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Tag Archives: Central Park
‘P’ is for Plaza
“You follow me to the south side of Central Park, in front of The Plaza.” —Tom Buchanan, from The Great Gatsby Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) sets a pivotal scene in his […]
A Pilgrim’s Progress
“Mr. J. Q. A. Ward’s ideal figure of a New-Englander for Central Park.” —from the October 12, 1884 edition of the New York Times As is the case with many […]
Kicking into a New York Spring
“It has been said of the new Music Hall that it needs no performers.” —one critic’s assessment at the 1932 opening of Radio City Music Hall Like a March weather […]
Conservatory Garden: Awash with Autumnal Color
“A park is a work of art, designed to produce certain effects upon the mind of men. There should be nothing in it, absolutely nothing—not a foot of surface nor […]
A Pumpkin Flotilla
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) For the second year, the Central […]
Walk About New York gets Quoted
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” —Tom Wolfe (1931– , Author) Visit the Big Apple as if […]
Doughboys in Bronze
“The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time.” — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862–1933, British Foreign Secretary) […]
Hamilton and the Blooming Cherry Trees
“Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.” — Alexander Hamilton […]
A Polish Easter Party
Wesolego Alleluja : a Polish Easter Greeting What great serendipity we enjoyed this past Easter Sunday. Our walk through Central Park brought us to a Polish Easter party at the base […]
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