query: Who was the architect of Central Park?

title: Central Park

text: in a public-private partnership. The Conservancy is a non-profit organization that contributes 75 percent of Central Park's $65 million annual budget and is responsible for all basic care of the 843-acre park. Central Park, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1962, was designed by landscape architect and writer Frederick Law Olmsted and the English architect Calvert Vaux in 1858 after winning a design competition. They also designed Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Central Park is the fifth-largest park in New York City, behind Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Van Cortlandt Park, the Staten Island Greenbelt, and Pelham Bay Park. Central Park is

title: Ballplayers House, Central Park

text: design as "a contemporary interpretation of Vaux's style." Ballplayers House, Central Park Ballplayers House is a small building in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, designed by the architecture firm Buttrick White & Burtis. Completed in 1990, it replaced an older building, architect Calvert Vaux's Boys Play House of 1868, which stood on the northern edge of the Heckscher Ballfields until it was demolished in 1969. Vaux's building was a fifty-two foot long clubhouse and dispensary for bats and balls, whereas Buttrick White & Burtis' building is a food concession half the size of the original. The Ballplayers House

title: Ballplayers House, Central Park

text: Ballplayers House, Central Park Ballplayers House is a small building in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, designed by the architecture firm Buttrick White & Burtis. Completed in 1990, it replaced an older building, architect Calvert Vaux's Boys Play House of 1868, which stood on the northern edge of the Heckscher Ballfields until it was demolished in 1969. Vaux's building was a fifty-two foot long clubhouse and dispensary for bats and balls, whereas Buttrick White & Burtis' building is a food concession half the size of the original. The Ballplayers House recalls Vaux's design, albeit much altered in form

title: Landscape architect

text: of service: Landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water management, sustainable design, construction specification and ensuring that all plans meet the current building codes and local and federal ordinances. The title landscape architect was first used by Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of New York City's Central Park. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) states that ""Landscape Architects research, plan, design and advise on the stewardship, conservation and sustainability of development of

title: Landscape architect

text: Landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water management, sustainable design, construction specification and ensuring that all plans meet the current building codes and local and federal ordinances. The title landscape architect was first used by Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of New York City's Central Park. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) states that ""Landscape Architects research, plan, design and advise on the stewardship, conservation and sustainability of development of the environment

title: Central Park

text: covering . The park was established in 1857 on of land acquired by the city. In 1858, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and architect/landscape designer Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they titled the "Greensward Plan". Construction began the same year, and the park's first area was opened to the public in the winter of 1858. Construction north of the park continued during the American Civil War in the 1860s, and the park was expanded to its current size in 1873. After a period of decline in the early 20th century,

title: Central Park

text: to the park. More gunpowder was used to clear the area than was used at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. A proposal to have ornate, European-style entrances to the park was opposed by Olmsted and Vaux, who intended for the park's unadorned entrances to signal "that all were welcome, regardless of rank or wealth." The park's commissioners assigned a name to each of the original 18 gates in 1862. The names were chosen to represent the broad diversity of New York City's trades; for example, "Mariner's Gate" for the entrance at 85th Street and Central Park

title: Central Park (Pittsburgh)

text: Central Park (Pittsburgh) Central Park was a baseball venue located in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1921-1925. The stadium was the first black-owned, controlled and managed baseball park in the city. Located at the intersection of Wylie Avenue and Humber Street, served as the home of the Pittsburgh Keystones of the Negro National League. Officially named Central Amusement Park, the field's construction was commissioned in 1920 by Keystones' owner Alexander M. Williams and was designed by the prominent African-American architect, Louis Arnett Stuart Bellinger, who would later design Greenlee Field for the Pittsburgh Crawfords. After the Keystones folded

title: Central Park of Arona

text: Central Park of Arona The Parque Central de Arona is a public park of 42,000 square metres in Arona, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. It is made up of several squares and gardens in the tourist centre of Playa de las Americas. The park, which opened in 2004, was commissioned by the Cabildo de Tenerife and designed by GBGV Architects (Architect Jorge Mosquera Paniagua) and the botanist Carlo Morici. The park displays the native flora of the Canary Islands. Walkways are lined with tamarind and macadamia trees. A third of the area is covered with over 40 species of palm

title: Central Park, Buffalo

text: Lydia Bennett in 1875. Depew Avenue was named in honor of Chauncey M. Depew, a US Senator, New York State Secretary of State, and President of the New York Central Railroad. Central Park, Buffalo Central Park is the name of a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. The neighborhood known as Central Park derives from a development conceived by cement magnate Lewis Jackson Bennett (1833 – 1925) on his Buffalo Cement Company property. His Central Park home was designed by Buffalo architect Milton Earl Beebe. Bennett was born in Schenectady County, New York in July, 1833. He began his career as

title: Central Park, Buffalo

text: Central Park, Buffalo Central Park is the name of a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. The neighborhood known as Central Park derives from a development conceived by cement magnate Lewis Jackson Bennett (1833 – 1925) on his Buffalo Cement Company property. His Central Park home was designed by Buffalo architect Milton Earl Beebe. Bennett was born in Schenectady County, New York in July, 1833. He began his career as a grocery store clerk in Fultonville, New York and a collector of tolls on the Erie Canal at Fultonville, before moving to Buffalo in 1866 for a canal repair job. Bennett

title: Central Park (Helsinki)

text: Central Park (Helsinki) Central Park (, ) is a park in Helsinki, Finland. It has an area of . The park stretches from Töölönlahti Bay in the south to the border of Helsinki and Vantaa in the north. The park is not a gardened one but instead consists mostly of lightly managed woodland crisscrossed by gravel paths. The Paloheinä forest, a northern extension of the park, is Helsinki's main center for outdoor activities. Architect Bertel Jung first proposed the idea of a central park in Helsinki in 1911. However, the initial proposal only covered what is now the southernmost part

title: 55 Central Park West

text: her digs at 55 Central Park West." The building holds significance in American popular culture as it was prominently featured in the 1984 comedy "Ghostbusters". In the film, "550 Central Park West" was the residence of the Ghostbusters' first client, cellist Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver). They later learn it was designed and constructed by insane architect and surgeon Ivo Shandor, who founded and led a secret society in 1920, The Cult of Gozer. Consisting of over a thousand followers, The Cult was dedicated to the worship of Gozer the Gozerian, an ancient, ultra-powerful, apocalyptic entity first worshipped by the Hittites,

