Department of Parks and Recreation

Department of Parks and Recreation drawings and plans

The Department of Parks and Recreation drawings and plans is a collection of graphic material pertaining to the planning, design, construction, renovation, and preservation of New York City’s park system between 1855 and 1962. A large part of this collection documents the planning, design, construction, maintenance, renovation, and restoration of Central Park. The collection includes preliminary sketches, final plans, artists’ and architectural renderings, lists of specifications and materials, planting plans, maps, surveys, graphs and cross sections, a small amount of correspondence, and architectural and engineering drawings.

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Department of Parks and Recreation photographs 

Photographs from the Department date from circal 1900-1960s.

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