Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York

cover of Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New YorkASIN or ISBN-10: 0393732061
binding: Hardcover
list price: $50.00 USD
amazon price: $79.80 USD


A fresh look at the greatest builder in the history of New York City and one of its most controversial figures.

In various roles in city and state government from 1930 to 1965, Robert Moses reshaped the fabric of the city. From Lincoln Center to the Triborough Bridge, the West Side Highway to the Cross Bronx Expressway, his public projects, reassessed in this book by notable urbanists, continue to exert a strong influence in the lives of New Yorkers. 250 illustrations.

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