James Laurie
... that James Laurie proposed an elevated railroad over Broadway in 1853, fifteen years before New York City's first such line was built?
... that <b id="mwBzM"><a href="./James_Laurie" id="mwBzQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="James Laurie">James Laurie</a></b> proposed an <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Elevated_railroad" id="mwBzU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Elevated railroad">elevated railroad</a> over <a href="./Broadway_(Manhattan)" id="mwBzY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Broadway (Manhattan)">Broadway</a> in 1853, fifteen years before <a href="./IRT_Ninth_Avenue_Line" id="mwBzc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="IRT Ninth Avenue Line">New York City's first such line</a> was built?