We"re standing on the Mall of New York City"s Central Park, in the middle of fall foliage season. When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed this quarter-mile walkway, they were inspired by Europe"s public spaces. They envisioned a "grand promenade" where people of all backgrounds, from the city"s monied elite to those of lesser status, could come together and mingle.
A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
Today in History
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Happy Hobbit Day
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Grand finish of Le Tour
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Silver-studded blue butterflies
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Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
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Eye of the cave
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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Reflections on the mighty Amazon
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Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Light show at the skatepark
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Taking the scenic route to Sturgis
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Birthplace of Roman emperors
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A sleeping green giant
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Flowers by the sea
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Teacher Appreciation Day
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Last day of National Park Week
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Computer Science EDU Week
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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Astronomy Day
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Hanging out on a limb
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Summer huts in winter
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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It’s oh so quiet
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Day of the Dead
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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A shell of many colors
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China