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What the Olympics Would Have Looked Like in New York
Jarrett Murphy |
London got the games. We didn’t. We can say a little about what has that meant to each place, but not much about what the alternative would have looked like.
Goldon Joly
Most but not all New Yorkers wanted the Games. Support for London's bid was not unanimous, either, as the graffiti on this pub indicated.
London got the games. We didn’t. We can say a little about what has that meant to each place, but not much about what the alternative would have looked like.
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