Since we're studying the changes in cities around the turn of the 20th Century, here is the link to Virtual Central Park, NYC.Also, here's an interesting article from CNN about a woman's purse that had been stolen and then tossed into a hollow cherry tree back in 1982. The woman and her wallet were reunited this summer in July 2009. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/06/newyork.wallet.cherry.tree/index.html
And here is a link to the history of Central Park: http://www.centralparknyc.org/site/PageNavigator/aboutpark_history_cp_history_150yrs
Makes for interesting reading about Fred Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and their fights over what to do with the park and its designs.
