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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
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In my lifetime, I have lost my hometown quarterhorse track ... twice (Parr Meadows, Suffolk Meadows) and I have lost my hometown harness track (Roosevelt Raceway).
Both of these venues have since been cleared to make room for housing and commercial progress. How I wish I could experience just one more day at either of the two; once they are rubble, the only thing that remains is your memory - and maybe some internet pictures.
Perhaps, I no longer understand what real-estate progress means.
Perhaps, I no longer understand the concept of an optimal use of prime real estate.
However, I do know that tearing down Hollywood Park is nothing more than a hollow sense of progress.