
J.D. Salinger was born and raised in New York. He grew up on Park

“The little lake” is located several hundred
feet from Grand Army Plaza and 5th Avenue.


Working closely with creators of the Central Park Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted, Mould designed many of the park's notable landmarks, including Belvedere Castle, and a great number of bridges.
Stretching 76 feet in its full length, the arched Gapstow
walkway made of Manhattan schist—rock dating back 450 million years and
uncovered from the great Wisconsin Glacier about 12,000 years ago.
If you look at the north from the bridge you see Wollman rink which replaced part of the Pond
in 1951 with an ice-skating rink. Facing
south, the bridge offers the
quintessential view of the city, with the Plaza Hotel and other towers rising
behind the backdrop of trees reflected, amidst the ducks, in the waters of the
Pond.
Official site of the Central park says: "Bearing a striking resemblance to the Ponte di San Francesco in San Remo, Italy, Gapstow Bridge is yet another example of traditional architecture in Central Park".
I found at least two other bridgges in Europe that look similar to Gapstow Bridge.One of the is Ponte di San Francesco, Subiaco, Lazio, Italy, about 45 miles east of Rome.
And the second -Ponte medievale di Laurino, by Costa del Cilento , also on Italy.
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Official site of the Central park says: "Bearing a striking resemblance to the Ponte di San Francesco in San Remo, Italy, Gapstow Bridge is yet another example of traditional architecture in Central Park".
I found at least two other bridgges in Europe that look similar to Gapstow Bridge.One of the is Ponte di San Francesco, Subiaco, Lazio, Italy, about 45 miles east of Rome.
And the second -Ponte medievale di Laurino, by Costa del Cilento , also on Italy.
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ReplyDeleteSo, do we know where the ducks go?
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