title: The Pirates of Central Park

text: out that it was Simon, Mike, and Chas who have been sinking his ship and thus Captain Fatty and Gopher Boy sink Simon's, Mike's, and Chas's ship. The Pirates of Central Park The Pirates of Central Park is a 2001 American family adventure film. The film stars Adam Lamberg, singer and actor Jesse McCartney, Patrick Duffy and Michelle Harris. It was released to cinemas on January 1, 2001. "The Pirates of Central Park" is an epic adventure that follows the character Mike Bromback (Adam Lamberg) on his quest of self-discovery. The quest starts off with Mike reading about Pirates in

title: 15 Central Park West

text: is considered by some to be one of New York's most prestigious residential addresses. The location, described as "the most expensive site in Manhattan" (purchased for $401 million in 2004 ($ in current dollar terms), comprises an entire, albeit small, city block on Central Park West, formerly occupied by the somewhat dilapidated Mayflower Hotel (a 1926 Neo-Renaissance building designed by the architect Emery Roth) and a vacant lot. As designed, 15 Central Park West is divided into two sections, a 19-story tower on Central Park West known as "the house," joined by a glass-enclosed lobby to a 35-story tower on

title: Songdo Central Park

text: in Songdo Central Park. First, there was a scene in the underground parking lot. This was where Psy had a dance battle with Yoo Jae-suk, who was wearing a yellow suit. In addition, there was another shot taken in the elevator of the same building. There Noh Hong-chul thrust his pelvis while Psy was rapping below him as the elevator door closes. Songdo Central Park Songdo Central Park is a public park in the Songdo district of Incheon, South Korea. The park is the centerpiece of Songdo IBD's green space plan, inspired by New York City's Central Park. Central Park

title: The Pirates of Central Park

text: The Pirates of Central Park The Pirates of Central Park is a 2001 American family adventure film. The film stars Adam Lamberg, singer and actor Jesse McCartney, Patrick Duffy and Michelle Harris. It was released to cinemas on January 1, 2001. "The Pirates of Central Park" is an epic adventure that follows the character Mike Bromback (Adam Lamberg) on his quest of self-discovery. The quest starts off with Mike reading about Pirates in the library. Soon Simon Baskin (Jesse McCartney) will convince him to take it one step further and become a Pirate. Simon one day will meet Mike in

title: Terrace at the Mall, Central Park

text: by trees. Terrace at the Mall, Central Park Terrace at the Mall, Central Park (French: Terrasse au centre commercial, Central Park) is an oil on panel painting by an American painter William Merritt Chase who was known as an exponent of Impressionism. It was completed in 1890 and is based on Impressionism style by use of landscape painting genre. The dimensions of the painting is 29.2 by 41.9 centimeters and is housed in a private collection. The Mall at Central Park was a favorite subject for late-century impressionists and urban realists. Chase depicts the garden outside the mall and the

title: Terrace at the Mall, Central Park

text: Terrace at the Mall, Central Park Terrace at the Mall, Central Park (French: Terrasse au centre commercial, Central Park) is an oil on panel painting by an American painter William Merritt Chase who was known as an exponent of Impressionism. It was completed in 1890 and is based on Impressionism style by use of landscape painting genre. The dimensions of the painting is 29.2 by 41.9 centimeters and is housed in a private collection. The Mall at Central Park was a favorite subject for late-century impressionists and urban realists. Chase depicts the garden outside the mall and the mall surrounded

title: The Central Park Five

text: The Central Park Five The Central Park Five is a 2012 documentary film about the Central Park jogger case, directed by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns, and her husband David McMahon. It was released in the US on November 23, 2012. The Central Park jogger case involved the violent assault, rape, and sodomy of Trisha Meili, a female jogger, in New York City's Central Park, on April 19, 1989. The attack left her in a coma for 12 days. Meili was a 28-year-old investment banker at the time, weighing under 100 pounds (45 kg). "The New York

title: Pyeongchon Central Park

text: wind instruments with contests, invitation performances and a parade. The Fall festival is at the beginning of October and takes place at Pyeongchon Central Park. It is a celebration of life in Anyang with a citizens festival featuring plays, food and markets. And many singers who(invited Anyang citizen festival) are performance for Anyang Citizen. In winter Pyeongchon Central Park Pyeongchon Central Park is a public park in the central part of Dongan-gu, Anyang in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Pyeongchon Central Park was opened on 31 December 1993 with a total space of approximately . Pyeongchon Central Par is located next to

title: The Madwoman of Central Park West

text: two children, and resuming her show‐business career... The best part of the evening comes when Miss Newman cuts away from her tepid personage and goes into a marvelous medley of show songs, all of which portray women in various condescending fashions..." Twelve of the musical numbers were recorded and released by DRG Records. The Madwoman of Central Park West The Madwoman of Central Park West is a semi-autobiographical one-woman musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and Phyllis Newman and songs by various composers and lyricists. It focuses on the difficulties faced by an older actress who tries to balance

title: The Madwoman of Central Park West

text: The Madwoman of Central Park West The Madwoman of Central Park West is a semi-autobiographical one-woman musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and Phyllis Newman and songs by various composers and lyricists. It focuses on the difficulties faced by an older actress who tries to balance her career with her life as a wife and mother. Among those whose songs are included in the production are Peter Allen, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Martin Charnin, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Adolph Green, Sheldon Harnick, John Kander, Ed Kleban, Barry Manilow, Joe Raposo, Mary Rodgers, Carole Bayer Sager, and Stephen Sondheim. Under

title: Prince of Central Park (musical)

text: Prince of Central Park (musical) Prince of Central Park is a 1989 Broadway musical with music by Don Sebesky, lyrics by Gloria Nissenson and a book by Evan H. Rhodes. It is based on Rhodes' 1974 novel "The Prince of Central Park" and its 1977 television movie adaptation which starred Ruth Gordon and Brooke Shields. The musical was a notorious flop, losing nearly $2 million and closing after only four performances. Today, it is best remembered for a humorously negative review by Frank Rich in "The New York Times". The musical tells the story of Jay-Jay, a 12-year-old runaway who

title: Central Park Hospital

text: who built the complex and provided nursing staff). Following the Civil War the buildings and site became a sculpture museum and restaurant, called variously the Mount St. Vincent Hotel, Stetson's Hotel, and the McGown's Pass Tavern. Today the site is used by the Central Park Conservancy as a composting area. It should not be confused with Park Hospital, which was the renamed Red Cross Hospital also located on Central Park in New York City from 1914–1922 and which the current New York University Hospital is partly descended from. Central Park Hospital The Central Park Hospital (officially the U.S. General Hospital,

