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Central Park's Sheep Meadow Postcard

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Signature Matte
18 pt thickness / 120 lb weight Soft white, soft eggshell texture
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  • Dimensions: 14.22 cm L x 10.79 cm H; qualified USPS postcard size
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Central Park's Sheep Meadow Postcard

Central Park's Sheep Meadow Postcard

This 15-acre lush, green pasture began as something very different. The 1858 design competition for Central Park required a parade ground for military drills. Winning landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux reluctantly included the parade ground. However, they convinced the Park’s Commissioners that military use conflicted with their vision of the Park as a quiet escape. Although these days you’ll mostly find sunbathers lounging on the lawn, the meadow was actually home to a flock of sheep from 1864 until 1934. The sheep and shepherd were housed in a fanciful Victorian building nearby – what became the famous Tavern on the Green restaurant. In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of people came to Sheep Meadow for large-scale concerts. Even the first landing on the moon was televised to a crowd at the Meadow on July 20, 1969. But these events, and the lack of management and maintenance, led to the lawn becoming severely eroded –a virtual dustbowl. In 1980, it was restored and has been maintained by The Central Park Conservancy since then. The meadow became the Park’s first Quiet Zone – which means it’s the perfect place to relax and unwind. Sheep Meadow attracts thousands of visitors, who gather to sunbathe, picnic, fly kites, and enjoy this pastoral escape – free from the hustle and bustle of New York City.

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Product ID: 239391665499601591
Posted on 14/06/2013, 12:07 PM
Rating: G