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Central Park
Central Park is a large public park in
New York. The park contains many statues, a lake used for model boats, is used for open theatre and concert productions, is a popular location for horse riding, and also contains a zoo.
Aerial View of Central Park, NYC
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Ball, David
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By Sara Cedar Miller
Harry N. Abrams
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To mark Central Park's 150th anniversary, this is a history of America's first urban park, a masterpiece of 19th-century landscape design. Sara Cedar Miller, official historian and photographer for the Central Park Conservancy, draws on extensive research to tell the story of the park's creation, placing it in the context of 19th-century American art and social history and illuminating the roles of its designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and their associate Jacob Wrey Mould. Period photographs, plans and drawings combine with an authoritative text and contemporary photographs, which show the restored park's glory. |
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By Sara Cedar Miller
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For more than 150 years, Central Park has been the centerpiece of New York City, drawing more than 25 million visitors each year. In Seeing Central Park, Sara Cedar Miller, the official historian and photographer of the Central Park Conservancy, takes readers through America's most popular and celebrated park, where natural and manmade features are interwoven into a spectacular work of public art. Combining superb research and writing with breathtaking photographs, Seeing Central Park is not only a gorgeous gift book, but also a guide through every significant design feature in the park, from the largest, such as the Reservoir, to the smallest, such as the intricate carvings in the stonework surrounding Bethesda Terrace.
Seeing Central Park also reveals many newly renovated and restored designs, including Bow Bridge, which has been canonized in countless films, and the Minto Tile Arcade near the famous Bethesda Fountain.
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By Marcia Reiss
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Arguably one of the best-known and most-visited urban parks in the world, Central Park was originally created to provide an open space for Manhattan's booming population to escape the noise and pollution of the busy city. Today, you'll still find New Yorkers (and millions of tourists!) languishing on the Park's lush lawns, jogging along its paths, skating on Wollman Pond, or riding the historic carousel. Visit this amazing park and its remarkable history in Central Park Then and Now. Officially completed in 1873, Central Park is filled with man-made lakes, ponds, winding paths, pavilions, and attractive buildings. As the photographs show, many structures—including an old elevated railway—were removed to make room for the new park. Compare the old Central Park Menagerie to the modern Central Park Zoo. In its early days, the park received many exotic animals as gifts, expanding the Menagerie. A zoo building was designed to house the animals in 1934. Come rub Balto's nose! This hero sled dog has achieved a polished gold appearance as generations of children have come to rub his nose for luck. |
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By Sandee Brawarsky
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A glorious souvenir of Manhattan's unique urban arcadia, 212 Views of Central Park shows the Park from every vantage point of its 843 acres, through every season. The book shares the experience of being in Central Park with out-of-town visitors and New York residents alike -- an experience as varied as the Park's many structures, landscapes, activities, and environments.The Park may contain any number of views within its borders, but only one number signals its prime location -- "212" equals Manhattan, the heart of New York City. Each of the eight sections and accompanying essays by award-winning journalist Sandee Brawarsky approaches the park from a different, slightly unexpected viewpoint, exploring its borders, its hidden places, and its public amusements, among other pleasures. From Belvedere Castle to the Bow Bridge, the views recall a past era of picture postcards, grand tours, and the Seven Wonders of the World, yet they celebrate a completely contemporary wonder -- the first public park built in America and, over a century later, still New York's favorite place. -- Mick Hales's incomparable photographs create a magnetic vision of Central Park -- neither a history nor a guidebook, but an experience -- Includes a map of Central Park -- Celebrates the Park as an enduring, living element of the city -- at a time when there is increased interest in and goodwill toward New York -- Central Park offers something for almost everyone -- joggers, birders, gardeners, architects, photographers, more than 20 million visitors each year! -- and so does this book |
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By Roy Rosenzweig
Cornell University Press
