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	Project for Public Spaces (PPS) \| Great Park Places: Washington Square Park, NYC
		Because of its proximity to New York University, a residential neighborhood, and the stores and clubs of the Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park is a major center of community activity, used by so many different groups use that it has become a microcosm of New York City.
		Initially, the park was a cemetery for yellow fever victims in the late 1700s; in its next incarnation, the park was a parade ground and a site for public hangings.
		Since I work near the park, during the summer, it is the best place to find shade or sun and an open seat when I want to eat lunch and in the winter, I can walk through and enjoy a moment of open space or do a little people watching.
	www.pps.org /upo/greatplaces/one?public_place_id=7 (1226 words)

	Sign Information
		Washington Square Park is named for George Washington (1732-1799), who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and presided over the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
		In 1835, the park also hosted the first public demonstration of the telegraph by Samuel F.B. Morse, a professor at New York University, which is adjacent to the park.
		The marble Washington Arch was built between the years 1890 and 1892 to replace the popular wooden arch erected in 1889 to commemorate the centennial of Washington’s inauguration.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=6537 (497 words)

	Washington Square Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Washington Square Park is among the handful of parks in San Francisco that you don't have to climb a huge hill to visit.
		The most essential detail about Washington Square Park is that it is the only one of the City's three original parks that hasn't been raised off the ground to become the roof of a parking garage.
		The park named for George Washington has a statue of Benjamin Franklin in the center.
	www.mistersf.com /high/highwashsquare03.htm (159 words)

	Washington Square
		Morley once lived on Washington Square, in a house facing the great green common, which in later years became "The Christopher Morley Inn." Philadelphia's Washington Square has long been home to a thriving publishing industry and was indeed home to America's oldest publishing house.
		Washington Square was one of Philadelphia's five original squares as laid out in 1682 by William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme.
		Washington and all the leading men of the city were interested, most of them having contributed to the expense of preparing the balloon.
	www.ushistory.org /tour/tour_washsq.htm (2946 words)

	GoPhila.com CultureFiles - Historic Green
		Not long after William Penn set aside this land at the city's western edge for a public park, it was claimed as a burial ground for victims of the 1793 yellow fever epidemic, for African-Americans and for 2,600 soldiers who died during the Revolution.
		In 1815, the city reclaimed the square for its original purpose; today it's a leafy retreat with tree-shaded benches, reminiscent of a London park.
		The park shelters the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in memory of soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, and a tree that sprouted from a seed that went to the moon
	www.gophila.com /culturefiles/Parks/historicgreen (254 words)

	VIRTOURIST.COM: 31/50.- San Francisco, Washington Square park tourist information
		The center of North Beach, on Telegraph Hill is Washington Square and its park.
		150 years ago, Washington Square was a cemetery, a cow pasture, then a refugee camp after the earthquake of 1906 that destroyed the city.
		Washington Square was then among the first public spaces the city government designated for a park area.
	www.virtourist.com /america/san-francisco/31.htm (145 words)

	GoCityKids \| Washington Square Park
		The most striking feature of Washington Square Park is the enormous Washington Arch on the north side, which was built over 100 years ago (modeled on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris) to commemorate the centennial of George Washington's inauguration.
		At the center of the park is a large fountain, as often functional as not, which is the site of a vast array of virtually free (aside from hat-passing) performance art, ranging from fire eating to break dancing to folk music.
		According to park rangers, bike riding is permitted here (obviously for older children and teenagers), although it is forbidden elsewhere in the park.
	www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=1233 (664 words)

	Washington Square Park New York City- Manhattan sightseeing attractions-Must See New York
		The Washington Square Park, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is a very popular and crowded square.
		The park looks seedy, has little green space and attracts vagrants, but people from all backgrounds still flock to the square.
		The two main attractions in the square are the fountain and the Washington arch.
	www.mustseenewyork.com /attractions/washington-square-park.html (75 words)

	Washington Square Park
		The park today is a far cry from its original incarnation.
		WSP has been known to be the land of the bust.
		And since the park rangers have moved in, the drug trade has moved to the side streets.
	www.nycgoth.com /more/washington_square_park (190 words)

	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
		Initially located on Philadelphia's westernmost settled area, the square proved an out-of-the-way repository for the impecunious as well as a permanent residence for deceased "strangers" — those unknown visitors to Philadelphia whose stay proved to be longer than expected.
		For example, the Joshua Carpenter family, a prominent Philadelphia clan, had maintained a private family burial ground in the square's center owing to the suicide of a family member — this kept her from being buried in a church cemetery.
		In 1825, the Square was renamed in honor of George Washington, commander of many of the troops buried within it.
	www.ushistory.org /tour/tour_tomb.htm (1092 words)

