…of Washington Square Park and slightly beyond. Specifically, this opens up Washington Square North, South, East, West and Waverly Place & West Fourth Street running from the park east to…
Read More“The Handsomest Square in the City:” Washington Square Park Just a few short months following the designation of Greenwich Village as a historic district in April of 1969, NYC Parks…
Read More…Parks would break ground for a much-needed renovation of Washington Square Park. The “handsomest square in the city” was showing much wear and tear, and the community was excited for…
Read More…that famous Christmas tree. But did you know that the tree lighting in Washington Square Park was a tradition that dates back much earlier? The tree in Washington Square Park…
Read More…feeling a little nostalgic for snowfalls past. Images from the GVSHP archive of Washington Square Park covered in snow offer the perfect solution. The Washington Square Arch framed in snow…
Read More…iconic stores, incredible museums, and beautiful parks. Beginning here in Greenwich Village at the entrance of Washington Square Park, Fifth Avenue passes the Flatiron Building, Madison Square Park, the Empire…
Read More…from the Kintecoying intersection, you will come to what is now Washington Square Park. Land prior to the construction of Washington Square Park, 1807 Bridges Map of New York City…
Read MoreThe Washington Square Music Festival in 2012. Photo via The Villager. Last night, the 55th Washington Square Music Festival held its first of four free concerts in Washington Square Park….
Read More…Park scene could have been filmed yesterday, except for the telltale cars that drive by – a Corvair, even. And while Washington Square Park has undergone two major renovations since…
Read More…Born and raised in Harlem, Washington Square Park was one of the first places he began to ply his craft and perform. The park always has with it a sense…
Read More…the South Village…Do you know what event the Washington Square Arch commemorates or who’s buried at Washington Square Park? On the South Village and Washington Square Park Tour, learn interesting…
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Folk musician David Rosario founded the band Lower East Side, which commonly performed in the streets of downtown New York City. He was known as “David Peel” in reference to…
Posted March 3, 2021
Read MoreJoin Sheryl Woodruff, Community Development Director of the Washington Square Park Conservancy, as she explores the design of Washington Square Park from past to present. Learn about changes to this landscape from…
Read More…four phases of the recent Washington Square Park reconstruction, where she’s uncovered new history and unraveled mysteries about the park’s past. Most New Yorkers know that much of the square…
Read MoreWalk and Draw Summer Series Part 2: Visual Art of the Village and Washington Square Park in July This summer, join artist and Villager Nick Golebiewski for a series of…
Read More…maintenance & comfort station structures in the park and to replace them with a single building that would house public restrooms as well as offices for Parks Dept maintenance operations….
Read More…in Washington Square Park for sundays, condemn roughness of police in dispersing peaceful demonstrations, failures of Parks Department to consider “intelligent” solution for Washington Square Park, and coffeehouse situation Page…
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According to Pryor Dodge: “He was invariably stationed next to the flagpole (originally positioned next to the fountain). In contrast to the surrounding hip music, his repertoire of choice was…
Posted March 3, 2021
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A Village resident documented 9/11 and the World Trade Center from the streets of Greenwich Village….
Posted September 8, 2021
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Folk musician David Rosario founded the band Lower East Side, which commonly performed in the streets of downtown New York City. He was known as “David Peel” in reference to…
Posted March 3, 2021
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Bluegrass musician Roger Sprung is known as “The Father of East Coast Bluegrass,” and played a major role in the 1950s folk music revival in New York City. Photo Credit:…
Posted March 4, 2021
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According to Pryor Dodge: “He was invariably stationed next to the flagpole (originally positioned next to the fountain). In contrast to the surrounding hip music, his repertoire of choice was…
Posted March 3, 2021
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Folk musician David Rosario founded the band Lower East Side, which commonly performed in the streets of downtown New York City. He was known as “David Peel” in reference to…
Posted March 3, 2021
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For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted March 24, 2021
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A Village resident documented 9/11 and the World Trade Center from the streets of Greenwich Village….
Posted September 8, 2021
Read More…House Music School’s Faculty Duo, Lynn Bechtold and Alon Bisk With special thanks to the Park’s Department, Washington Square Park, the Washington Square Park Conservancy, and our many partners and…
Read More…Square – author Edith Wharton. Wharton herself was a resident of Washington Square North for a short time in 1882. Although she didn’t live there for long, Washington Square often takes…
Read More…a tour of Washington Square Park and the South Village…Do you know what event the Washington Square Arch commemorates or who’s buried at Washington Square Park? On the South Village…
Read More…at 18 Washington Square North. In fact, he depicts a nostalgic view of the area around the Square in his 1881 novel Washington Square. Today, the houses belong to NYU….
Read MoreWashington Square Arch in Washington Square Park The Washington Square Arch in Washington Square Park is in some ways the heart of the Village. The white marble structure was designed…
Read More…figure at the corner of Waverly Place, MacDougal Street, and Washington Square North, the Hotel Earle – renamed the Washington Square Hotel in 1986 – has plenty of its own…
Read More…Photo courtesy of Michael Appleton for The New York Times. From Parking Lot to Car Free Washington Square Park An 89-Year Tradition Continues in Washington Square Park Barefoot in Washington…
Read More…continuity in his recreation of Last Car Thru Washington Square Park Armed with a printed version of GVSHP’s photo, Last Car Thru Washington Square, 1958, Shawn captured the changes and…
Read More…there for long, Washington Square often takes a central role in her work, including in her defining work, The Age of Innocence. Washington Square North, Image courtesy of Bob Estremera…
Read More…Seventh Regiment on Review, Washington Square, New York, 1851, Otto Boetticher. The view depicts the northwest corner of the Washington Square parade ground with New York University in the left…
Read More…for our national parks, and which has proposed the Stonewall Inn, the park, and surrounding area be considered for some sort of national park service designation. Christopher Park, Spring 2015….
Read More…the date the Square was closed to cars. The sign on Tankel’s car reads: “Last Car Thru Washington Square“. GVSHP Archives, Claire Tankel Collection. The weather this weekend is supposed…
Read More…Potter’s Field located in what is now Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. Rose, a nineteen year old black female slave, was convicted of arson. She had set fire to…
Read More…in the northernmost Rail Yards section of the High Line. Today’s Washington Square Park, however, is not known to include any at all, opting for grander species like elm, dogwood,…
Read More…Washington Square Park, causing much of the park to essentially be an extension to Fifth Avenue. The battle to remove this traffic was hard fought by Greenwich Village residents over…
Read MoreJoin us for a concise history of the development of what has become Washington Square, from the time of Dutch settlement to the now-lost Rhinelander mansion at 5th Avenue and Washington…
Read More…there! Since one of the homes on the tour is located a stone’s throw from Washington Square Park, we thought we’d feature former staffer Dana Schulz’s post on the park….
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