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Originally Posted by theWatusi
The city didn't tear down the PRR viaduct, the PRR did in the early 50's at the same time they tore down Broad St Station.
Nobody is tearing down the RDG viaduct either as it's owner, Reading International, doesn't seem interested in selling it.
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Well, the phrase "Chinese wall" itself is a Philly-ism. No other city has shown such a cultural hatred for railroad viaducts - I've never heard the term used outside of a Philadelphia context.
Plenty of cities have viaducts, but it seems that the widespread use of this term in Philly indicates that, at least once, their presence in the city core was quite a controversy.