title: Central Park (TV series)

text: Central Park (TV series) Central Park is an upcoming American animated musical comedy web television series created by Loren Bouchard and produced by Apple's worldwide video programming division. "Central Park" tells the story of "a family of caretakers, who live and work in Central Park, end up saving the park, and basically the world." "Central Park" was developed at 20th Century Fox Television and originally eyed for FOX, which had been looking to develop more animated series. After Fox ultimately passed on "Central Park", 20th Century Fox Television began shopping the project which sparked a heated bidding war among Apple,

title: Central Park

text: located on of land, although its original area was . The park, with a perimeter of , is bordered on the north by Central Park North (110th Street), on the south by Central Park South (59th Street), on the west by Central Park West (Eighth Avenue), and on the east by Fifth Avenue. It is 2.5 miles (4 km) long between Central Park South and Central Park North, and is 0.5 mile (0.8 km) wide between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West. Central Park constitutes its own United States census tract, number 143. According to American Community Survey 5-year estimates,

title: Central Park

text: employs 80% of maintenance and operations staff in the park. It effectively oversees the work of both the private and public employees under the authority of the Central Park administrator (publicly appointed), who reports to the parks commissioner, conservancy's president. , the conservancy had invested approximately $450 million in the restoration and management of the park; the organization presently contributes approximately 85% of Central Park's annual operating budget of over $37 million. The system was functioning so well that in 2006 the conservancy created the Historic Harlem Parks initiative, providing horticultural and maintenance support and mentoring in Morningside Park, St.

title: Park Central Hotel

text: League Draft from 1980 to 1985. Today, the Park Central is an independent hotel managed by Highgate Holdings. Park Central Hotel The Park Central Hotel is a 31-story, 935-room hotel located across the street from Carnegie Hall at 870 7th Avenue (between West 55th and West 56th Streets) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Named Park Central because of its close proximity to, but no actual views of, Central Park, it is a historic building in the Renaissance revival style with an extensive history. It has housed such iconic figures as Jackie Gleason, Mae West, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who kept

title: Central Park (TV series)

text: Leslie Odom Jr., Tituss Burgess, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci, Daveed Diggs, and Kathryn Hahn had been cast as series regulars. Central Park (TV series) Central Park is an upcoming American animated musical comedy web television series created by Loren Bouchard and produced by Apple's worldwide video programming division. "Central Park" tells the story of "a family of caretakers, who live and work in Central Park, end up saving the park, and basically the world." "Central Park" was developed at 20th Century Fox Television and originally eyed for FOX, which had been looking to develop more animated series. After Fox ultimately

title: Prince of Central Park

text: One of the Guys) played the leader of the street gang. Prince of Central Park Prince of Central Park is a 2000 family movie. The cast included Kathleen Turner, Danny Aiello, Harvey Keitel, and Cathy Moriarty. It was written and directed by John Leekley, and produced by Julius R. Nasso, Steven Seagal, and John P. Gulino. The film is a remake of the 1977 TV movie "The Prince of Central Park" starring Ruth Gordon and T. J. Hargrave; both films were based on the novel "The Prince of Central Park" by Evan Rhodes. 12-year-old J.J. Somerled (Frankie Nasso) runs away

title: Prince of Central Park

text: Prince of Central Park Prince of Central Park is a 2000 family movie. The cast included Kathleen Turner, Danny Aiello, Harvey Keitel, and Cathy Moriarty. It was written and directed by John Leekley, and produced by Julius R. Nasso, Steven Seagal, and John P. Gulino. The film is a remake of the 1977 TV movie "The Prince of Central Park" starring Ruth Gordon and T. J. Hargrave; both films were based on the novel "The Prince of Central Park" by Evan Rhodes. 12-year-old J.J. Somerled (Frankie Nasso) runs away because his mother died and he has been placed in the

title: Central Park

text: Central Park Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. It is located between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side, roughly bounded by Fifth Avenue on the east, Central Park West (Eighth Avenue) on the west, Central Park South (59th Street) on the south, and Central Park North (110th Street) on the north. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world. In terms of area, Central Park is the fifth-largest park in New York City,

title: Central Park Zoo

text: the sea lion pool was considered advanced because the architect studied the habits of sea lions and incorporated this knowledge into the design. The children's zoo section opened in 1961, funded largely in part by Senator Herbert Lehman and his wife Edith. The children's zoo featured attractions like a petting area with ducks, rabbits, and chickens; a large fiberglass whale statue dubbed "Whaley" (which acted as the entrance to the small zoo); a Noah's Ark feature; and a medieval castle feature. By 1980, the zoo, like Central Park itself, was dilapidated; in that year, responsibility for its management was assumed

title: Central Park

text: bolt from his survey is embedded in a rock located north of the present Dairy and the 65th Street Transverse, and south of Center Drive. The bolt marks the location where West 65th Street would have intersected Sixth Avenue. New York City's need for a great public park was resounded by the famed poet and editor of the "Evening Post" (now the "New York Post"), William Cullen Bryant, as well as by the first American landscape architect, Andrew Jackson Downing, who predicted and began to publicize the city's need for a public park in 1844. A stylish place for open-air

title: Central Park Media

text: Central Park Media Central Park Media was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York, that was active in the distribution of East Asian cinema, television series, anime, manga and manhwa titles in North America prior to its bankruptcy in 2009. It was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Central Park Media was founded in 1990 by John O'Donnell as an anime supplier, with "Project A-ko" and "Dominion: Tank Police" as its first two anime titles, which were sub-licensed to CPM by Manga UK who also provided the

title: Central Park be-ins

text: the park which were costly. After Hecksher was met with great opposition by protestors who held up unauthorized banners and burned draft cards in the park anyway, he decided to set up designated areas just for these types of demonstrations such as Randall's Island. As a part of the compromise made by the New York Civil Liberties Union, a separate area in Central Park was set aside for big demonstrations. Central Park be-ins In the 1960s, several "be-ins" were held in Central Park to protest against various issues such as U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and racism. This park

