Broadway - the great sluice that washes out the dust of the gold-mines of Gotham.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Broadway acts as a drain for wealth from the city.
- In plain terms
- Broadway flushes money out of New York.
- What can you take from it?
- City streets channel wealth away.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does money go?
- How do cities function?
Another view
Money flows in as well as out.
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