What to see in America . 74 What to See in America. Columbia Library The citys the-aters congregatethickest at 42dStreet, and it isthere that Broad-way is to a mostmarked degreetheGrea^*teWay when re-splendent at nightwith dazzlingelectric signsand other the vicinity of 3d Avenue and 63d Street Nathan Hale,the patriot spy, was hanged on an apple tree, September 22,1776. Central Park, the great promenade and open-air resort ofNew York, was laid out in 1856. It extends from 59th to110th Street, is a half mile wide, and covers 840 ground has been transformed from a tract of sw
What to see in America . 74 What to See in America. Columbia Library The citys the-aters congregatethickest at 42dStreet, and it isthere that Broad-way is to a mostmarked degreetheGrea^*teWay when re-splendent at nightwith dazzlingelectric signsand other the vicinity of 3d Avenue and 63d Street Nathan Hale,the patriot spy, was hanged on an apple tree, September 22,1776. Central Park, the great promenade and open-air resort ofNew York, was laid out in 1856. It extends from 59th to110th Street, is a half mile wide, and covers 840 ground has been transformed from a tract of swamp androck into a park famous for its varied beauty. On the eastside, at 64th Street, is a Zoological Garden that most visitorsenjoy, especially in winter, when a number of menageriestemporarily leave their animals there. On the same sideof the park, at 82d Street, is the Metropolitan Musuem ofArt. A knoll west of the Museum is occupied by CleopatrasNeedle, an Egyptian obelisk, sixty-nine feet high, from Alex-andria, presented by the khedive to t
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