After South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994 Johannesburg experienced a new, unofficial apartheid as businesses moved away from downtown to the city's wealthier, whiter, northern suburbs, leaving the city center a shadow of its once dynamic self.

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Residents near Damrosch Park, a 2.4-acre wedge in the shadow of Lincoln Center, say they want their park back.

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About two hours later, Mr. Santana allegedly requested to use the bathroom and was able to shove an officer out of the way and escape the precinct, which sits in the shadow of the Barclay's Center.

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Under the shadow of a Gothic cathedral, Cracco's restaurant lies in the very center of Milan, at the intersection of the most significant relationships in Italian finance, culture and business, in a metaphorical but very concrete way.

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