title: Central Park in the Dark

text: Central Park in the Dark Central Park in the Dark is a music composition by Charles Ives for chamber orchestra. It was composed in 1906 and has been paired with "The Unanswered Question" as part of "Two Contemplations" and with "Hallowe'en" and "The Pond" in "Three Outdoor Scenes". The piece was first titled "A Contemplation of Nothing Serious or Central Park in the Dark in "The Good Old Summer Time"" (in comparison to "A Contemplation of a Serious Matter or The Unanswered Perennial Question"). Ives wrote detailed notes concerning the purpose and context of "Central Park in the Dark": This

title: Park Central Hotel

text: Park Central Hotel The Park Central Hotel is a 31-story, 935-room hotel located across the street from Carnegie Hall at 870 7th Avenue (between West 55th and West 56th Streets) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Named Park Central because of its close proximity to, but no actual views of, Central Park, it is a historic building in the Renaissance revival style with an extensive history. It has housed such iconic figures as Jackie Gleason, Mae West, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who kept a suite there from 1950 to 1953. Built in the pre-Depression late-twenties, its grand opening took place on

title: Central Park

text: Commissioner Gordon Davis established the Office of Central Park Administrator, appointing to the position the executive director of another citizen organization, the Central Park Task Force. The Central Park Conservancy was founded the following year, to support the office and initiatives of the administrator and to provide consistent leadership through a self-perpetuating, citizen-based board that also would include as ex-officio trustees, the Parks Commissioner, the Central Park Administrator, and mayoral appointees. Under the leadership of the Central Park Conservancy, the park's reclamation began with modest but highly significant first steps, addressing needs that could not be met within the existing

title: Central Park

text: Robert Moses started a program to clean up Central Park. Another decline in the late 20th century spurred the creation of the Central Park Conservancy in 1980, which refurbished many parts of the park during the 1980s and 1990s. Central Park was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1963, which in April 2017 placed it on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage sites. The park, managed for decades by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, is currently managed by the Central Park Conservancy under contract with the municipal government

title: Central Park, Flint

text: Central Park, Flint The Central Park is a neighborhood in the City of Flint, Michigan. It is bounded as follows: east of Caeser Chavez avenue, south of Kearsley street, west of Crapo street, and north of East Court street. Many of the houses in this neighborhood date back to the late 19th century, when the city of Flint was transitioning from horse-drawn carriage assembly to automobile manufacturing. Currently, the central park neighborhood association is a collection of proud residents who meet monthly in promoting this viable area located between the college-cultural area and the downtown municipal and business center in

title: Central Park, Flint

text: which wide-ranging demographic groups from college students to retirees reside. Central Park, Flint The Central Park is a neighborhood in the City of Flint, Michigan. It is bounded as follows: east of Caeser Chavez avenue, south of Kearsley street, west of Crapo street, and north of East Court street. Many of the houses in this neighborhood date back to the late 19th century, when the city of Flint was transitioning from horse-drawn carriage assembly to automobile manufacturing. Currently, the central park neighborhood association is a collection of proud residents who meet monthly in promoting this viable area located between the

title: Arsenal (Central Park)

text: Arsenal (Central Park) The Arsenal is a symmetrical brick building with modestly Gothic Revival details, located in Central Park, New York City, centered on 64th Street off Fifth Avenue. Built between 1847 and 1851 as a storehouse for arms and ammunition for the New York State Militia, the building predates the design and construction of Central Park, where only the Blockhouse (1814) is older. The Arsenal was designed by Martin E. Thompson, originally trained as a carpenter, who had been a partner of Ithiel Town and went on to become one of the founders of the National Academy of Design.

title: Central Scherbakov Park of Culture and Leisure

text: Central Scherbakov Park of Culture and Leisure Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after Shcherbakov is a recreation park in Donetsk. It is located in Voroshylovskyi Raion, in the west it matches with stadium Shakhtar, and in the north there is the Second city pond. Park was open in 1932. There are rides, playgrounds, alleys for hiking and other recreational facilities available for visitors. The park is named after Alexander Sergeevich Shcherbakov, who was the Secretary of the Donetsk Oblast Party Committee in 1938. However, the original name was different – at first the park was named after Pavel

title: Central Park

text: the park's population was five people, all female, with a median age of 19.8 years. However Central Park officials have rejected the claim of anyone permanently living there. The real estate value of Central Park was estimated by property appraisal firm Miller Samuel to be about $528.8 billion in December 2005. Central Park's size and cultural position, similar to London's Hyde Park and Munich's Englischer Garten, has served as a model for many urban parks, including San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Tokyo's Ueno Park, and Vancouver's Stanley Park. The park, which receives approximately 35 million visitors annually, is the most

title: The Concert in Central Park

text: York City's Central Park, an oasis that functions as the city's "green lung", was in a state of deterioration in the mid-1970s. Though Central Park had been designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962, at the start of the 1980s, the city lacked the financial resources to spend an estimated US$3,000,000 to restore or even to maintain the park. The nonprofit Central Park Conservancy was founded in 1980, and began a successful campaign to raise renovation funds. In the early 1980s, Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis, responsible for New York City's green areas, and Ron Delsener, one of the city's most

title: Central Park

text: Nicholas Park, Jackie Robinson Park, and Marcus Garvey Park. The park has its own New York City Police Department precinct—the Central Park Precinct—which employs both regular police and auxiliary officers. In 2005, safety measures held the number of crimes in the park to fewer than one hundred per year (down from approximately 1,000 annually in the early 1980s). The New York City Parks Enforcement Patrol also patrols Central Park. There is an all-volunteer ambulance service, the Central Park Medical Unit, that provides free emergency medical service to patrons of Central Park and the surrounding streets. It operates a rapid-response bicycle

title: Central Park

text: end of the park, and the run on 57th Street two blocks from the park's south end, but do not actually stop on the boundaries of the park itself. Central Park is surrounded by four roadways: Central Park North, Central Park South, Central Park West, and Fifth Avenue. There are four plazas, one on each corner of the park: Frederick Douglass Circle on the northwest, Duke Ellington Circle on the northeast, Columbus Circle at the southwest, and Grand Army Plaza at the southeast. There are also four transverse roadways: 65th–66th Streets, 79th–81st Streets, 86th Street, and 96th Street. The park

title: Central Park

text: the park, and heads west under 104th Street. The BMT Broadway Line () has a station at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street. Various bus routes pass through Central Park or stop along its boundaries. The M10 bus stops along Central Park West, while the M5 and part of the M7 runs along Central Park South, and the run along Central Park North. The M1, M2, M3, and M4 run southbound along Fifth Avenue with corresponding northbound bus service on Madison Avenue. In addition, the buses use the transverse roads across Central Park. The only serve Columbus Circle on the south

