Abe Stark

Speakers: Robert Moses; Abe Stark; Newbold Morris; Paul Screvane; Laurence S. Rockefeller. A Robert Moses love-fest.

Robert Moses speaks about the initial "rules" for these projects. Not one agency. The federal government puts up 90% and the state 10%. Playground comes from Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. ...

Dedication of Kennedy Memorial by Parks Commissioner Newbold Morris. Recalls the day of JKF's assassination. Afterward, he tells of a phone call from Brooklyn Borough President Abe Stark about a dream he had about a memorial to JFK. Morris says this memorial is a fulfillment of that dream. No flame ...

This recording marks the laying of the Cornerstone at the Brooklyn Welfare Center, planned as part of the larger Brooklyn Civic Center Redevelopment Plan. The speakers include: John Cashmore; Frederick Zurmuhlen; Robert Moses; Henry L. McCarthy, Frederick I. Daniels, Abe Stark, John Connorton. Connorton appears on behalf of Mayor Wagner, ...

At the cornerstone laying ceremonies for the New York Aquarium at Coney Island, city officials and scientists praise the long awaited project, in planning since the closure of the Aquarium at Castle Garden in Battery Park.

Robert Moses, Commissioner of Parks, is the first to speak. He ...