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286: 64:, Praeger created architectural drawings, descriptions, and photographs for every park that the city owned. He also acted as head of the civil engineering department at RPI from 1939 to 1946. 357: 229: 367: 362: 60:
In 1934, as chief engineer for the City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation, Praeger surveyed all New York City parks. Under director
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Crossing the Hudson: Historic Bridges and Tunnels of the River
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architect
civil engineer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
World War I
Bertram Goodhue
Madigan-Hyland
Robert Moses
US Navy
captain
Invasion of Normandy
White House
Henry Hudson Bridge
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
Pier 57
Arecibo Telescope
Arecibo Observatory
Holman Stadium
Vero Beach
Florida
Tappan Zee Bridge
Throg's Neck Bridge
Shea Stadium
Dodger Stadium


"Emil H. Praeger"
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"Green Spaces and Moody Places"
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