Marishii
Marishii t1_j64ncbb wrote
Reply to Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
I follow this account on instagram. The history is fascinating. There's a lot about Robert Moses on there (obviously) and they cover other cities as well
Marishii t1_j69ke4s wrote
Reply to comment by financememes93 in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
Off the top of my head, I couldn't think of anything, but went and dug up this list for you that might have some good ones. https://www.brickunderground.com/live/nyc-history-best-books
The page that I mentioned refers a lot to the "The Power Broker" which is a very long book about Robert Moses, and I've seen people recommending it for the history on why certain decisions were made affecting the city's infrastructure at the time.