Talk:Transatlantic

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[edit] Primacy of New York City

The current (July 2006) text reads:

"From the 17th century onward, almost all transatlantic crossings bound for North America were destined for New York City."

No support is given for this proposition. While it may be true that eventually the majority of traffic went to NYC, there were other very active ports, such as Quebec, Halifax, and Boston (terminus for many immigrant crossings and early steamship voyages). Perhaps the plurality or majority of crossings went to the Port of New York, but without support for the claim that it was the destination point for "almost all" transatlantic crossings from the Seventeenth Century onwards, this text should be removed. Kablammo 13:45, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I have deleted the entire paragraph. While New York may have become the busiest port on the western shore, there were many others "from the 17th century onward". This article is about "transatlantic" and not about New York, and to devote a paragraph to one important port would invite similar treatment for Genoa, Le Havre, the St. Lawrence ports, Halifax, Glasgow, Southhampton, Liverpool, Hamburg, etc. Kablammo 01:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)