title: Central Park (Ottawa)

text: Central Park (Ottawa) Central Park is a park in The Glebe neighbourhood in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The park has two sections, Central Park East and West divided by Bank Street. To the southeast of the park is the landscaped area around Patterson Creek creating a continued stretch of greenery all the way to the Rideau Canal. Originally, the entire area of the park was that area around Patterson Creek. In the 1890s, work began on landscaping the area. Clemow Avenue was constructed, blocking the creek and creating the open space of the park. The work on the park was

title: Central Park, Sydney

text: Central Park. London architects Foster + Partners are the designers behind Central Park's first commercial buildings known as Central Park Mall, which is anchored by Woolworths and features over 75,000 square metres of office and retail space. Central Park includes two parks. In addition to the main park, a pocket park known as the Balfour Street Park was created by closing a section of Balfour Street. The park provides a connection between Central Park and the rest of Chippendale. It opened in April 2010. The main park, called Chippendale Green, opened on 17 December 2012. "Halo", a wind powered kinetic

title: The Concert in Central Park

text: The Concert in Central Park The Concert in Central Park, released in February 1982 on Warner Bros. Records, is the first live album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was recorded in September 1981 at a free benefit concert in Central Park, New York City, where the pair performed in front of more than 500,000 people. Proceeds went toward the redevelopment and maintenance of the park, which had deteriorated due to lack of municipal funding. The concert and album marked the start of a short-lived reunion for Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The concept of a benefit

title: Central Park (Wigan)

text: from Tesco, pointing out that the supermarket's offer was three times bigger than Whelan's. The final game at Central Park was on Sunday 5 September 1999. Wigan beat St Helens by 28 points to 20, 96 years and 364 days after the first game against Batley was played. The Central Park site later became a car park for a Tesco supermarket. List of rugby league test matches played at Central Park. Other than Wigan club games and test matches, Central Park was also a regular host to various international touring teams from 1907–1994. Central Park hosted 5 World Club Challenge

title: Park Central Mall

text: Park Central Mall Park Central Mall was the first shopping mall in Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in Encanto Village, on Central Avenue and Osborn Road. Today it exists as a mixed-use, business park primarily occupied by regional administrative offices for non-profit hospital operator Dignity Health (formerly known as Catholic Healthcare West), and regional offices for UnitedHealth Group. The property currently is known simply as Park Central. Park Central Shopping City, as it originally was known, was first envisioned by Ralph Burgbacher and his older brother, A.J. Burgbacher. The two men purchased the Central Avenue Dairy in the 1950s. At

title: Ulmus parvifolia 'A. Ross Central Park' = Central Park Splendor

text: Ulmus parvifolia 'A. Ross Central Park' = Central Park Splendor The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'A. Ross Central Park' (selling name ™) is probably the hardiest in cultivation and was patented in 1989 by David F. Karnosky. The original tree grew near the entrance to Central Park at the junction of Fifth Avenue with 72nd Street, and died in the 1990s aged over 100 years. The cloning project was initiated in 1976 by the Arthur Ross Foundation, and executed by the School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University, Houghton. is a medium-size tree rarely exceeding 13 m

title: Central Park Carousel

text: Central Park Carousel The Central Park Carousel is a vintage carousel located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, at the southern end of the park, near East 65th Street. It is the fourth carousel on the site where it is located. The current carousel is officially the Michael Friedsam Memorial Carousel. It is the fourth carousel in the park since 1871, all located at the same site, and is part of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission's Central Park Scenic Landmarks. The original 1871 Central Park carousel was powered by a mule or horse under the carousel's

title: Durham Central Park

text: Park is also available for private parties or outdoor events via Durham Central Park, Inc. Durham Central Park Durham Central Park is an arts-themed, community-focused, municipal park in downtown Durham, North Carolina. It is located at 502 Foster Street, and is the site of the newly opened Pavilion at Durham Central Park which hosts the Durham Farmers' Market. Interesting sites at Durham Central Park include: A recent addition to this downtown park is the Pavilion at Durham Central Park. The Pavilion opened with a grand celebration on April 7, 2007. The Pavilion at Durham Central Park hosts the Durham Farmers'

title: The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground

text: The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground is a German fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in "The Violet Fairy Book". In a far away kingdom there once was a king who had three sons. The king divided his property; the older two squandered theirs and soon had nothing, but the youngest son was prudent, and soon became rich. He had an underground castle built, but killed the architect and had his daughter imprisoned; the youngest son decreed that whoever could find her would marry her, but whoever tried and failed would die. Many died

title: 101 Central Park West

text: Rabbi Norman Lamm, the former chancellor of Yeshiva University. It was one of several buildings on Central Park West that was built for Jews who were not welcomed in Manhattan's East Side luxury buildings. 101 Central Park West 101 is a residential building located at 101 Central Park West between 70th and 71st street in New York City. The apartment building was constructed in 1929 in the Neo-Renaissance style by architects Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross. It is situated next to The Majestic, an apartment complex located between 71st and 72nd Street and to Congregation Shearith Israel which is located

title: Chongqing Central Park

text: Chongqing Central Park Chongqing Central Park () is one of the largest open public urban parks in China. The rectangular-shaped park covers a territory of about 1.53 square kilometers. The purpose of building this park was to provide Chongqing people a big open park, like the Central Park in New York City and the Hyde Park in London, to play outdoor recreational sports and to enjoy nature. The park is located in Yubei District, not far from the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. The northern half of the park is designed to be a huge open square. The Central Square in

title: Central Memorial Park

text: Central Memorial Park Central Memorial Park is a park located in central Calgary's Beltline district. Sometimes referred to as "Central Park" or as "Memorial Park", the area is home to the Memorial Park Library, an equestrian statue of Russell Lambert Boyle, and a cenotaph. The former Colonel Belcher Veterans Hospital was located across 4th street SW to the west, now the site of the Sheldon M. Chumir Centre. The Memorial Park Library and the surrounding park were named a National historic site in 2018 The park occupies one entire city block between 12th and 13th Avenues SW, bounded by 2nd

title: Central Park (Tolyatti)

text: pedestal . Central Park (Tolyatti) Central Park (, full name Central Park of Culture and Recreation) is a park in the center of the Russian city of Tolyatti. The three main streets of Tolyatti's Central District – Karl Marx, Lenin, and Victory – radiate from its north side; Peace Street defines its south edge. There was originally a small airfield on the site. When it was decided to replace this with a park, students from School #19 planted trees there: poplars, maples, and elms. Over time, the trees grew, and the park became a popular site for relaxation. The park

