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Preserving the Robert Moses Legacy: Jones Beach
Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 6;30pm
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103 Street, Manhattan
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$9 General admission
$5 Museum members, seniors, and students
Jones Beach is an example of visionary parkway, park, and recreational design. Yet, it is unprotected by historic park designation or a master plan, and some advocates believe that Jones Beach is slowly losing some elements of its special character. Alexandra Parsons Wolfe, Director of Preservation Services, Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, will present a picture tour of Jones Beach past and present, and discuss its status, stewardship, and proposed plans. She will be joined by Erin Tobin of the Preservation League of New York State, who will explain why Jones Beach was recently declared one of the “Seven to Save” locations in New York State.