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    Central Park

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    Central Park Central Park‚ located in New York City is a public park designed for people to enjoy sightseeing‚ tours‚ exercising‚ or just plain relaxing. It is an attraction sight for many tourists as well as New Yorkers. According to the book “Central Park‚ An American Masterpiece” by Sara Cedar Miller‚ the eight hundred and forty three acres of land began construction in 1857 and won the title of being a National Historic Landmark since 1962. The park which is located in the center of Manhattan

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    Central Park

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    AUTHOR’S NOTE: CENTRAL PARK The general topic of this book falls under the category of the “Gilded Age”. This particular period of time took place between 1869 and 1896. The Gilded Age was a time in American history when rapid economic growth generated vast wealth‚ new products as well as new technologies‚ and improved middle-class quality of life. The specific topic of this book is the architecture that was produced during the Gilded Age‚ particularly Central Park‚ which is located

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    Central Park

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    Central Park Change from hunting-gathering lifestyle to Agrarian society forced people to learn how to live in closer proximity with others‚ this development gave birth to public and private space. This essay will be focusing on Manhattan’s Central Park‚ a well documented public space with more than 25 million visitors each year from world wide. New York City’s Central Park is the first and most visited urban landscaped park in the United States and one of the most famous in the world (thanks

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    Central Park Reflection

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    My Reflection On Central Park Imagine a topographical view of Manhattan in the early 1800’s; all you see is squares and streets. This was Clinton’s Commissioner Plan- to level all of Manhattan to make way for streets and buildings. However‚ what were not taken to account were parks and recreational areas. This would all change in the 1850’s as landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted architect Calvert Vaux won the right to build their project- the Greensward Plan (CentralParkHistory). This plan

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    Central Park Who Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26‚ 1822 – August 28‚ 1903) Calvert Vaux (December 20‚ 1824 – November 19‚ 1895) Where Central Park is bordered on the north by West 110th Street‚ on the south by West 59th Street‚ on the west by Eighth Avenue. Along the park’s borders however‚ these are known as Central Park North‚ Central Park South‚ and Central Park West respectively. Fifth Avenue retains its name along the eastern border of the park. Most of the

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    business operation. Golden Gate Park is a fine example when talking about concession management because the park has many different businesses and festivals. Golden Gate Park was created in the 1870’s because San Franciscans believed they needed a park much like New York’s Central Park. The park was created from sand dunes and shores that were known as the ‘Outside Lands’. At 1‚000 acres long the park stands a symbol for natural beauty. Throughout the years Golden Gate Park has attracted many entertaining

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    The Benefits of Parks: Why America Needs More City Parks and Open Space By Paul M. Sherer Published by: 116 New Montgomery Street Fourth Floor San Francisco‚ CA 94105 (415) 495-4014 www.tpl.org ©2006 the Trust for Public Land - Reprint of “Parks for People” white paper‚ published in 2003. Table of Contents Forward: Will Rogers‚ President‚ Trust for Public Land 5 Executive Summary 6 America Needs More City Parks U.S. Cities Are Park-Poor Low-Income Neighborhoods

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    Central Park Analysis

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    heart of New York City‚ New York. Central Park is the result of mid-1800 reformers who called for “more aid to the poor but also for breathing room” and a park that could serve as “the lungs of the city (McNeur‚ 176).” Before the development of the park‚ the systematic landscape of NYC made it difficult for people to live happily because the overcrowded and uncleanliness was an overpowering issue. Frederick Olmstead‚ the architect behind the establishment of Central Park‚ was determined to lift the city’s

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    Central Park Five

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    The movie “The Central Park Five” was a documentary film. It is talking about five young men were involved in a rape case. One white woman was raped and left for dead in the central park in 1989. Police officers arrested five fifteen years old suspects. The government did not have enough evidence to judge these five black men and Latino Americans; however‚ because of the racial discrimination‚ the justices judged them as guilty and sentenced them to jail about 9 to 15 years. After few months

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    The Central Park Case

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    In the case of the Central Park Five‚ five innocent young kids were wrongfully charge of the rape and atempted murder of a white woman who was jogging one night in the park. The Five Boys whose names are Korey Wise‚ Kevin Richardson‚ Raymond Santana‚ Yusef Salaam and Antron McCray. These boys were racially discremintation due to the location that they lived and the color of their skin. These boys skin color and race was able to cause a huge controversy for the city of New York. Five teens under

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