title: Central Park (Tolyatti)

text: Central Park (Tolyatti) Central Park (, full name Central Park of Culture and Recreation) is a park in the center of the Russian city of Tolyatti. The three main streets of Tolyatti's Central District – Karl Marx, Lenin, and Victory – radiate from its north side; Peace Street defines its south edge. There was originally a small airfield on the site. When it was decided to replace this with a park, students from School #19 planted trees there: poplars, maples, and elms. Over time, the trees grew, and the park became a popular site for relaxation. The park has been,

title: Central Park (Kaohsiung)

text: Central Park (Kaohsiung) Central Park () is a park in Qianjin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The park is an oasis of greenery in the midst of a heavily built-up urban area. City planners first conceived of, and set aside space for, a park at Central Park's current location during the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. Later on, planners during the early period of Republic of China rule referred to the concept as "Park Number 15". Central Park formally came into being in 1976. At one point, the park featured a library, basketball courts, tennis courts, a parking lot, the

title: Central Park (Helsinki)

text: of the park, along with areas that are currently not part of Central Park, such as those in Kaisaniemi. A master plan for Central Park was ratified in 1978. A general plan for Helsinki, from 2002, kept it in force. Central Park (Helsinki) Central Park (, ) is a park in Helsinki, Finland. It has an area of . The park stretches from Töölönlahti Bay in the south to the border of Helsinki and Vantaa in the north. The park is not a gardened one but instead consists mostly of lightly managed woodland crisscrossed by gravel paths. The Paloheinä forest,

title: One Central Park

text: green star rating. In February 2010, construction of the Central Park project’s main park, roads and basements commenced. With the One Central Park building operating as the first residential stage of the entire development, its apartments were the first to be released to the public; going on sale in August 2010. One Central Park west tower saw its completion in May 2013 and thus welcomed the very first residents of Central Park. The official opening of One Central Park occurred later that year, in December 2013. With the completion of One Central Park, the development of the Central Park precinct

title: Central Park Conservancy

text: suggestions of the Savas report were supported by Mayor Edward I. Koch's Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis, and in 1979 the city established the Office of Central Park Administrator and appointed Elizabeth "Betsy" Barlow Rogers as the first Central Park Administrator. Rogers maintained that Central Park was a cultural institution, no different than the city's renowned museums and performance venues. Backed by the suggestions made in the Savas report, she proposed following in the footsteps of those institutions by establishing a private board to help support the Park. In 1980, the Central Park Task Force and the Central Park Community Fund

title: Central Park Hospital

text: Central Park Hospital The Central Park Hospital (officially the U.S. General Hospital, Central Park) was a military hospital that operated in New York City during the American Civil War, from 1862 to 1865. It occupied the former grounds of Mount St. Vincent's Academy near 102nd St and East Drive in Central Park, just west of Fifth Avenue and atop the Revolutionary War site of McGowan's Pass. In medical and military records it is usually referred to as the United States General Hospital, Central Park; and sometimes elsewhere as St. Joseph's Military Hospital (as it was named by Sisters of Charity,

title: New Town Central Park

text: New Town Central Park New Town Central Park, or Hongqiao New Town Central Park, is a 130,000-square-meter park located at 2238 Yan'an Xi Lu (延安西路2238号) in the Changning District's Hongqiao Development Zone, in Shanghai, China. It opened in 2000 in pursuit of "the harmony between human beings and nature" and features 115 plants species and a 52,000-square-meter grassland. The park borders the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute and Liu Haisu Art Gallery. According to "City Weekend", the park is popular among "local white-collar professionals who work and live in nearby Gubei and its surrounding areas". The China Internet Information

title: Central Park, Chelmsford

text: and Marconi Ponds local nature reserve. Chelmsford Central Parkrun takes place every Saturday morning, the course starts in Central Park, follows the River Can to Admiral Park and then returns. Central Park, Chelmsford Central Park is a park in Chelmsford, Essex, England. The park was originally called the Recreation Ground. In 1842 the Eastern Counties Railway arrived in Chelmsford and an 18 arch railway viaduct was built through the ground. In 1917 the council ran its services through a series of committees, each November the mayor was changed and planted an oak tree in the recreation ground, the trees now

title: Durham Central Park

text: Durham Central Park Durham Central Park is an arts-themed, community-focused, municipal park in downtown Durham, North Carolina. It is located at 502 Foster Street, and is the site of the newly opened Pavilion at Durham Central Park which hosts the Durham Farmers' Market. Interesting sites at Durham Central Park include: A recent addition to this downtown park is the Pavilion at Durham Central Park. The Pavilion opened with a grand celebration on April 7, 2007. The Pavilion at Durham Central Park hosts the Durham Farmers' Market every Saturday morning during the Spring, Summer, and Fall. The Pavilion at Durham Central

title: Park Central Mall

text: In October 2017, the city of Phoenix proposed that Amazon.com locate its "second headquarters", expected to employ 50,000 people, at the Park Central location. Park Central Mall has its own "Central at Osborn / Midtown Station" stop on the Valley Metro Rail system. Park Central Mall Park Central Mall was the first shopping mall in Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in Encanto Village, on Central Avenue and Osborn Road. Today it exists as a mixed-use, business park primarily occupied by regional administrative offices for non-profit hospital operator Dignity Health (formerly known as Catholic Healthcare West), and regional offices for UnitedHealth

title: Pyeongchon Central Park

text: Pyeongchon Central Park Pyeongchon Central Park is a public park in the central part of Dongan-gu, Anyang in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Pyeongchon Central Park was opened on 31 December 1993 with a total space of approximately . Pyeongchon Central Par is located next to the Acro Towers and Hagwon-ga to the south, with Anyang City Hall one block directly north. The park's main feature is a complex fountain system connected by artificial streambeds. The park includes tennis courts, a soccer field, basketball courts, badminton courts, gateball court(croquet lawn), in-line skate park, a performance stage, concession stand, and an X-game court,

title: The Concert in Central Park

text: a major tourist attraction. As of 2011, donations still make up the majority of its budget. Today concerts and other benefits are regularly held on the Great Lawn. About the live album About the film editing The Concert in Central Park The Concert in Central Park, released in February 1982 on Warner Bros. Records, is the first live album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was recorded in September 1981 at a free benefit concert in Central Park, New York City, where the pair performed in front of more than 500,000 people. Proceeds went toward the redevelopment

