Seton Hospital site : Riverdale Neighborhood House collection, 1955-1958.

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Seton Hospital site : Riverdale Neighborhood House collection, 1955-1958.

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At the closing of the Seton Hospital, an opportunity developed for a new use for the 15 acre property which has become surrounded by large apartment houses. Strong community support advocated the creation of a parkland. Files include correspondence with Robert Moses, community organizations and leaders, maps, blueprints, petitions, newspaper articles, minutes, and Board of Estimate hearings.

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Lehman College Library, Leonard Lief Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7761467

Lehman College Library, Leonard Lief Library

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Riverdale Neighborhood House (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

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Seton Hospital for Consumptives operated from 1893-1955 in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. From the description of Seton Hospital site : Riverdale Neighborhood House collection, 1955-1958. (Lehman College Library). WorldCat record id: 57376834 ...

Moses, Robert, 1888-1981

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Robert Moses (1888-1981) was a public official in New York from 1919 to the mid-1970s. He held many offices, of which the most notable among them were: President, Long Island State Park Commission; Chairman, New York State Council of Parks; Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks; New York City Planning Commissioner and Construction Coordinator; and Chairman, New York State Power and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authorities. He was responsible for the construction of many major public pr...

Seton Hospital for Consumptives (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

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