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Robert Moses somehow ended up with God like power in planning the to be built highways starting in the early 1950's. All of the concrete ribbons throughout the five boroughs were from his master plan.My dad always blamed Robert Moses, whom he also linked to Walter O'Malley, whom he blamed for the unforgivable act of moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to L.A.
So, I gotta go with that out of solidarity.
O'Malley originally wanted to move the Dodgers slightly further north in Brooklyn with the idea be he would buy the land and own that, the new stadium and the parking (I'll address that later). He needed the city to use eminent domain for him to get the necessary land. Moses had other ideas and used his influence to prevent the eminent domain.
Moses felt Flushing Meadows (a section he wanted developed would be an ideal location for a ballpark (and the ballpark would be beneficial to his development plans) and told O'Malley that was the only option (Shea Stadium ended up there). O'Malley complained that they couldn't remain the Brooklyn Dodgers and play in Queens. O'Malley later claimed to have received a letter from a very young girl asking him to move the team to Los Angeles. This has become the alleged story that started his investigation of LA but many believe it was made up to soften the appearance of his considering moving the team.
To add insult to injury (if you were a Giant Fan), after discussions with Minneapolis on a move, Stoneham (Giants owner) heard about the Flushing offer to the Dodgers and asked to put the Giants there. Moses (likely believing he had the Dodgers over a barrel) said no. O'Malley later called Stoneham and said he would move to LA if Stoneham would move to SF.