Skaters on the Lake in Central Park, circa 1890

Skaters on the Lake in Central Park, circa 1890

This image shows people ice skating on the lake in Central Park around 1890. The image is in black and white and shows the Dakota, a famous luxury apartment building in New York City, in the background, surrounded by a wintery landscape. Central Park is one of the most famous sites in New York City. In the image, you are able to tell that the Park was used for people’s enjoyment and was a place of gathering where people could hang out and do as they pleased.

In Mrs. Manstey’s View, the different views of New York City are something that I thought a lot about when reading the short story and what Mrs. Manstey’s exact view was. While she most likely did not have a view of Central Park, I thought it was important to discuss Central Park and recognize it as quite possible the most notable view in the City. Central Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, an American landscape architect who was known for designing different Parks all throughout the United States and Canada. Central Park is his most well-known work.

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15 December 2015

Emily Nader

1890