Albany is pretty small in area compared to New York City, as seen on this map that shows Albany, as area within the beltways of the Thruway - Interstate 90 Northside Route - Northway - Interstate 787 compared to Lower Manhattan Queens.
Already 70 years ago, the park was criss-crossed by parkways, with more in mind by the Robert Moses and the Master Builders.
Been playing a lot with CSS filters to find new ways to find beauty in aerial photography.
By the early 1950s, the modern Gowanus Expressway hadn't been built yet but the 14th Street had been upgraded to be partly grade seperated as a feeder to the Battery Tunnel.
Old aerial photo from when the island was originally agricultural.