	Washington Square Park - Parks - Visitors Guide - New York
		Immortalized in such disparate works as Washington Square, Henry James’ novel on 19th-century New York high society, and the nihilistic '90s teen flick Kids, Washington Square Park has long been a crossroads of unusual paths.
		Before it became a park in 1828, the 9.75-acre area was used as a cemetery, an execution site and a parade ground.
		But they’re all in the shadow of the Park’s most famous landmark, the Washington Arch, designed by architect Stanford White and erected in 1885 to commemorate the centennial of George Washington’s inauguration.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /pages/venues/159.htm (539 words)

	New York Architecture Images- SEARCH- greenwich village
		The best way to see the Village is to walk, and by far the best place to start is its natural center, Washington Square, commemorated as a novel title by Henry James and haunted by most of the Village's illustrious past names.
		On the perimeter of Washington Square, stately red brick townhouses built in the Greek Revival style drew wealthy members of society.
		In the 1940s, urban renewal efforts on Washington Square South had altered the physical character of the neighborhood by demolishing many 19th century structures.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /GV/GV.htm (1944 words)

	Preserve Washington Square Park
		Author Luther Harris announced that he found plans of the Park plumbing system for the fountain, which the Parks Department said were unavailable.
		The Parks Committee took the vote and approved passing the resolutions and compromise plan to the full committee on October 20th.
		As we said here last week, the edirorial said that the fountain and arch are the keystones of the Park and should be left where they are.
	home.earthlink.net /~preservewsp (792 words)

	Washington Square Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Then, we'd hit the park, which was the epicenter of activity at the time, and where all the cool people spent their time doing everything my mother didn't want me doing.
		The Regulars were still in the park, some of them sleeping side-by-side, in their living room, which, of course, was a grassy area with some trees.
		We walked through the park and sat in the center circle, in what used to be the Living Room and the Office.
	www.geocities.com /mypinkmagazine/PINK4_WashingtonSquare.html (1148 words)

	GammaBlaBlog - Photos- Washington Square Park - West Village - Manhattan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is one of about five animal rights advocates wandering around Washington Square park in farm animal costumes, getting their message out to the few folks that felt like being in the park today.
		This guy, beneath the Garibaldi statue in Washington Square Park, was singing popular songs from fifty years ago in a deep operatic voice, accompanied by his boombox.
		Their accidental/serendipitous intersection in Washington Square Park was a great New York moment.
	wrybread.com /gammablablog/archives/washington-square.htm (336 words)

	Cures not Wars: Protesters Assail Rising Use of Police Cameras in WSP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Deputy Inspector Michael Collins, a police spokesman, said the videotapes from Washington Square Park are held for seven days before being erased, because crimes are often reported a few days after they occur.
		He said the police had already used the cameras in the park successfully at least twice -- once "live," when an officer watching the monitor saw a crime occurring and radioed the police to make an arrest, and once on tape, as evidence against a suspect already under arrest.
		The Rev. Peter Laarman, senior minister of Judson Memorial Church, on Washington Square South, told her that he had been asked to allow a camera to be installed on the church's spire, overlooking the park.
	www.cures-not-wars.org /nocameras.html (661 words)

	5th Avenue: New York Songlines
		By 1814, when the park was named Madison Square after the then-current president, it had been reduced to 90 acres.
		The park, which was laid out in its current form in 1870, was the center of New York society in the 1860s and '70s.
		Washington Square was at one point the center of New York society, later becoming the unofficial quadrangle of NYU.
	home.nyc.rr.com /jkn/nysonglines/5av.htm (7732 words)

	DoggieNews: Washington Square Park Dog Runs to be Relocated (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Among the issues was where to move the park's two dog runs.
		Jim Fouratt, a member of the park's run for small dogs, called the idea of a run on the park's periphery, "a terrible idea." Other members echoed his comments, noting dogs might be startled by loud noises from car traffic on Washington Sq.
		S., that the dogs would be in greater danger of running into the street and that pedestrians stopping to look at the dogs playing in the run would congest the sidewalk.
	www.doggienews.com /2005/02/washington-square-park-dog-runs-to-be.htm (416 words)

	IgoUgo: New York Attractions, New York Festivals, Things To Do In New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At the northern end of the park is a triumphal arch, built to honor George Washington becoming president of the United States in 1789.
		Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park is the home of New York’s version of the Arch D’Triomphe.
		"Washington Square Park is the heart of the Village.
	www.igougo.com /planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?type=2&entryID=1097 (515 words)

