adventure playground, Advocacy, Central Park, Richard Dattner
By LANDMARK WEST! The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based education and advocacy non-project, released their annual Landslide report and this year they are focusing on sites of demonstration in U.S. history. Landslide 2024: Demonstration...
adventure playground, architect, P.S. 166, playground, Playground 89, Richard Dattner, The New York Observer
Singer-Songwriter legend Carlos Santana wasn’t necessarily singing about Playground 89, on West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam when he wrote “Let the Children Play” in 1976, but the playground, adjacent famed architect C. B. J....
landscape architecture, photography, playground, Richard Dattner
The first official day of the Fall season may not be until tomorrow, but this morning’s beautiful weather tempted us to celebrate a day early. With blue skies on our side, we took a mid-morning romp through the Adventure Playground, located just a...
parks, photography, playground, preservation, Richard Dattner, Upper West Side, UWS
… must come down, right lil’ Charles S.? Adventure Playground, just inside Central Park at West 67th Street, has gotten a good amount of bloglove during the photo series, and why shouldn’t it! As architect Richard Dattner’s first...
architecture, Calvert Vaux, New York City, parks, preservation, Richard Dattner, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side
Summer Is Here In A Big Way,So Get Out And Play! Recreation and play are serious art forms in Central Park! To help you plan your summer play, LANDMARK WEST! brings you a map paired with a few facts about the Central Park playgrounds! Learn about...
architecture, Dept. of City Planning, R.O. Blechman, Richard Dattner
It’s been a spell since we logged some blog time, and it would seem that sharing our Easter Egg Hunt joy with our friends and neighbors is a great way to break the lull!Our resident Staff Activity Guru, Cristiana, tucked 20 candy and fun-filled pastel eggs...
