A home geography of New York city . Mill Kock, Hell Gate (li^ii). Liuldkens Sailing J^akk, Ckxtijal Takk CHAPTER XVI PARKS When New Amsterdam became a city in 1653 it contained aboutone thousand inhabitants. The residents of the little city hadthe country right at their doors. They had their gardens and theirfarms. Lakes, streams, hills, flowers, and birds were close at was an abundance of fresh and invigorating air for all. As the population increased and continued to increase, the cityfarms and gardens began to decrease. Farms and gardens were cutup into building lots, and houses
A home geography of New York city . Mill Kock, Hell Gate (li^ii). Liuldkens Sailing J^akk, Ckxtijal Takk CHAPTER XVI PARKS When New Amsterdam became a city in 1653 it contained aboutone thousand inhabitants. The residents of the little city hadthe country right at their doors. They had their gardens and theirfarms. Lakes, streams, hills, flowers, and birds were close at was an abundance of fresh and invigorating air for all. As the population increased and continued to increase, the cityfarms and gardens began to decrease. Farms and gardens were cutup into building lots, and houses were erected upon them. The old-time houses were small. These small houses were soon replacedby larger ones, and at last a wilderness of tenements took the placeof forest, farm, and garden. 82 PARKS 83 Open spaces for recreation and amusement in the southern pai^tof Manhattan had disappeared. People living there had to takelong walks or a ride to enjoy the sight of trees and flowers and toget the fresh air and clear sunlight of the country. This was agreat hard
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