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Biography
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He was born in 1892.
Praeger graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1915.[1] World War I , after which he spent time at the architectural office of Bertram Goodhue and the New York City engineering firm Madigan-Hyland .[2]
In 1934, as chief engineer for the City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation, Praeger surveyed all New York City parks. Under director Robert Moses , Praeger created architectural drawings, descriptions, and photographs for every park that the city owned.[3]
During World War II, Praeger served in the US Navy , and he eventually reached the rank of captain . He developed the original design of the concrete floating breakwater – known as "Phoenix" – for the Invasion of Normandy .[1]
Praeger served as consulting engineer on the White House renovations in 1949.[4]
He died on October 16, 1973.
Selected work
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Henry Hudson Bridge , (chief engineer) New York, 1932
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge , (chief engineer) New York, 1937
Pier 57 , New York City, 1952
Arecibo Telescope at the Arecibo Observatory , Puerto Rico, 1952.
Holman Stadium , (chief engineer) Vero Beach , Florida , 1953
Tappan Zee Bridge , New York, 1955
Throg's Neck Bridge , (consulting engineer) New York, 1961
Shea Stadium , Flushing, New York, 1964
Dodger Stadium , Los Angeles, California, 1962
References
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^ Wolf, Donald E. (2010). Crossing the Hudson: Historic Bridges and Tunnels of the River . Rutgers University Press. p. 180. ISBN 9780813547084
^ "Green Spaces and Moody Places" . Brooklyn Historical Society Blog . 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011 .
^ "Walter O'Mally History" . Retrieved 7 August 2011 .
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