The Lower Central Park Walking Tour Consultation
A Walking Tour of Central Park's Past & Present
The Walking Tour Of Central Park's Past &. Present Features:
A walk from Grand Army Plaza / Sherman Memorial through Central Park
ending at W. 72 St. & Central Park West / The Dakota
- The Pond, large outcrops of Manhattan bedrock (schist) and ‘Thomas Moore’
- The Zoo (unintentional), The Arsenal Bldg. & the ‘Delacorte Clock
- ‘Balto’, New York's only statue commemorating a dog
- Shakespeare's statue unveiled in 1872 & paid for by Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth & Junius Booth Jr.
It commemorates the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth
- ‘The Indian Hunter’ the first statue in Central Park by an American sculptor
- Literary Walk with "Robert Burns" "Walter Scott" "Fritz-Green Halleck" & the Central Park Bandstand
- Bethesda Terrace with "The Angel of Waters", the 1st major public sculpture by a woman
- The Lake the largest body of water in Central Park & the Boathouse.
- ‘Still Hunt’ depicts a mountain lion coiled & looking intently at his next victim
- ‘King Jagiello’ and Turtle Pond
- ‘Cleopatra’s Needle’(from 16 BC) & the Great Lawn (the reservoir & Hooversville)
- Delacorte Theater plus Shakespeare's Garden & the Whispering Bench (Charles Stover)
- Belvedere Castle atop Vista Rock
- A stroll through the Ramble, through the Key Stone Arch & over the Gill Bridge & Bow Bridge to Cherry Hill Fountain
- We pass the “Falconeer” & "Daniel Webster”
- And enter Strawberry Fields leading us to the Dakota.
- The Riftstone Ach from 1862
- The"Seventh Regiment Memorial" honors the 7th Regiment in the Civil War
- ‘Guiseppe Mazzine’ commemorates the Italian writer & fierce advocate for the unification of Italy
- We will pass by the Sheep Meadow & I’ll show you the building that once was Central Park ’s sheepfold
& home for a Sheppard, his family & a flock of 500 Landsdown sheep
- Columbus Circle & the "Maine Memorial"
- Greyshot Arch from 1860 & Pineback Arch from 1861
- Heckscher Playground, Central Park's largest playground
- The Carousel, there has been a carousel in operation at this location since 1871
- The Chess & Checkers House, former site of the Children's Shelter sitting on top of a outcrop
of Manhattan bedrock with striation made by a receding glacier over 20,000 years ago
- Wollman Rink originally built 1950 reducing The Pond from 5 acres to 3 acres, it was rebuilt 1996
- The Dairy (Gift Shop & Information Center).
- The Gapstow Bridge (Arch) from 1896. Each stop is fully discussed.
The Walking Tour Includes Interesting Facts About :
- Seneca Village and see where it was
- The true story about the man who claimed to be the real designer of Central Park
- The creation of Central Park & what was on the site before the park
- Why & how the original zoo in Central Park was created - as a after thought
- Why New York’s most corrupt mayor saved Central Park
- Who was Thomas Delacorte
About 2½ hours long or a 3½ to 4 hour version
Meet at the statue of General Sherman on 5th Avenue between 59 St. & 60 St.
N & R or W to 5 Ave or #4 #5 #6 to E. 59 St./Lexington Ave.or E & F to 5 Ave.(53 St.)
The walking tour is given by Alfred Pommer a college graduate, an author, an informative native New Yorker
& a Licensed New York City Guide, who has spent over
30 years researching, creating and leading walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.
These are links to Alfred Pommer's author page at: amazon.com
& at: goodreads for information
about 4 Manhattan Neighborhood Walking Tour Guide Books authored by Alfred Pommer
and published by The History Press (Arcadia Publishing)
Publisher needed for new nonfiction neighborhood walking tour guide books.
