| New York City's Central Park is a
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| | Shakespearean plays took place in Central
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| vibrant, colorful attraction for tourists
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| | Park. In 1963, it was declared a national
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| and locals alike. The park occupies over
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| | historic landmark. Unfortunately, due to
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| 840 acres in Manhattan and receives over
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| | budget cuts in the 1970s, the park
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| 25 million visitors annually. It is
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| | suffered another rapid decline. It was
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| bordered to the north by West 110th
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| | restored again in the 1980s and early
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| Street, to the west by Central Park West,
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| | 1990s, and remains a lively entertainment
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| to the south by West 59th Street, and to
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| | mecca today.
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| the east by the famous 5th Avenue. Though
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| | Central Park's place in pop culture is
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| it appears natural, Central Park,
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| | secure. Legendary folk singers Paul Simon
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| designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and
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| | and Art Garfunkel played a reunion
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| Calvert Vaux, is entirely landscaped with
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| | concert at Central Park, and subsequently
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| artificial lakes, a zoo, playgrounds,
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| | released a recording of it that went on
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| walking trails, and ice skating rinks.
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| | to be one of their best-selling albums.
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| In the mid-nineteenth century, New York
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| | In recent years, the Park has hosted a
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| City was growing at an unprecedented
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| | variety of music festivals, including the
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| rate. Public open spaces, aside from
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| | extremely popular Dave Matthews Band. It
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| cemeteries, were few and far between.
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| | was featured in the James Bond film Live
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| Poet William Cullen Bryant, among others,
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| | and Let Die, as well as Madagascar. J.D.
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| began to voice a need for a larger,
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| | Salinger's coming-of-age novel is
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| sanctioned public park. In 1953, New York
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| | partially set in Central Park, while
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| Legislature designated over 700 acres of
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| | Edward Albee's drama The Zoo Story is
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| land to be used for a park, for a cost of
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| | completely set in Central Park; there is
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| about 5 million dollars. A design contest
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| | even a playground named after Diana Ross.
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| was held, and Olmstead and Vaux's
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| | Perhaps the most culturally significant
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| "Greensward Plan" was chosen. However,
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| | pop culture aspect of Central Park is
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| after the park's construction, public
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| | Strawberry Fields-the memorial for former
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| interest waivered and the park declined
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| | Beatle and visionary John Lennon.
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| quickly after it was built; the political
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| | The park offers a wide variety of events
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| powers in New York City at the time were
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| | for all ages. Tavern on the Green is a
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| not interested in maintaining a 700 acre
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| | world-famous restaurant located on the
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| public facility.
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| | west side of Central Park. The Central
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| In 1934, mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
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| | Park Zoo opened in 1981 and remains one
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| appointed Robert Morris to restore and
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| | of the most popular attractions. The
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| revitalize Central park. The park
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| | obelisk, or Cleopatra's needle, is the
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| underwent major construction and
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| | oldest public monument in North America.
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| redesigning; athletic fields were
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| | Finally, the Central Park carousel
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| constructed and the walking trails were
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| | located at mid-park is a quaint family
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| adjusted for automobiles. In the 1960s,
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| | attraction. The original park carousel
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| the park thrived as a symbol for
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| | opened in 1871; the current carousel was
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| counter-culture events and urban revival.
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| | built in 1951 and is one of the country's
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| Many rock concerts, political events, and
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| | largest merry-go-rounds.
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