title: Central Park be-ins

text: going to deal in the problems of coloured people when they're exterminating a whole nation of coloured people". Although there were five arrests made during this demonstration, they were of counter-demonstrators who staged an Anti-Communist rally. Around 75 protesters burned their draft cards. Later that spring the counter-culture revolution continued in Central Park but this time "Armed with electric guitars". About 450 people attended the concert. Various bands such as the Grateful Dead performed for the gatherers who originally were scheduled to gather in Tompkins Square Park but was forced to move to Central Park. "The New York Times" described

title: Central Park (Wigan)

text: games between 1987–1997. Central Park (Wigan) Central Park was a rugby league stadium in Wigan, England, which was the home of Wigan RLFC before the club moved to the JJB Stadium in 1999. Its final capacity was 18,000. The site is now a Tesco supermarket car park. On 6 September 1902, Wigan played at Central Park for the first time in the opening match of the newly formed First Division. An estimated crowd of 9,000 spectators saw Wigan beat Batley 14–8. The first rugby league international was played between England and Other Nationalities at Central Park on 5 April 1904,

title: Central Park (Wigan)

text: Central Park (Wigan) Central Park was a rugby league stadium in Wigan, England, which was the home of Wigan RLFC before the club moved to the JJB Stadium in 1999. Its final capacity was 18,000. The site is now a Tesco supermarket car park. On 6 September 1902, Wigan played at Central Park for the first time in the opening match of the newly formed First Division. An estimated crowd of 9,000 spectators saw Wigan beat Batley 14–8. The first rugby league international was played between England and Other Nationalities at Central Park on 5 April 1904, Other Nationalities won

title: Central Park (Pittsburgh)

text: after their 1922 season, Williams lost his savings, and by 1924 he had sold the park to Sell Hall. Central Park was sold again and turned into a “summer dancing pavilion.” In 2012, Central Park was denied an historical marker by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. According to the Commission, the venue was seen as a local or regional interest rather than a national and the state already had several other markers commemorating the Negro leagues. Central Park (Pittsburgh) Central Park was a baseball venue located in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1921-1925. The stadium was the

title: Central Park in the Dark

text: very similar musical qualities to the Ives piece, such as independent lines represented through individual players and dividing the orchestra spatially. In 1967, the pop group The Buckinghams recorded the song "Susan", and producer James William Guercio inserted an excerpt from Ives' "Central Park in the Dark" without informing the band beforehand. Central Park in the Dark Central Park in the Dark is a music composition by Charles Ives for chamber orchestra. It was composed in 1906 and has been paired with "The Unanswered Question" as part of "Two Contemplations" and with "Hallowe'en" and "The Pond" in "Three Outdoor Scenes".

title: P. Belousov Central Park of Culture and Recreation

text: P. Belousov Central Park of Culture and Recreation P. Belousov Central Park of Culture and Recreation (rus Центра́льный парк культу́ры и о́тдыха им. П. П. Белоу́сова) is the largest Park of Tula city, a natural monument of the regional value and the object of the national property. Originally on the site of the park was the city dump. As the city was expanding and the presence of the nearby waste could affect the sanitary condition of the city. The park was established in 1893 when by the initiative Белоусов, Пётр Петрович (врач), who was the health officer of Tula city,

title: Chestnut: Hero of Central Park

text: Chestnut: Hero of Central Park Chestnut: Hero of Central Park is a 2004 American family film, starring Makenzie Vega, Abigail Breslin, Christine Tucci, Justin Louis, Tony Alcantar, Irene Olga López, Ethan Phillips, Irene Karas, Barry Bostwick and directed by Robert Vince, about a Great Dane who is adopted by two orphan girls in this heartwarming family film. The girls' new parents don't know about the loveable mutt however, and the film revolves around the inventive ways he is kept hidden from his new owners. Soon after being taken in by a loving new mother and father (Mr Matt Tomeley and

title: Diana Ross Live in Central Park

text: Diana Ross Live in Central Park Live in Central Park is a DVD by Diana Ross released in 2012. On July 21, 1983, Diana Ross' concert at The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park, attended by 450,000 fans, was cut short by a massive lightning storm. The concert was staged as a benefit to raise funds for a children's park, later known as the Diana Ross Playground, located inside the park at West 81st Street and Central Park West. The concerts were aired worldwide on the Showtime cable network, and directed by Steve Binder, who produced Ross' 1981

title: Central Park

text: visited urban park in the United States. It is also the most filmed location in the world. A December 2017 report found that 231 movies have used Central Park for on-location shoots, more than the 160 movies that have filmed in Greenwich Village or the 99 movies that have filmed in Times Square. The park is maintained by the Central Park Conservancy, a private, not-for-profit organization that manages the park under a contract with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, in which the president of the Conservancy is "ex officio" Administrator of Central Park. Today, the conservancy

title: Central Park (Kaohsiung)

text: pave over a wooded area at the northwest corner of Central Park and erect a public library bearing the name of said individual. A wide array of local citizens have arisen to oppose the proposed partial paving over of Central Park. Central Park includes Kaohsiung Literature Library, Scenic Lake, Middle Island, Speech Square, Water Square, Hedgerow Labyrinth and Outdoor Terrace. Water Square offers 20-minute-long "water dances" several times a day. The park is accessible from Central Park Station of Kaohsiung MRT. The main exit of the station is located at the east edge of the park. Central Park (Kaohsiung) Central

title: One Central Park

text: Park (One Central Park, Park Lane and The Mark) had exchanged contracts worth in excess of 1,300 apartments at an average price of AUD $770, 000 per apartment. Built by Australian construction, civil and mining company Watpac, One Central Park is a two-tower complex that forms part of the larger Central Park precinct. The Central Park precinct, which is located on just less than six hectares of land, was designed to allow for the development of approximately 235,000 square metres of residential, commercial and retail space. Initial project forecasts anticipated that around 2,200 residential apartments and 900 student dwellings would

title: Central Park, Wisconsin

text: picnics including those of the Nash Motors Company of Kenosha. The Central Park picnic grounds were later sold and renamed "Minkowski's Grove", which since has been subdivided and no longer exists for public usage. Central Park, Wisconsin Central Park is an unincorporated residential and business community within the town of Somers in eastern Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, located at Sheridan Road (Highway 32) at Twelfth Street (Kenosha County Highway E). The area once was the location of the namesake Central Park, a sprawling private recreational park, baseball field and picnic grounds that was served by a stop of The

