Central Park Research Paper

Mahmudul Rapi
Research Class
Group B

Research Paper on Central Park
Introduction
Central Park, located in Manhattan, New York is the first landscaped public park in the United States and has been a very huge figure in our modern day. More than 30 million people come to visit Central Park per year, and has attracted a great load of people who tour it's phenomenal landscape. In fact, according to Sara Cedar Miller book “Central Park, An American Masterpiece”, the park won the title of a National Historic Landmark since 1962 from its construction in 1857. Many people will be fascinated as to how the development of Central Park started, and how it stands today towards society. How does Central Park affect the population
Central Park dates far as July 21, 1853 when New York State Legislature had set aside 750 acres of land central to Manhattan. Two men , Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, had participated in a park design contest and had used the acres in a 5 year project to develop British influenced landscapes. Thousands of immigrants, including people from Ireland, Germany and New England had been toiling for 10 hours per day, also being paid about a dollar per hour, to construct Central Park. Once the creation turned out to win Olmsted and Vaux the contest during 1858, the park began to thrive and many was used by many people for a variety of activities. Central Park became known as “The Park of the People” as 2.4 million people had visited Central Park per year on 1861 and surpassed 10 million by
He built 20 playgrounds, the Wollman skating rink, athletic fields, and renovated the zoo.

Central Park is today now restored and has been much more developed then it was a century ago. Today, Central Park is one of the most successful parks and has been large part of society. People from all over the world, have participated in making Central Park what it is. While it dates back to 1853, it is astonishing to see the growth of Central Park and how popular it has become.

Conclusion In conclusion, Central Park, as much devastation it has gone throughout its history, has been a successful and a very widely popular visited park. Its population is widely derived from its wide variety of activities available. The reason that most people choose to live on the Upper West Side is to make their dreams become reality, by touring through Central Park’s wonders. Central Park, being a wide attraction and has affected the population of Manhattan massively since the 19th