Robert Moses

Robert Moses appears in the following:

At the mayor's desk

Thursday, November 02, 1950

Vincent R. Impellitteri discusses parking and expressways with master builder Robert Moses. Moses talks about the difficulties providing parking and arterial highways and the necessity for public authorities to oversee and enforce the process. He mentions the introduction of parking meters as a means of funding.
Impellitteri also speaks ...

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Bronx River Parkway Opening Ceremonies

Thursday, October 19, 1950

Vincent Impellitteri, James Lyons, Thomas E. Dewey, and Robert Moses open the Bronx River Parkway, the first of three major New York City expressways opening that day throughout New York. Moses stresses the increased difficulties in building such expressways, while Governor Dewey notes the importance of the new expressways for ...

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Skyline Ceremony in Brooklyn : [Brooklyn Heights Promenade Dedication]

Saturday, October 07, 1950

Commissioner Robert Moses talks about the 'incorrect theory' that roads and highways should be built to go around cities.

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Owls Head Sewage Treatment Plant Opening Ceremonies

Wednesday, May 24, 1950

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Robert Moses: Our water has gotten away from us; cites a trip to Sao Paulo, where no treatment plants exist. Was told by the health commissioner that the beaches were making ...

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Zoo ground breaking

Monday, July 25, 1949

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Groundbreaking for a 12 acre conservation exhibit. Speakers include Henry Fairfield Osborn, Jr. president of the New York Zoological Society.

Bronx Zoological Park.
Acre Conservatory exhibit; ground ...

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President Harry S. Truman Approves Loan to Build United the Nations Headquarters in N.Y.C.

Thursday, August 12, 1948

The host of this news story describes the scene at the White House as President Harry S. Truman and eight other members of government sign a joint resolution for an interest-free $65 Million Loan for the construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

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Dedication of Walt Whitman Statue

Sunday, November 17, 1940

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Dedication of the Walt Whitman statue by Jo Davidson at the bear Mountain-Harriman State Park.

Begins abruptly. Myron H Avery, chairman of the Appalachian Trail Conference speaks.

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