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Union Square

Description

At the turn of the century, Union Square emerged as a center for entertainment, commerce, and political activism. Originally commissioned by the city to serve as a recreational respite for New Yorkers in the early 1800s, the name was derived by its 'union' of two major streets: Bloomingdale Road (now Broadway) and Bowery Road (now 4th Avenue1). In 1807, New York City Common Council appointed three commissioners to lay the grid system in Manhattan above Houston Street.

Central Park

Location

Central Park New York City, NY
United States
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Location: 
Central Park
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Description

Central Park offers New Yorkers and visitors alike a bucolic respite that has shaped the city’s history in terms of planning and parks recreation. The origins of the park emerged as early as the 1840s, when wealthy New Yorkers traveled to Europe and visited the beautiful parks in Paris and London. When they returned home, they recognized New York City lacked these amenities1.

  • 1. Rosenzweig, Roy and Elizabeth Blackmar. The Park and The People: A History of Central Park. Cornell University Press, Ithaca: 1992, p. 15.

Robert Weinberg

Sometimes listed as Robert C. Weinberg.

Biography

Robert Charles Weinberg was born December 18, 1901 in New York City. Weinberg received a B.A. from the Harvard School of Architecture in 1923 and a graduate degree in 1931 from the Harvard School of Planning1.

  • 1. The New York Times. January 26, 1974