The sleigh originated at Bowling Green, according to the sign on the side. Bowling Green is the oldest public park in New York, at Broadway and Beaver Streets in lower Manhattan. It was the site of the cattle market in 17th century New Amsterdam. After the Declaration of Independence was read in public there in 1776, people tore the little crowns off the spikes of the fence around the park - and the fence, sans crowns, is still there today.Sleigh image from NYPL Digital Gallery, as is the postcard image of Bowling Green.
More on Bowling Green here at NYC Parks and Rec.
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A lovely peak into New York city on a winter's day. Wonderful.
That was lovely.
Sadly the similar fences surrounding several of our public gardens in Melb were recycled into munitions in WW1/WW2 and never replaced, leaving the gardens wide open for all and sundry to waltz through at their leisure (tongue in cheek) ;)
Fabulous! Does that sort of public fun happen anymore?
I have to say, I absolutely LOVE the idea of a public sleigh transportation system. That looks like a hoot! They should bring that back into use. ;)
How I would love to do that and I bet it's much more fun than a bus or streetcar :D
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