 Bowling Green, shown in a composite photograph taken from the steps of the U.S. Custom House looking north along Broadway. Bowling Green is a small public park in Lower Manhattan at the foot of Broadway next to the site of the original Dutch fort. It is the oldest existing public park in New York City. At the present time, it is probably most known for being the location of the sculpture Charging Bull. Bowling Green, in Lower Manhattan, as depicted in a composite photograph taken September 23, 2002. ...
Bowling Green, in Lower Manhattan, as depicted in a composite photograph taken September 23, 2002. ...
Woolworth Building, looking south along Broadway The Lower Manhattan skyline as viewed from Hoboken, New Jersey. ...
A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ...
Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R...
Charging Bull (Feb. ...
Description The park is a wedge-shaped plaza, formed by the convergence of Whitehall Street and Broadway, of which the park forms the southern terminus. A portion of the park is a fenced-in grassy area with tables and chairs that are popular lunchtime destinations for local workers in the nearby Financial District. A view up Broad Street in the Financial District in Manhattan The Financial District is the neighborhood in New York City on the southernmost section of the island of Manhattan which comprises the offices and headquarters of many of the citys major financial institutions, including the New York Stock...
The south end of the plaza is bounded by the front entrance of Alexander Hamilton US Custom House, which currently houses the New York branch of the National Museum of the American Indian and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Manhattan Division). The central rotunda of the Alexander Hamilton Custom House The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House (originally U.S. Custom House) is a building in New York City, built 1902 - 1907 by the federal government to house the duty collection operations for the port of New York. ...
National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C., viewed from the northeast Interior view looking down toward the entrance. ...
History The park has long been an epicenter of activity in the city going back to the days of New Amsterdam in the 17th century, when it served as cattle market and parade ground. Dutch Revival buildings from the early 20th century on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan recall the Dutch origins of the city. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
In 1733, the local government laid out a bowling green and offered it for rent to three local residents for one peppercorn a year. Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ...
In August 21, 1770, the British government erected a 4,000 pound gold-plated leaden statue in the plaza depicting King George III mounted on horseback and dressed in Roman garb in the style of the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. The statue had been commissioned in 1766, along with a statue of William Pitt, to the prominent London sculptor Joseph Wilton. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738–29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ...
The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ...
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is made of bronze and stands 11’ 6” tall. ...
1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
William Pitt could refer to: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766-1768; often known as William Pitt the Elder William Pitt the Younger; his son; Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783-1801) and (1804-1806) William Pitt, Comptroller of the Household to King James...
For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ...
Joseph Wilton (16 July 1722 – 1803) was an English sculptor and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768 (and the Academys third keeper). ...
The statue was very unpopular with the public. In 1773, the city passed an anti-graffiti and anti-desecration law to counter vandalism against the monument. On July 9, 1776, after the Declaration of Independence was read to Washington's troops at the current site of City Hall, a mob of local citizens rushed to Bowling Green where they toppled the statue. The event is considered one of the most enduring images in the city's history. According to folklore, the statue was chopped up and shipped to a Connecticut foundry to be made into some 40,000 Patriot bullets. Parts of the statue are preserved in the New-York Historical Society. The event has depicted over the years in several works of art, including an 1859 painting by artist Johannes Adam Simon Oertel. 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...
This article is about the year 1776. ...
U.S. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is a document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. ...
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the successful Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783, and later became the first President of the United States, an office to which he was elected, unanimously, twice and remained in from...
City Hall in its modern setting New York City Hall is the center of New York Citys municipal government. ...
The New-York Historical Society is an American organization located in New York City and dedicated to the preservation of the citys history. ...
1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Evacuation Day with much revelry commemorated for many years in New York City the 1783 departure of the last British troops from the United States following the success of the American Revolution. Legend has it that wounded British pride resulted in the nailing of a Union Jack to a greased flagpole in Bowling Green prior to the departure. After numerous attmepts by others, a boy was supposedly able to tear down the offending symbol and replace it with the Stars and Stripes before the British ships left from view. George Washington made his triumphal return to the city the same day. Competitions to remove a Union Jack from a greased pole became part of annual celebrations in the following years. Evacuation Day on the 25th of November marks the day in 1783 when the last vestige of British authority in the United States - its troops in New York - departed from Manhattan. ...
The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and created the modern United States of America. ...
Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ...
Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars...
Following the Revolution, elegant townhouses were built around the park, which became largely the private domain of the residents. By 1850, the general northward migration of residences in Manhattan led to the conversion of the residences into the shipping offices, resulting in full public access to the park. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (881x597, 229 KB) Bowling Green, New York City: Charging Bull sculpture by Arturo Di Modica Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, 2002 File links The following pages link to this file: Bowling Green (New York City) Arturo Di Modica ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (881x597, 229 KB) Bowling Green, New York City: Charging Bull sculpture by Arturo Di Modica Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, 2002 File links The following pages link to this file: Bowling Green (New York City) Arturo Di Modica ...
The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and created the modern United States of America. ...
1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...
The park suffered neglect after World War II, but was restored by the city in the 1970s and is now one of the most heavily traveled plazas in the city. Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Commanders Strength Casualties Full list Full list World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...
The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
In 1989, the sculpture Charging Bull was installed in the park by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation after it had been confiscated by the police following its illegal installation on Wall Street. The sculpture has become one of the beloved and recognizable landmarks of the Financial District. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Charging Bull (Feb. ...
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is the branch of government of the City of New York responsible for maintaining the citys parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the citys natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for citys residents. ...
For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ...
Subway station Bowling Green is also the name of a New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, the entrances of which are located in and next to the plaza. Track map (closed platforms in pink) Bowling Green is the southernmost Manhattan station on the Lexington Avenue services, located at Broadway and Battery Place (at the Bowling Green). ...
The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ...
The Lexington Avenue Line (sometimes called the Lex or the IRT East Side Line) is one of the major IRT lines in the New York City Subway. ...
See also Canyon of Heroes on lower Broadway in New York City, during a ticker_tape parade for the Apollo 11 astronauts, August 1969 The Canyon of Heroes is a colloquialism used in New York City to refer to a section of lower Broadway that is the historic location of the citys...
External links |
Feeds |
Contact