Battery Park
the Battery Park is part of Financial District .Interesting places in Battery Park:
| Site of Fort Amsterdam | World War II War Memorial | |
| Castle Clinton | 17 State Street | |
| Battery Park Ferry Port |
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NYC - Battery Park: Castle Clinton National Monument
Made by wallyg
Castle Clinton, along with more than a dozen other forts was built in anticipation of the War of 1812 to defend New York Harbor. The Southwest Battery was constructed on the rocks off the tip of Manhattan Island between 1808 and 1811. Although fully armed, the fort never had occasion to fire upon an enemy. In 1817, the fort was renamed Castle Clinton in honor of DeWitt Clinton, Mayor and later Governor of New York. The army vacated the fort in 1821 and the structure was deeded to New York City. In the summer of 1824, a new restaurant and entertainment center opened at the site, then called Castle Garden. A roof was added in the 1840s and Castle Garden served as an opera house and theater until 1854. Many new inventions were demonstrated there to amazed audiences including the telegraph, Colts revolving rifles, steam powdered fire engines and underwater electronic explosives. The Swedish Nightengale Jenny Lind made her American debut here in 1850, brought to America by no other then P.T. Barnum. By 1855, successive landfills had enlarged the Park to encompass Castle Garden and on August 3 the structure became America's first immigrant receiving center, welcoming 8.5 million people before it was closed in 1890 and succeeded by Ellis Island. The building was altered once again and reopened as the New York City Aquarium on December 10, 1896. It was one of the city's most popular attractions, and one of America's first public aquariums until it closed in 1941. Following its near-total demolition in 1941 and a major preservation battle, the original fort walls were declared a National Monument by an Act of Congress in 1946. Restored to its fortification appearance by the National Park Service in 1975, the Castle currently houses a small interpretive display and the ticket office for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island ferry. Castle Clinton was designated a landmarks by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1965. National Register #66000537
NYC: Staten Island Ferry
Made by wallyg
The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry operated by the New York City Department of Transportation between near Battery Park and St. George Ferry Terminal on Richmond Terrace in Staten Island near Richmond County Borough Hall and Richmond County Supreme Court. The ride takes about 25 minutes each way. The ferry is now free of charge, though riders must disembark at each terminal and reenter through the terminal building for a round trip. For most of the 20th century, the ferry was famed as the biggest bargain in New York City. It charged the same five cent fare as the New York Subway but the ferry fare remained a nickel when the subway fare increased to 10 cents in 1948. In 1970, then-Mayor John V. Lindsay proposed that the fare be raised to 25 cents, pointing out that the cost for each ride was 50 cents, or ten times what the fare brought in. On August 4, 1975, the nickel fare ended and the charge became 25 cents for a round trip, the quarter being collected in one direction only. The round trip increased to 50 cents in 1990, but then was eliminated altogether in 1997. There are nine ferry boats in four classes currently in service. The pictured ferry is one of the Kennedy Class ferries (which includes the John F. Kennedy and the Governor Herbert H. Lehman). Built in 1965, each of these boats boat can carry 3,500 passengers and up to 40 vehicles, is 297 feet (91 m) long, 69 feet, 10 inches (21.3 m) wide, with a draft of 13 feet, 6 inches (4.1 m), weight of 2,109 gross tons, service speed of 16 knots (30 km/h), and engines of 6,500 horsepower (4.8 MW). The American Legion, a Kennedy Class ferry, was retired after 40 years of service with the acquisition of the Molilnari class ferries.
NYC - Battery Park: East Coast Memorial
Made by wallyg
Facing the Statue of Liberty across New York harbor, the East Coast Memorial is located at the southern end of Battery Park. This memorial honors the 4,601 missing American servicemen who lost their lives in the Atlantic Ocean while engaged in combat during World War II. Designed by the architectural firm of Gehron and Seltzer, the monument consists of a large, paved plaza punctuated by eight massive 19-foot tall gray granite pylons (four each on the southern and northern sides) onto which are inscribed the names, rank, organization and state of each of the deceased. On the eastern side of the plaza a monumental bronze eagle, sculpted by Albino Manca (1898–1976) and set on a pedestal of polished black granite, grips a laurel wreath over a wave--signifying the act of mourning at the watery grave. The monument was commissioned by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a small independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government, and was dedicated by President John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) on May 23, 1963.
Hudson River Sunset
Made by Steve aka Dj MiD-WAy
It is beginning of the New Year and I was spending some time trimming old photos off my computer and came across this set of pictures. I caught this on my way to the Staten Island Ferry's 100th Anniversary.
"Look Up!"
Made by CarbonNYC
At the entrance to the National Museum of the American Indian. My Angels in America reference in the photo title. Not taken by me, but with my camera.
Nearest places of interest:
| World War II War Memorial Administration Offices One State Street Plaza 1 New York Plaza | 17 State Street Site of Fort Amsterdam Castle Clinton Battery Park Ferry Port |
