Manhattan · NYC landmark
Hamilton Fish Park Play Center
128 Pitt Street · Manhattan, New York City
A decorated park pavilion surviving from the movement to provide recreation and open space in crowded tenement neighborhoods.
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NYFE Summary
The park was created to bring open space and recreation into a neighborhood crowded with tenements. Its planners gave the gymnasium and bathing facilities a carefully decorated pavilion, rather than a plain service building.
A large entrance arch rises above the smaller arched windows on either side. Carved lions' heads look out between the windows. The pavilion survives from the original formal park plan, while the later swimming pool represents another stage of the park's history.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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