Robert Moses Building
14 Bronx Shore Road | Randall's Island
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- 1937
The Triborough Bridge Authority completes its administration building
Designed by Aymar Embury II, who worked on many of Robert Moses's projects, this building was completed in 1937 as the center of operations for the Triborough Bridge. It became the office of Moses and his Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.
Source: Untapped New York
- 1966
Robert Moses adds a model room to display his planned projects
In 1966 a model room was added to the building to hold Moses's models of new projects, along with maps, charts and artist renderings. The models have since been moved to the special archive of MTA Bridges and Tunnels.
Source: Untapped New York
- 1989
The bridge authority's headquarters is renamed for Robert Moses
The building, headquarters of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (now MTA Bridges and Tunnels), was renamed for Robert Moses in 1989. Its original towers had been removed in 1969, when the bridge's toll plazas were moved and greatly enlarged.
Source: Wikipedia
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