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After the trying events of the week post-Hurricane Sandy’s ‘visit’ Monday, this magnificent blue sky today early this morning framing the Arch was most welcome. The Park was opened up before many of the other … Read more…
NY1 reports that a “chunk” of the Washington Square Arch fell off to the ground overnight between Sunday and Monday. It happened when the Park was closed and no one was injured. The piece of the … Read more…
I write this partly in jest but there was some kind of water issue happening by the door to the Arch on Monday. My delay in posting this is due partly to computer issues (fun!). … Read more…
As I wrote earlier, I’d been in San Francisco. Here are some ‘snapshots’ from yesterday. Most perplexing: what is protruding from the top of the Arch? Interesting. The fence cordoning off Phase III construction has … Read more…
This afternoon, brilliant sky, fabulous Arch. (Two Fifth Avenue in the background ruins the shot a bit but I think you get the idea just how blue the sky is!) Photo: Cathryn
Writer Henry James used Washington Square as the name (and setting) for for one of his well known novels published in 1881; it was also one of his least favorite of ones he’d written. James … Read more…
Untapped New York takes a look at The Hidden History of Washington Square Park: The Washington Square Arch has been a staple of the park since 1889. Designed by Stanford White, the arch was first … Read more…
It’s funny when you notice something that you never have before. Walking from the Eastern side of the Park towards the Arch the other day, I noticed, for the first time, that there are Roman … Read more…
Sunday afternoon: the Washington Square tree as seen through the Arch. The tree will be lit Wednesday, December 7th at 6 p.m. Photo: Cathryn.
Arch pre-Tree!
Yesterday. Photo: Cathryn.
Updated June 15th, 9:59 a.m. – How does one get access to the top of the Washington Square Arch? A few months back, a Wall Street Journal reporter gained access. But a tv show or … Read more…
Just when you thought everyone in the mainstream media had forgotten about the Bloomberg Administration’s decision to align the Washington Square Fountain with Fifth Avenue and the Arch as part of its redesign plan (the … Read more…
Well that’s the Washington Arch to you (and me). A reporter from the Wall Street Journal gains access to inside – and top of – the Arch. Inside the Washington Arch: “We don’t allow people … Read more…
Great shot! Photo by Park Slope Lens