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Iconic Views of Central Park Walking Tour

On May 1, we’re heading to the park to join experienced former Central Park Conservancy guide Catherine Fredman for a custom walking tour exploring the very origins of the park. As we stroll up the iconic Mall, we’ll follow the history of the people and the ideas...

Romantic Wedding Images Imbued with Dramatic Fashion Photography Style

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin In these times when turbulence sees no limits, the joy and hope that comes with weddings is hugely encouraging. And, more than ever, chronicling these celebrations is meaningful, not only for family and friends but as a reminder for future...

A New Exhibition on The Old Community opens!

Amsterdam Avenue, Arturo Schomburg, Central Park West, Columbus Avenue, Robert Moses, UWS

by Megan Fitzpatrick A new exhibit is now on display at the Bloomingdale Library rediscovering a lost community on West 98th and 99th Streets between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. Created by Rob Garber for the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group, the...

A brief history of the lost Mineral Springs Pavilion in Central Park

Central Park, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, LPC, Scenic Landmark, UWS

by Megan Fitzpatrick The Mineral Springs building is a 1950s design which currently houses La Pain Quotidien. Its name derives from the original 19th-century pavilion that sold park goers mineral water. The immediate need for publicly accessible mineral water came...

Before Central Park

What was in Central Park before it became our Central Park? Sara Cedar Miller, historian emerita of the Central Park Conservancy and author of “Before Central Park” offers a glimpse. We’ll learn about the 17th and 18th c. Dutch and English...

Iconic Views of Central Park Walking Tour

Romantic Wedding Images Imbued with Dramatic Fashion Photography Style

A New Exhibition on The Old Community opens!

A brief history of the lost Mineral Springs Pavilion in Central Park

Before Central Park

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