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Detroit and St. Louis, cities Robert Moses had no involvement with, experienced a more dramatic collapse than New York.

Dwarkesh Patel · What I learned about power from LBJ and Robert Moses · 29 Oct 2026

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“Cities that he had nothing to do with, like Detroit and St. Louis, experienced a much more dramatic collapse. For the vast majority of his career, Moses was incredibly popular.”
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