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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 11:40 am
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donnde
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
There are some aerial shots showing different phases of the modernization program at the bottom of Wikipedia's discussion of the program. That should give you an idea of where to go.
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.
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