	Crackers United » CBGB Benefit \| Washington Square Park
		There has been talk all month about a CBGB benefit concert in Washington Square Park on Wednesday, August 31, coinciding with the legendary clubs lease expiration.
		The Washington Square concert is supposedly set for Wednesday from 3pm-7pm.
		Little Steven has informed reporters that they are not disclosing the performers due to the limited capacity of the park (under 5,000).
	crackersunited.com /blog?p=217 (222 words)

	MNCPPC: Washington Square Neighborhood Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Visitors to this park will enjoy the playground, softball field, multi-use field and tennis courts.
		In addition, the picnic area has a shelter that can be rented.
		This 5-acre park was acquired by M-NCPPC in 1972.
	www.mc-mncppc.org /parks/park_of_the_day/jun/parkday_jun7.shtm (36 words)

	Gotham Gal: Washington Square Park
		The Parks department is working on what exactly will take place and what the park will look like upon completion.
		The conversations last night were not only about the private funds needed but concerned community members interested in the playground, the chess players, the greenery, the flow, a kiosk, bathrooms, etc. It was great to hear the excitement and the ideas flowing.
		Washington Square Park is the last park to undergo major renovation downtown.
	gothamgal.blogs.com /gotham_gal/2004/12/washington_squa.html (337 words)

	GoCityKids \| Washington Square Park
		This patch of green is one of San Francisco's most accessible parks, and sometimes hosts free family fun.
		See if the kids notice that, despite the name (the Park was named for George Washington), the statue in the center is of Benjamin Franklin!
		Sidewalk cafes circle the park's perimeter, and it's a walkable downhill destination from most of northeast San Francisco.
	www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=65639 (70 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Washington Arch, New York City
		MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Washington Arch, New York City
		The Washington Arch in Washington Square Park, built in New York City at the end of the 19th century, shows Italian Renaissance influences.
		A respected architect, White is also known for the scandalous affair that ended in his murder in 1906.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461514486/Washington_Arch_New_York_City.html (62 words)

	Johns Hopkins University Press \| Books \| It Happened on Washington Square (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lined by elegant townhouses, anchored by Stanford White's iconic Washington Arch, and used by students and professionals, dog walkers and musicians, chess players and toddlers, the park is both an oasis from and an ideal of urban life.
		Farmed by New Amsterdam's freed African slaves in the seventeenth century, the park was used as a potter's field and dueling ground in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War and then converted into a parade ground for the city's volunteer militia in 1826.
		In recent decades, the Square's residents have united against such threats to their neighborhood as the urban redevelopment proposed by Robert Moses and the expansion of New York University.
	www.press.jhu.edu /books/title_pages/1821.html (626 words)

	Ugly Chart : Washington Square Park Chess Hustlers
		I was browsing around the web and I found some pictures of some of the Washington Square Park Chess players.
		The guy I have labeled as "psycho killer" is dangerous and I would stay away from him.
		I heard that the chess tables will be removed soon for park renovations.
	www.uglychart.com /archives/2005/09/washington_squa.html (211 words)

	Jim Pearce: Washington Square Park
		Atlanta-based pianist Jim Pearce is such a busy working musician (he averages over four hundred gigs per year) that one wonders how he even found the time to record his new CD Washington Square Park —his first since 2003âs Thirty Year Waltz.
		âWashington Square Parkâ is a vocal feature for RenÃ© Marie, who sings it beautifully and intelligently—the way her voice shoots up an octave on the word âbirdâ is thrilling, but Pearce is always there too, responding.
		Still, Washington Square Park is a powerful reminder that not all great jazz pianist/composers are signed to Verve or Blue Note—or work out of New York.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=16734 (620 words)

	Home Page The Open Washington Square Park Coalition
		The Open Washington Square Park Coalition opposes the current Parks Dept. plan to close much of the park for at least two years beginning this year for an underfunded, unnecessary radical redesign of the park.
		Will bring the park’s central plaza to street level, destroying the most unique public gathering spaces in
		Will squander millions to change the unique layout of the park, moving the fountain, statues, pathways and even destroying trees, all to “improve sight lines”
	www.openwsp.com (335 words)

	A Day in Washington Square Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Today I went to Washington Square for yet another special report.
		It was a great day to walk around NYC, so I took my digital camera to Washington Square Park and took about 80 pictures (the most I could until I ran out of room w/ my 128 MB memory stick).
		Damn, the Washington Square Arch looks so beautiful with all of that scaffolding.
	christensen.4t.com /WashSq.htm (132 words)

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