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Published: July 16, 2023, 4:24 p.m.

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Continuing our New York/New Orleans journey, we bring you the only project Robert Moses ever did in the Crescent City. Locally referred to as the\\xa0\\u2060Riverfront Expressway\\u2060.

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Robert Moses, the greatest builder New York has ever known, is so often credited with it. Even though it never happened. As frequently, he is also\\xa0incorrectly\\xa0blamed for the Claiborne Expressway. That, horrendously, did.\\xa0

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This podcast is part of the ongoing script development for a fully realized live performance later this year about Moses, his engagement in this project, and the historic outcomes.

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The reading is based on primary source research in\\xa0The Robert Moses Collection\\xa0at the New York Public Library and Moses\\u2019 1946\\xa0Arterial Plan for New Orleans\\xa0commissioned by the state of Louisiana. Additional information comes from newspaper articles, past and current, hearsay, Facebook, Robert Caro\\u2019s\\xa0The Power Broker, Richard Baumbach and William Borah\\u2019s\\xa0The Second Battle of New Orleans, and Hilary Ballon\\u2019s\\xa0Robert Moses and the Modern City.\\xa0

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For information on the current fight to remove the Claiborne Overpass and links to other resources used for this production, go to lettersread.net/resources.\\xa0

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