Within the city-operated parks system of New York City, there are many parks that are either named after individuals who participated in World War I or contain monuments relating to the war.
Manhattan
edit- Abingdon Square Park has a memorial[1][2]
- Central Park has the John Purroy Mitchel Memorial,[3] 107th Infantry Memorial,[4] and 307th Infantry Memorial Grove.[5]
- Coleman Playground[6]
- Donnellan Square[7]
- Dorrance Brooks Square[8][9]
- 369th Infantry Regiment Memorial[10]
- Chelsea Park Doughboy Statue[2][11]
- Colonel Young Playground[12]
- Colonel Young Triangle[13]
- Duffy Square
- Finn Square[14]
- Madison Square Park (Eternal Light Flagstaff)[15]
- Maher Circle (site of Hooper Fountain)[16]
- McKenna Square
- William McCray Playground[17]
- Mitchel Square[18]
The Bronx
edit- Bronx Victory Memorial at Pelham Bay Park[19]
- Brust Park[20]
- D’Auria-Murphy Triangle[21]
- Devanney Triangle[22]
- Graham Triangle[23]
- Hawkins Park[24]
- O’Brien Oval[25]
- O’Neill Triangle[26]
- Owen Dolen Park (memorial)[27]
- Memorial Grove at Van Cortlandt Park[28]
- Woodrow Wilson Triangle [29]
- Sergeant Johnson Triangle [30]
- Vincent Ciccarone Playground [31]
- Wade Triangle [32]
- Woodlawn Heights War Memorial [33]
- Zimmerman Playground[34]
Queens
edit- Astoria Park Memorial[35]
- Barclay Triangle[36]
- Catholic War Veterans Triangle[37]
- Daniel O’Connell Playground[38]
- Doughboy Park[9]
- Dwyer Square[39]
- Fagan Square[40]
- Flushing Fields[41]
- Foch Sitting Area
- Foothill Malls (Hollis World War Memorial)[42]
- Forest Park (Richmond Hill War Memorial)[43]
- Garlinge Triangle[44]
- Gordon Triangle[45]
- Glendale Veterans Triangle[46]
- Hillcrest Veterans Square[47]
- Howard Von Dohlen Playground[48]
- Kennedy Playground[49]
- Legion Triangle
- Lost Battalion Hall[50]
- Luke J. Lang Square[51]
- Major Mark Park[52]
- MacDonald Park (New York City)|MacDonald Park[53][54]
- Mall Eighteen
- McConnell Park[55]
- McKenna Triangle[56]
- McKee Triangle[57]
- Norelli-Hargreaves Playground[58]
- Norelli-Hargreaves Triangle[59]
- O'Connell Playground[60]
- Proctor-Hopson Circle[9]
- Queens Village Veterans Plaza[61]
- Ridgewood Veterans Triangle
- Sergeant Colyer Square[62]
- Sohncke Square[63]
- Steinmann Triangle[64]
- Triangle 54 (memorial flagpole)
- Veterans Park (New York City)|Veterans Park[65] (Broad Channel)
- Veterans Square[66]
- Wellbrook Triangle[67]
- Winfield War Memorial[68]
- William F. Moore Park[69]
Brooklyn
edit- Alben Triangle[70]
- Ascenzi Square
- Beattie Square[71]
- Callahan–Kelly Playground[72]
- Freedom Triangle[73]
- Heisser Triangle[74]
- Highland Park (Dawn of Glory sculpture)[2][75]
- Ketchum Triangle[76]
- Person Square[77]
- Private Sonsire Triangle[78]
- Saratoga Park War Memorial[79]
- T. Raymond Nulty Square inside McCarren Park[80]
- William E. Sheridan Playground[81]
- Zion Triangle[82]
Staten Island
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.abingdonsquare.org/history-of-the-square/ Abingdon Square Conservancy
- ^ a b c Wilson, Dr. Ross J. "New York and the First World War: Shaping an American City" Page 213
- ^ "Central Park Monuments - John Purroy Mitchel : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Central Park Monuments - One Hundred Seventh Infantry Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Central Park Monuments - 307th Infantry Memorial Grove : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Coleman Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Donnellan Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Dorrance Brooks Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ a b c Wilson, Dr. Ross J. "New York and the First World War: Shaping an American City" Page 214
- ^ "GREENSTREET Highlights : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Chelsea Park Monuments - Chelsea Park Memorial (Doughboy) : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Col. Young Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Colonel Charles Young Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Finn Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Madison Square Park Monuments - Eternal Light Flagstaff : NYC Parks".
- ^ In memory of Lt. Joseph F. Maher “Tablets Unveiled, Graves Decorated” New York Times 5/31/1923
- ^ "William McCray Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Mitchel Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Pelham Bay Park Monuments - Bronx Victory Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Brust Park : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Fordham and Belmont Part Two: Forgotten-NY". 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Devanney Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Graham Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Hawkins Park Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ "O'Brien Oval : NYC Parks".
- ^ "O'Neill Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Owen F. Dolen Park Monuments - Westchester Square Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Van Cortlandt Park Monuments - Van Cortlandt Memorial Grove : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Woodrow Wilson Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Sergeant Johnson Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Vincent Ciccarone Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Fordham and Belmont Part One : Forgotten-NY". 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Woodlawn Heights War Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ^ Corporal Louis Zimmerman, killed on November 5, 1918
- ^ "Astoria Park Monuments - Astoria Park War Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Barclay Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ “Harvey Will Speak at Square Dedication” Brooklyn Daily Eagle September 18, 1938
- ^ "Daniel M. O'Connell Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Dwyer Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Corporal Frank F. Fagan Sq. : NYC Parks".
- ^ Flushing World War Memorial http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/flushing-fields/monuments
- ^ "Permanent Art and Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Forest Park Highlights - Richmond Hill War Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Garlinge Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Gordon Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Glendale Veterans Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ Rhoades, Liz “In Time For Memorial Day, Veterans Unveil New Monument” Queens Chronicle June 2, 2005 http://www.qchron.com/editions/north/in-time-for-memorial-day-veterans-unveil-new-monument/article_fe26914f-3cdc-598b-a649-9a2c74ea385f.html
- ^ "Howard Von Dohlen Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Kennedy Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Luke J. Lang Square: NYC Parks".
- ^ "Major Mark Park : NYC Parks".
- ^ "MacDonald Park : NYC Parks".
- ^ New York City Board of Aldermen Res. #190 4/25/1933
- ^ "Lt. Frank McConnell Park : NYC Parks".
- ^ "McKenna Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "McKee Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Norelli-Hargreaves Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Norelli-Hargreaves Memorial Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "O'Connell Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Queens Village Veterans Plaza Highlights : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Sergeant Colyer Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Carl R. Sohncke Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Steinmann Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Veterans Park : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Veteran's Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Wellbrock Triangle Monuments - Corporal George J. Wellbrook Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Permanent Art and Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ "William F Moore Park : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Alben Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Beattie Square : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Callahan-Kelly Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Freedom Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Heisser Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Highland Park Monuments - Dawn of Glory : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Ketchum Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "J W Person Square Highlights : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Pvt. Sonsire Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Saratoga Park : NYC Parks".
- ^ "McCarren Park Highlights : NYC Parks".
- ^ "William E. Sheridan Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Zion Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Egbert Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Levy Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Hero Park Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Mahoney Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "De Matti Playground : NYC Parks".
- ^ "Pleasant Plains Plaza Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ^ "John E. White Park : NYC Parks".