Austin J. Tobin
Former Director of the Port of New York AuthorityWikipedia
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Sep 17, 2026
Michael BuxtonGUEST
... 13 blocks of wonderful old integrated mixed-use areas, and it, they built this massive Twin Tower.
Michael BuxtonGUEST
So this, this was the ultimate belief in progress by Austin Tobin, um, the man who was so powerful in New York that he, he managed to get his will imposed.
Michael BuxtonGUEST
Um, and so we had this expression of progress and power that collapsed, um, in terrible circumstances.
Michael BuxtonGUEST
So it seemed to me to be, you know, a, a really, um, key metaphor in a way for what the book was talking about.
Michael BuxtonGUEST
It was 13 blocks of wonderful old integrated mixed-use areas, and they built this massive Twin Towers.
Michael BuxtonGUEST
So this was the ultimate belief in progress by Austin Tobin, the man who was so powerful in New York that he managed to get his will imposed.
Michael BuxtonGUEST
And so we had this expression of progress and power that collapsed in terrible circumstances.
Michael BuxtonGUEST
So it seemed to me to be a really key metaphor in a way for what the book was talking about, a terrible one, but it really encapsulated that.
Tom MeyersHOST
But why would they get involved in in a project like this, which is essentially a real estate project?
Greg YoungHOST
Well, this was all the master idea of its executive director, Austin J. Tobin, who had been in charge of the authority since 1942.
Greg YoungHOST
He really wanted to expand the profile of port authority, really expanding what a port was, even.
Greg YoungHOST
Throughout the years, he had extended operations to include marine terminals and airports, and they still operate the airports.