Harlem Meer is a lake at the northeast corner of New York City’s Central Park. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Frederick Law Olmsted
From Harlem To The Hudson A Historic Harlem Cherry Tree Stroll On The Riverside Walk
Cherry Walk is part of the Riverside Walk, a continuous four-mile-long path along the Hudson River from 72nd to 158th Street in Harlem, NY. Continue Reading →
An East Harlem Company To Sell Historic Hudson River State Hospital Decor
East Harlem-based Demolition Depot writes that the Hudson River State Hospital was designed by Frederick Clarke Withers. The grounds were designed by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted. Continue Reading →
85 Years Of Fort Tryon Park Travel Back In Time Online
This year, Fort Tryon Park just 30 minutes from Harlem, NY, celebrates its 85th Anniversary! Continue Reading →
Landmarks Commission Approves Riverside Park Skate Upgrade In Upper Manhattan
New York Yimby reported that the Skateboarders in Upper Manhattan are in for a new experience. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation gave its blessing to a proposal to upgrade the 20-year-old skate park in Riverside Park. Continue Reading →
Harlem Meer, Central Park, NY (Photos)
The photographs at the Harlem Meer in Central Park were taken by Sharon Cuff on Saturday, July 18th, 2015. Continue Reading →
Morningside Park, A Photo Essay
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The photographs were taken on the afternoon of Saturday, July 11th, 2015. The Park is the 1873 re-worked plans of landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted partnered with Calvert Vaux. Continue Reading →
Harlem Meer, Central Park, 1859 -1860s
This is a rare photogravure Victorian/Edwardian era print of laborers taking 843 rocky, swampy acres and reshaping it into a man-made oasis of nature in Central Park’s Harlem Meer in stages in 1859 through the 1860s. Continue Reading →
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