Bowling Green Park - 1869

 

Photograph shows Bowling Green Park, looking north from in front of buildings known at the time as Steamship Row, numbers 1 to 7 Bowling Green (later, the northern side of Custom House). The buildings on the right are on the southeast corner of Beaver Street. Photo by George Gardner Rockwood (from Brown Brothers), 1869. Source: Photographic views of New York City, from the collections of the New York Public Library.

Before 1844, the first decorative fountain was installed in the Bowling Greer Park, involved with stones. Around the 1850s, a new fountain was installed. Another fountain was installed between 1860s–1885.

 

NY Bowling Green

 

 

 

Bowling Green NYC

 

Bowling Green in 19th century

 

Bowling Green New York NY

 

Bowling Green New York

Opposite view to the photo above.

 

Similar photo taken about the same day.

 

19th century Bowling Green

 

Copyright © Geographic Guide - 19th Century NYC.

 

20th century NY

 

Old City New York

 

Bowling Green Park - 1869

 

Bowling Green fountain