Central Park
New York City's Central Park, perhaps the most popular public park in the world. It is located in the middle of Manhattan in New York district, and receives more than 25 million visitors each year. The locations relevance in pop culture is still felt, if the site has appeared in several films including, famously, "Home Alone." Central Park's first figurative doors open to the public in 1857. The space is built over more than 770 acres of land owned by the city at the moment. Shortly after the park first opened, it was a plan to renovate the park and made the park was officially completed in 1873.
The location is a designated National Historic Landmark, as of 1963. The park stretches from 59th Street and 110th Street, and is about a half mile wide by. Central Park is a must-see tourist attraction for most individuals who visit New York. One of the most popular attractions within the park boundaries, the "Angel of the Waters', a fountain was erected in the park in 1873.
Beginning in the 1960s, the park has played host to a number of famous events. The Public Theatre organizes an annual "Shakespeare in the Park" festival, where a number of different theatrical groups to perform plays written by Shakespeare in front of crowds at the Delacorte Theater, which was built in 1961.
During the 1970s, amid political turmoil in the United States, the park became a venue for major events that the protests, political gatherings and huge concerts included. During that period of time, crime in New York City was high and many of the inhabitants of the city were sent to the suburbs. Central Park reigned as a meeting place for people of all faiths, and helped the low morale of New York residents to breathe. These events also helped to fund the Parks Department to create. During the year 1970 the Parks Department experienced severe budget cuts, and were looking for ways to get someone in the park for additional income that would allow them to take good care of Central Park to create.
The number of people in the park caused a great deal of decay, and poor management contributed to the situation. In the early 1980s, efforts were begun to restore the park. This includes numerous species of plants, trees, and the promise to citizens that the graffiti does not last more than 24 hours on every wall in the park. This policy has been accepted and today, even though graffiti is not the problem it once was in the park. Together with the renovation came a restructuring of the park management to ensure that the problems of the past remain.
Central Park is the best known and most visited park in the United States. It is home to many different activities including bird watching, boating, and various sporting events. Central Park is embedded in the fabric of New York City, and has become a relevant part of American culture since it was first built and opened in 1857.