Where would the Lower Manhattan Expressway have passed through?
Area later known as SoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown
Upper Manhattan
East Village
Midtown
Answer
The Lower Manhattan Expressway was a proposed expressway that would have passed through the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It was designed to connect the Holland Tunnel with the West Side Highway. The expressway would have passed through the area later known as SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown. The expressway was never built due to opposition from community groups and the cost of construction.
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