A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park by Ashley Benham Yazdani Diversity & Multicultural Pub Date: March 23

Pub Date: March 23

ISBN: 9780316324908

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A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park by Ashley Benham Yazdani Diversity & Multicultural Pub Date: March 23How did Central Park become a vibrant gem in the heart of New York City? Follow the visionaries behind the plan as it springs to green life. In 1858, New York City was growing so fast that new roads and tall buildings threatened to swallow up the remaining open space. The people needed a green place to be a park with ponds to row on and paths for wandering through trees and over bridges. When a citywide contest solicited plans for creating a park out