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Charlie Gregerson

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14 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

You'll notice all these, what would you call it, tire marks.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

This street is used for drag racing year-round.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Really?

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Yeah, because it's basically far enough away from the police that they don't do anything about it.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Now, show me, we're standing here, where were all the buildings being dumped and what did that look like?

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Right here at what was the north end of the dump.

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This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And actually, I picked up a few pieces of stock exchange ornament right out of...

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This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

But of course, most of it had been ground right into the dirt because they had bulldozers that would just keep on.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

They would dump the stuff in piles and the bulldozers would just flatten it all out.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Oh, yeah.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Well, I remember seeing one of these big Phoenix columns that I knew had come out of the Garrick Theater was just sticking out of the ground.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Two of those in the Garrick Theater distributed the weight of the upper floors that were over the stage.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

One of those was just sticking out at about a 45-degree angle out of the ground.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And at that point, the Garrick had been gone for almost 10 years.