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This "exemplary social history" (Kirkus Reviews) is the first full-scale account of Central Park ever published. Elizabeth Blackmar and Roy Rosenzweig tell the story of Central Park's people--the merchants and landowners who launched the project; the immigrant and African-American residents who were displaced by the park; the politicians, gentlemen, and artists who disputed its design and operation; the German gardeners, Irish laborers, and Yankee engineers who built it; and the generations of New Yorkers for whom Central Park was their only backyard. In tracing the park's history, Blackmar and Rosenzweig give us the history of New York, and bring to life larger issues about the meaning of the word "public" in a democratic society. |
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By Morrison H. Heckscher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The year 2008 marks the 150th anniversary of the design of Central Park, the first and arguably the most famous of America’s urban landscape parks. In October 1857 the new park’s board of commissioners announced a public design competition, and the following April the imaginative yet practicable Greensward” plan submitted by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted was selected. This book tells the fascinating story of how an extraordinary work of public art emerged from the crucible of New York City politics. From William Cullen Bryant’s 1844 editorial calling for a pleasure ground of shade and recreation” to the completion of construction in 1870, the history of Central Park is an urban epica tale not only of animosity, political intrigue, and desire but also of idealism, sacrifice, and genius. |
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By Regina Alvarez, Sidney Horenstein, Cal Vornberger, C. Stevens & Phil Jeffrey
Abbeville Press
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For many New Yorkers, Central Park is Manhattan’s crown jewel and what makes the city livable year round. For tourists, this urban oasis is a must-see destination on any sightseeing visit. For acclaimed photographer Robert A. McCabe, Central Park is defined by its Ramblea densely forested thirty-eight acres replete with stunning lake vistas, enormous granite boulders, a canopy of trees, winding paths and streams, and ornate and rustic bridges. McCabe’s photographs in The Ramble in Central Park: A Wilderness West of Fifth have captured this wooded labyrinth in its off-the-beaten-path glory in its most photogenic seasons.
The Ramble in Central Park is primarily organized by four regions, supplemented by one large map by Christopher Kaeser of the entire area and four close-ups of each section. The text is a series of essays by writers including The New Yorker’s E. B. White and C. Stevens. Topics cover the history of the park’s creation by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, and the failed attempt of Robert Moses to essentially eliminate the Ramble in the 1950s, as well as the Ramble’s 250 species of woodland birds and the area’s remarkable geology and plant life. A compelling introduction by Central Park Conservancy President and Administrator Douglas Blonsky describes the recent renovation and continued protection of the Ramble.
This photography book should appeal to nature lovers, bird watchers, and New York residents and visitors alike. It is the perfect tourist souvenir before or after a visit to Central Park and The Ramble.
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By Richard J. Berenson
Silver Lining
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Explore Central Park’s more than 150 landmarks and attractions. Six walking tours take you around the Pond, Mall, Lake, Ramble, Reservoir, and Meer. Illustrations of birds and waterfowl and a seasonal guide to flora reveal the natural wonders. Fifteen pages of maps identify all the paths, roadways, places of interest, and public services. It’s a fantastic resource for travelers and native New Yorkers, too.
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By Streetwise Maps
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Released: 2011-01-01
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Streetwise Central Park Map - Laminated Pocket Map of Central Park, New York - Folding wallet size map for travel
This map includes the following:
Manhattan Central Park Map
Central Park is at the very heart of New York, both geographically and emotionally. Like the Statue of Liberty, it is one of the great symbols of New York City. And as one of the world's great urban parks, Central Park combines great natural beauty within the concrete jungle of Manhattan. There are areas of quiet solitude such as the Shakespeare Garden, as well as open areas like the Sheep Meadow that fill to capacity and pulse with energy during concert and events.
The STREETWISE® map of Central Park depicts all roads and all the walking, running, and horse trails throughout the Park. Major sites and points of interest within the park are also identified. Museums located in or alongside the park like the Metropolitan, Frick and Guggenheim are also shown on the map. The map conveniently folds into thirds so it's only a bit bigger than a credit card, perfect for slipping into your pocket if you're out for a run. Lamination ensures that even the most vigorous workout or the rainiest of weather won't leave you stranded. Whether you are walking, jogging, or simply hanging out, this durable and detailed Central Park map is an invaluable resource which will make you a master of Central Park.
The STREETWISE® Central Park map is one of hundreds of detailed and easy-to-read maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar. And don't forget to check out our regular STREETWISE® Manhattan map. It's the number 1 best selling Manhattan travel map on Amazon.com |
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