New York City

Van Cortlandt Park, 1951

Already 70 years ago, the park was criss-crossed by parkways, with more in mind by the Robert Moses and the Master Builders.

Randalls Island 1951

Robert Moses' home base, where the Triborough Bridge Authority and his office was located at the height of his power.

Gowanus Parkway 1951

By the early 1950s, the modern Gowanus Expressway hadn't been built yet but the 14th Street had been upgraded to be partly grade seperated as a feeder to the Battery Tunnel.