Central Park Conservancy Blog Archive

Category: Calvert Vaux

2019

By Marissa Castrigno|18 April 2019

The Park that we know and love today was designed during a competition run by the Commissioners of C... Read more

2018

By Marie Warsh|26 July 2018

Central Park’s First Monuments Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s original desi... Read more

By Tricia Kang|19 July 2018

This month, we celebrate the 165th anniversary of the New York State Legislature setting aside the l... Read more

2017

By Jessica Sain-Baird|07 September 2017

Have you ever noticed – or climbed – Central Park’s impressive rock formations? Al... Read more

By Tricia Kang|01 June 2017

Central Park serves as a peaceful haven for New Yorkers — an escape from the City grind and a ... Read more

By Central Park Conservancy|08 March 2017

This week, we honor Central Park’s lesser-known (but no less visionary!) co-designer, Calvert ... Read more

2016

By Central Park Conservancy|12 October 2016

A popular misconception of Central Park is that its 843 acres are the last remaining natural land in... Read more