Date of Award
Spring 2019
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Major
Urban Studies
First Advisor
Garth Myers
Abstract
The history of New York City would not look the same without Robert Moses. For over three decades, the city's "master builder" reshaped its urban landscape during an era of unprecedented top-down planning and mega-projects. The ideas of this era, once reviled, have seen a revival in the modern day, particularly in the first two decades of the twenty-first century. This essay seeks to reconcile this revival with the ongoing legacy of Robert Moses and to present an argument that such a reconciliation argues for a reconsideration of his career and his ideas.
Recommended Citation
Fascitelli, Jack, "Robert Moses and the Real Estate City: A Reexamination of the Legacy of New York's Master Builder". Senior Theses, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 2019.
Trinity College Digital Repository, https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/796
Included in
Real Estate Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Comments
Senior thesis completed at Trinity College, Hartford, CT for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies.