in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
To cool you off… the Washington Square fountain! Although you will notice there is no one sitting in or around the fountain in these photos taken today, that is because there was a commercial being … Read more…
Words attributed to George Washington on the Arch are from the 1797 U.S. Constitutional Convention – but some dispute he said them Updated – At the top of the 125 year old Arch at Washington … Read more…
Of course, there’s lots going on in the background of this shot of the Washington Square Park fountain, but I couldn’t help wondering… what was this man in the center thinking? Photo: Ted Heller [More … Read more…
This great shot of these three men engaged around a chess table at Washington Square Park says so much and was taken recently at the park’s famous Chess Plaza by Ted Heller. He posted it … Read more…
This all-female drumming group, Fogo Azul NYC (which means Blue Heat), is excellent. I have no idea if this recent performance at the park was scheduled or impromptu but the Brazilian marching band took over … Read more…
Here is French model Simone d’Aillencourt shot by famous fashion photographer William Helburn for Charm Magazine (“the magazine for women who work”) in 1950 with Washington Square Park and the Arch in the background. The … Read more…
The lone remaining “hot dog” vendor, Fountain Plaza: Pooling Water in one of many empty tree pits – home to previously, repeatedly dying trees – around Fountain: “Hangman’s” Elm hanging on … still.. Northwest Quadrant. … Read more…
When the Washington Square fountain will turn on each year has been the subject of many blog posts over the years (such as this one). It is now jetting water for 2017! The fountain was … Read more…
Great photo taken at the park via The Dusty Rebel which documents “the creative and rebellious side of urbanity.”
These two images of Washington Square Park were both taken in April but 79 years apart: 1936 to 2015. The top photo was taken by noted period photographer Berenice Abbot. What a clever idea to … Read more…
First snow of 2017 at the park! Snow falls in Washington Square Park, NYC Check out other photos of the park looking fab in the snow! Photo by Skizzick at Imgur
NYPD vans – a huge number – lined Washington Square North on both sides of the street on Saturday. A police officer told me that they are there due to the “large number of demonstrations … Read more…
Yesterday’s snow was not heavy and rain came soon after so the park didn’t look quite as majestic as on some other snow days [my favorites of the park in a snowstorm are from March 2013] … Read more…
