Castle Garden and Battery Park
By Barry Moreno
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From theater to landing plce for immagrants, this is the photographic hsitory of 200 year old Castle Garden and Battery Park.
Few buildings in Manhattan have had a richer and more varied life than 200-year-old Castle Clinton, the magnificent red sandstone structure that lies in historic Battery Park. Although originally built as a fortress just before the outbreak of the War of 1812, its actual fame rests on the years when it was known worldwide as Castle Garden, a name that underlined its intimate connection with the surrounding park. Under that name, it served successively as Manhattan's preeminent public events hall and theater (1824-1855), then as America's first great landing place for millions of immigrants (1855-1890), and finally as the oldest and grandest municipal aquarium in the United States (1896-1941). Castle Garden and Battery Park invites readers to step back in time and dip into this legendary monument's dramatic story and learn how it has managed to survive into the 21st century.
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Castle Garden and Battery Park - Barry Moreno
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THE BATTERY
THE BATTERY WATERFRONT. Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton National Monument, stands on the left, while the trees and crowds occupy much of the remainder of Battery Park. This photograph dates from around 1970. (National Park Service.)
BATTERY PARK FROM THE AIR. This shot was taken around 1958. Opened in 1785, Battery Park is New York City’s second-oldest public park, after Bowling Green, which dates from 1733. As can be seen here, Battery Park is principally bounded, from left to right, by Battery Place and State Street. (New York Times.)
BATTERY PARK FROM STATE STREET. This picture was taken from the upper floor of a neighboring building and dates from about the late 1960s. (National Park Service.)
CASTLE CLINTON FROM THE AIR. This picture, showing the castle and the Eisenhower Mall, which leads to the junction of State Street and Battery Place with Broadway, dates from the