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ZenoArrow on April 17, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why New York City Stopped Building Subways

> "Are you kidding?"

I don't think that was necessary. Yes, The Blues Brothers was centred around Chicago, but it might have been a while since GP saw the film, so their memory may have been hazy.

Aside from that, The French Connection featured a famous car chase that included the elevated trains in New York City:

http://youtu.be/2TVyJ-51jzc

hexane360 on April 17, 2018 [–]

Yeah, that's fair. My surprise came because The Blues Brothers is, in my mind, the Chicago movie. It couldn't really be more Chicago if it tried.

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