"Riverside Park" is an illustrated tribute to Frederick Law
Olmsted's "other" New York City sanctuary. Since its conception in
the 1870s, the park has undergone a number of transformations and
suffered from periods of misuse and neglect, but in 1984,
much-needed renovations turned this city oasis into what is today
one of Manhattan's most beautiful attractions.
"If the West Side does not stir you, you are a clod, past
redemption."-Robert Moses
Millions visit the Upper West Side landmark annually, and
despite the heavy use, thousands of volunteers keep the grounds
pristine. The park is now being extended southward as part of
Manhattan's plan to reclaim the island's six hundred miles of
waterfront, and Riverside Drive-Olmsted's curving thoroughfare
flanking the park-has long been one of Manhattan's premier
addresses.
"I often feel drawn to the Hudson River.... I never get tired of
looking at it; it hypnotizes me."-Joseph Mitchell, from "The
Rivermen"
From the time it was carved out of an unpromising landscape,
Riverside Park has continued to reinvent itself. Using photographs
(both contemporary and historical), illustrations, poems, and
original and excerpted narrative, Edward Grimm and E. Peter
Schroeder tell the intriguing story of a symbol of the modern
revitalization of New York City.
"Riverside Park will be a genuine riverside reservation,
dedicated forever to the use of the people, beautiful in the
highest sense."- "The New York World," April 24, 1892
*Includes the official Riverside Park Fund Map of 2007*
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