Prospect Park: Olmsted and Vaux's Brooklyn Masterpiece
For any fans of Prospect Park you may enjoy the new book by David Colley called, "Prospect Park: Olmsted and Vaux's Brooklyn Masterpiece." It has made for an excellent coffee table book at my place (plenty of beautiful pictures) and now I have more then a few historical facts I can share the next time I'm showing out-of-town guests around the park.
Here's a NPR interview that tells you a little more about the book. Enjoy.
http://www.wnyc.org/story/309081-prospect-parks-prospects/
Comments
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Ah! That's why Brooklyn is rightfully called God's Country!
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If I was back in God's Country, I'd be strolling thru Prospect Park right now listening to some form of classical guitar music. At the moment I'm listening to WBAI-FM online. But how nice it would be to listen to it while taking in the fresh air at the Park!
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brooklyn is so much betta than anywhere
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lots of new construction going on in Prospect Park:
While this modernizes the area, you wonder if the good old character of the Park is being changed for the worse.
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The ice skating rink really needed an upgrade, and the lakeside was pretty decrepit as well.
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