Mamie Simonson, who died Wednesday, took on Robert Moses, got his name off a highway

[From BuffaloNews.com]

Like the mighty cataracts that symbolize the city of her birth, Mamie C. Simonson was a force of nature.

Mrs. Simonson, who died at 87 Wednesday, lost her first battle with Robert Moses, the state’s most powerful urban planner, when he demolished her Niagara Falls home to build a parkway…

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