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Beginning at 72nd St. off the Hudson River
is this long stretch of waterfront land. It's a great way to spend
part of your day. Believe it. Once again, here is another fine example
of Frederick Olmstead's work. Responsible also for Prospect
Park and Central Park he designed
this park which was constructed from 71st St. to 145th St. by 1885.
By 1908 it had reached 145th St. Commissioner Robert Moses, also
responsible for Flushing Meadows
Park amongst others, had this park reconstructed betw. 1934
and 1940. Mind you, this park is basically part of a long bit of
land which stretches a ways up north on the Hudson side of Manhattan.
It's just that it's named differently at different parts. At one
point it becomes Fort Washington Park and then Fort Tryon Park.
View this silly video we'd
taken while driving along Riverside Drive: Riverside
Drive Car Ride VIDEO
Walking north, you've got New Jersey to your left, and plenty
of parkland to your right. On warm days you'll see plenty
of sunbathers, dog walkers and people just lazin' about. You
could actually walk along this stretch all the way up to Fort
Washington Park and the adjoining George
Washington Bridge, but you'll find sections where you
might have to leave the path and rejoin it not too far ahead.
You'll also come across Grant's Tomb at 122nd St., a memorial to
Ulysses S. Grant and his wife. Grant was not only the great General
of the Mexican & Civil Wars, but he served as our president
twice from 1869 - 1877.
There are other memorials along the way which you'll come across.
'Maybe some great picture taking moments?
I guarantee that you'd have gotten the New
Yorkled state of mind into or out of you after walking along
this tract of land.
Nearby is: Museum of Natural History
at a 10 minute walk?
Getting there by Subway: 1, 2, 3, 9 will leave
you close by |
