completely empty streets and the overgrown lawns, it looked as if people just quickly evacuated – almost like you would see in a science fiction movie.