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Before the Park Existed

Here are a few photos from the NYC Municipal Archives Online Gallery that show the blocks that became the Sara D Roosevelt Park. These are screen grabs that are watermarked, since the the archive charges for the photos, but you get the idea. You can find the location of most of these in the bottom left.

Here’s is the Parks Department page with a short history of the park.

  • Post published:May 3, 2013
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