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PARK’S AMPLIFIED SCHEDULE FOR MAY

Richard — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:30:51 +0000

- May 9th – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Youth dance performance in Holley Plaza
- May 13th – 3:00 – 4:30 – Band playing near the arch.
- May 16th – 2:00 – 6:00 – Concert in Holley Plaza
- May 23rd – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Concert in Holley Plaza

The Fountain is On !

Richard — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:38:35 +0000

The Fountain Works It's Magic

We are happy to announce that the Parks Department has turned on the fountain at Washington Square Park today ! Go over and enjoy the wonderful weather and our beautiful fountain.

WASHINGTON SQUARE ARCH CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY

Richard — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:24:23 +0000

Happy Birthday Washington Square Park Arch! The structure, designed by architect Stanford White and built between 1890-1892, turns 115 today—while it was basically complete by 1892, it wasn’t officially unveiled until 1895 when New York governor Levi P. Morton paraded down 5th Avenue to present it to a crowd of New Yorkers.

According to Inside the Apple, the arch was actually built twice, “the first one was made of wood, plaster, and papier-mâché and erected on Fifth Avenue just north of Washington Square in 1889 as a part of the festivities in honor of the centennial of George Washington’s inaugural.” After the festivities were over, a fundraising committee was formed and a permanent, marble replacement was put in place.

Around the time the second arch was complete marked the beginning of the City Beautiful movement and the formation of the Municipal Art Society, whose motto was (according to this 1893 NY Times article), “To make us love our country, we should make our country lovely.” Check out some more photos of the arch’s past at NYC Architecture. Today the history of the park still pops up from time to time, most recently a tombstone from 1799 was unearthed from when the area was a potter’s field.

By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on May 4, 2010 1 :53 PM

http://gothamist.com/2010/05/04/flashback_washington_square_park_ar.php

MULCH FEST AT WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK

Richard — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:21:11 +0000

Bring your tree to the park on Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10, 2010. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and volunteers will recycle your tree and create fresh mulch for our parks!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE WASHINGTON SQUARE ASSOCIATION

Richard — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:16:35 +0000

The Board and all the Members of the Washington Square Association want to wish everyone a wonderful new year !

Live, from Washington Square….

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:39:11 +0000

Well, almost live. Welcome to the new Washington Square Association blog page, where we will endeavor to bring you regular, timely information about our park and neighborhood…and the millions of people and events that it draws on a regular basis.

Speaking of which, we were truly gratified to have so many visitors and carolers at the Christmas Tree this year, especially on Christmas Eve. According to Mommy Poppins, it is the event for children (we appreciated all those kudo’s and links from their webpages to ours). And then there was Dec. 12th – Santa Claus day ! We caught a few pictures, but judging from the number of photographers there ought to be a lot more images to share. Send us a few, or send us your Flckr or Picasa links.