title: Central Park, Wisconsin

text: Central Park, Wisconsin Central Park is an unincorporated residential and business community within the town of Somers in eastern Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, located at Sheridan Road (Highway 32) at Twelfth Street (Kenosha County Highway E). The area once was the location of the namesake Central Park, a sprawling private recreational park, baseball field and picnic grounds that was served by a stop of The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMER&L) interurban line which had installed layover sidings for its rail cars waiting to reload and return picnickers to their homes. Central Park often hosted many annual company

title: Prince of Central Park (musical)

text: all" business partnership. Hirschfeld was sentenced to three years in prison, of which he served two. When he got out of prison he ran for the U.S. Senate, calling himself "Honest Abe". Prince of Central Park (musical) Prince of Central Park is a 1989 Broadway musical with music by Don Sebesky, lyrics by Gloria Nissenson and a book by Evan H. Rhodes. It is based on Rhodes' 1974 novel "The Prince of Central Park" and its 1977 television movie adaptation which starred Ruth Gordon and Brooke Shields. The musical was a notorious flop, losing nearly $2 million and closing after

title: Central Park (Burnaby)

text: Central Park (Burnaby) Central Park is a urban park in Burnaby, British Columbia, founded in 1891. The park is on the Vancouver–Burnaby border, just west of the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping complex, and is bounded by Boundary Road on the west, Kingsway on the north, Patterson and Willingdon Avenues on the east, and Imperial Road on the south. The nearest SkyTrain station, Patterson station, named for Burnaby pioneer Dugald Campbell Patterson, is at the park's northeast corner. The main entrance to Central Park is off Kingsway near Patterson Avenue. Central Park was once a naval reserve set aside as a

title: Fremont Central Park

text: Parkway is prohibited. The Fremont BART station is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away from the park, and AC Transit provides bus service to the park. A train tunnel beneath the park was constructed around 2012 as part of the Warm Springs BART expansion. Underground tracks are costly in comparison to surface tracks, but will lessen the impact of train operations on the park. The cut-and-cover method of tunnel construction was employed. Fremont Central Park Fremont Central Park is a park in the central area of Fremont, California on Paseo Padre Parkway at Stevenson Boulevard. It is easily accessible from I-880

title: Central Park (Atlanta)

text: Central Park (Atlanta) Central Park is a 17.37 acre park in the Fourth Ward West neighborhood of the Old Fourth Ward in Atlanta, Georgia. It was known as Bedford-Pine Park prior to 1999. The open space was created as a result of City of Atlanta Urban Renewal in the 1960s. The Atlanta community comes to this park for casual use and coordinated events such as free movie nights that occur on certain days in the spring time and weekly during the summer season. Food festivals and work out classes are also hosted at Central Park, “Yoga in The Park” that

title: Thomas Prosser (architect)

text: Thomas Prosser (architect) Thomas Prosser (c. 1817–1888) was the company architect of the North Eastern Railway Company, the first to hold the position. Thomas Prosser spent his early years at Wynyard Park. It was here that his father, also Thomas, had been commissioned as architect in the rebuilding of Wynyard Park. Prosser began his training in the office of architect Ignatius Bonomi (1787-1870) in Durham. It was Bonomi who was one of the designers of the Skerne Railway Bridge for the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The bridge is one of the oldest railway bridges in the world and the oldest

title: City Central Park

text: City Central Park City Central Park also known as (VUDA City Central Park) is an urban park in the city of Visakhapatnam. The park is located at the heart of the city. It covers an area of and was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu. This park has the first musical fountain of Andhra Pradesh. The park has the third largest musical fountain in India after Akshardham in Delhi and Sahara in Pune. This musical fountain became one of the biggest tourist attractions in the city. At its peak days, the park had more than

title: City Central Park

title: Prince of Central Park (musical)

text: tries to escape an abusive foster mother and the terrors of New York City by living in a tree in Central Park. Communicating via chalk messages on a park bench, he begins an unlikely correspondence with Margie Miller, a middle aged divorcé who jogs through the park and whose daughter is conspiring to send her to a Florida retirement village. Eventually Margie befriends Jay-Jay, helping him to fight off the gangs and drug pushers of the park, while learning about life and herself in the process. Together they become a sort of surrogate family. After the success of the TV

title: Central Park Casino

text: Commissioner Robert Moses demolished the Casino in 1936 and built the Mary Harriman Rumsey Playground over the site of the former restaurant. Central Park Casino The Central Park Casino, originally the Ladies Refreshment Salon, was a restaurant near East 72nd Street, in Central Park in New York City. The name of the building came from the Italian for "little house"; the Casino itself was not a gambling business. Built in 1864, the restaurant was once intended for unaccompanied female visitors to Central Park, but was soon patronized by both men and women. While the building that housed the Casino belonged

title: Central Park Casino

text: Central Park Casino The Central Park Casino, originally the Ladies Refreshment Salon, was a restaurant near East 72nd Street, in Central Park in New York City. The name of the building came from the Italian for "little house"; the Casino itself was not a gambling business. Built in 1864, the restaurant was once intended for unaccompanied female visitors to Central Park, but was soon patronized by both men and women. While the building that housed the Casino belonged to the City of New York, the City often leased the Casino to independent operators. Mayor Jimmy Walker exercised this power in

title: Central Park (pinball)

text: Central Park (pinball) Central Park is a pinball machine that was released by Gottlieb in 1966. The game was sold in 3,100 units. It was designed by Ed Krynski and the art was done by Roy Parker. "Central Park" is a very difficult game due to the large gap between the flippers. The goal of the game is to raise a special called the Tree Bonus by collecting numbers. The player can collect numbers by hitting targets at the top of the playfield. Every time 100 points are scored in Central Park an animated monkey on the backglass will ring

title: Central Park (Winnipeg)

text: on warm Friday nights throughout the summer and are a significant aspect to the markets on Saturday. Special events attract hundreds of people to the park on World Refugee Day in June, HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in July [led by a newcomer-aboriginal coalition] and Central Park Revival. In 2006, the population of Central Park was 3,555 people. Central Park does not have a majority racial group; it is 24.8% White, 21.5% Aboriginal and 53.7% visible minorities; 20.0% Black, 16.6% Southeast Asian, 6.2% Arab/West Asian, 5.4% East Asian and the rest made up of other groups in lower populations. Central Park is