Interested in a Private Walking Tour Consultation? -
Call: (212) 979-2388 for details
http://nycwalk.com - www.nycslideshow.com
or: e mail
All photographs on this web site are by Alfred Pommer
& all content on this web site, such as graphics, logos, button icons and images
is the property of Alfred Pommer and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
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A Walking Tour of Central Park's Past & Present
The Walking Tour Of Central Park's Past &. Present Features:
A walk from Grand Army Plaza / Sherman Memorial through Central Park
ending at W. 72 St. & Central Park West / The Dakota
- The Pond, large outcrops of Manhattan bedrock (schist) and ‘Thomas Moore’
- The Zoo (unintentional), The Arsenal Bldg. & the ‘Delacorte Clock
- ‘Balto’, New York's only statue commemorating a dog
- Shakespeare's statue unveiled in 1872 & paid for by Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth & Junius Booth Jr.
It commemorates the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth - ‘The Indian Hunter’ the first statue in Central Park by an American sculptor
- Literary Walk with "Robert Burns" "Walter Scott" "Fritz-Green Halleck" & the Central Park Bandstand
- Bethesda Terrace with "The Angel of Waters", the 1st major public sculpture by a woman
- The Lake the largest body of water in Central Park & the Boathouse.
- ‘Still Hunt’ depicts a mountain lion coiled & looking intently at his next victim
- ‘King Jagiello’ and Turtle Pond
- ‘Cleopatra’s Needle’(from 16 BC) & the Great Lawn (the reservoir & Hooversville)
- Delacorte Theater plus Shakespeare's Garden & the Whispering Bench (Charles Stover)
- Belvedere Castle atop Vista Rock
- A stroll through the Ramble, through the Key Stone Arch & over the Gill Bridge & Bow Bridge to Cherry Hill Fountain
- We pass the “Falconeer” & "Daniel Webster”
- And enter Strawberry Fields leading us to the Dakota.
- The Riftstone Ach from 1862
- The"Seventh Regiment Memorial" honors the 7th Regiment in the Civil War
- ‘Guiseppe Mazzine’ commemorates the Italian writer & fierce advocate for the unification of Italy
- We will pass by the Sheep Meadow & I’ll show you the building that once was Central Park ’s sheepfold
& home for a Sheppard, his family & a flock of 500 Landsdown sheep - Columbus Circle & the "Maine Memorial"
- Greyshot Arch from 1860 & Pineback Arch from 1861
- Heckscher Playground, Central Park's largest playground
- The Carousel, there has been a carousel in operation at this location since 1871
- The Chess & Checkers House, former site of the Children's Shelter sitting on top of a outcrop
of Manhattan bedrock with striation made by a receding glacier over 20,000 years ago - Wollman Rink originally built 1950 reducing The Pond from 5 acres to 3 acres, it was rebuilt 1996
- The Dairy (Gift Shop & Information Center).
- The Gapstow Bridge (Arch) from 1896. Each stop is fully discussed.
The Walking Tour Includes Interesting Facts About :
- Seneca Village and see where it was
- The true story about the man who claimed to be the real designer of Central Park
- The creation of Central Park & what was on the site before the park
- Why & how the original zoo in Central Park was created - as a after thought
- Why New York’s most corrupt mayor saved Central Park
- Who was Thomas Delacorte
Meet at the statue of General Sherman on 5th Avenue between 59 St. & 60 St.
N & R or W to 5 Ave or #4 #5 #6 to E. 59 St./Lexington Ave.or E & F to 5 Ave.(53 St.)The walking tour is given by Alfred Pommer a college graduate, an author, an informative native New Yorker
& a Licensed New York City Guide, who has spent over 30 years researching, creating and leading walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.
All photographs on this web site are by Alfred Pommer
& all content on this web site, such as graphics, logos, button icons and images
is the property of Alfred Pommer and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
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N & R or W to 5 Ave or #4 #5 #6 to E. 59 St./Lexington Ave.or E & F to 5 Ave.(53 St.)
& a Licensed New York City Guide, who has spent over 30 years researching, creating and leading walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.
These are links to Alfred Pommer's author page at: amazon.com
& at: goodreads for information
about 4 Manhattan Neighborhood Walking Tour Guide Books authored by Alfred Pommer
and published by The History Press (Arcadia Publishing)
Publisher needed for new nonfiction neighborhood walking tour guide books.
Interested in a Private Walking Tour Consultation? -
Call: (212) 979-2388 for details
http://nycwalk.com - www.nycslideshow.com
or: e mail
& all content on this web site, such as graphics, logos, button icons and images
is the property of Alfred Pommer and protected by United States and international copyright laws.