Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Paley Park
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Preferred Title:
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Paley Park
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Image View:
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View into the park
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Creator:
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Zion & Breen (American landscape architectural firm, founded 1957)
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Location:
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site: New York, New York, United States
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Location Note:
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3 East 53rd Street
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Date:
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1967 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Modernist, Modern
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Work Type 1:
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garden
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Classification:
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landscape architecture
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Material:
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brick
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Technique:
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gardening
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; City planning; parks (recreation areas); parks (recreation areas); water wall; waterfall; loose park chairs
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Description:
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Paley Park is a pocket park located at 3 East 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan on the former site of the Stork Club. Designed by the landscape architectural firm of Zion & Breen, it opened May 23, 1967. Paley Park is often cited as one of the finest urban spaces in the United States. Measuring 4,200 square feet, the park offers a quiet urban oasis in the midst of the bustling city by the careful use of falling water, airy trees, lightweight furniture and simple spatial organization. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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2A1-ZB-PP-A6
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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