Seneca Village – Central Park’s Lost Community

Seneca Village – Central Park’s Lost Community

by | Feb 1, 2025

What we now know as Central Park has a rich social history that dates back to well before the current urban oasis was constructed in the mid-nineteenth century.  One such example is the story of Seneca Village.  It was one of the very first African American...
Take a Virtual Tour of the Shakespeare Garden

Take a Virtual Tour of the Shakespeare Garden

by | Oct 10, 2021

Take a virtual look around Central Park's Shakespeare Garden on a beautiful afternoon! One of the many hidden gems of Central Park, the Shakespeare Garden is a lovely spot to “stop and smell the roses”. Nestled between Belvedere Castle and The Swedish Cottage the...
Secrets of Central Park – Camels on Sheep Meadow

Secrets of Central Park – Camels on Sheep Meadow

by | Feb 7, 2018

Perusing our archive of Central Park Stereopticon pictures recently I came across this singular photo of a camel, seeming quite relaxed on a stroll through Central Park.  As part of the park’s menagerie (which later became the Central Park Zoo), camels visited...

Secret Tunnel Beneath Central Park

by | Jul 14, 2016

On the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s map that showcases the new Second Avenue line, Q trains now travel along northeast Manhattan instead of traveling to Astoria.  Mike Murphy, writing for Quartz, noticed an area of the Q train that will now run...

Loaded Cannon Found In New York’s Central Park

by | Jan 19, 2014

New York (CNN) — This could have caused a major blast from the past. Workers cleaning a cannon, last fired more than 200 years ago, were shocked to find Friday that it was still loaded with gunpowder, wadding and a cannonball. The preservation workers from New...

Freak fish is set to invade New York’s Central Park

by | May 4, 2013

New York City officials are worried that a freaky air-breathing, land-walking (supposedly), invasive species of fish is set to invade Central Park’s waterways, potentially wreaking havoc on the local ecosystems. The fish is commonly called the snakehead fish and...