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Opened in 1906 and originally named Greenpoint Park, the park was renamed McCarren Park in 1909 after State Senator Patrick H. McCarren (1849–1909), who eventually became the Democratic boss of Brooklyn. The pool was planned by Robert Moses and designed by Aymar Embury II during a Works Progress Administration project in 1935–1936. Although ...
Pool Parties / ˌ p uː l ˈ p ɑːr t iː s / was a summer series of free outdoor concerts that took place in an abandoned olympic-size swimming pool in McCarren Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn from 2006 to 2008 and at the East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn from 2009 to 2010. [1] The music festival hosted more than 200,000 people ...
Lasker Rink was the only convertible ice rink/pool facility in the United States for many years. [1] McCarren Park Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, had a similar set up in 2013 and 2014. [36] [37] A similar indoor pool/rink, the Kobe Port Island Sport center, was built in Kobe, Japan, in 1981.
Highlands Natural Pool/Facebook. Distance from NYC: 1 hour 30 minutes How to get there: Drive via NJ-208 or NJ-3 W; bus via the 197 Swimming laps at the gym is fine, but sometimes we want to cool ...
The ‘forgotten fantasy’ of a 1980s amusement park. Marie Lodi, CNN. December 19, 2023 at 3:32 PM.
In the summers of 2006, 2007, and 2008, events including concerts, movies, and dance performances were staged at the previously abandoned pool at McCarren Park in Greenpoint. Starting in 2009, these pool parties are now held at the Williamsburg waterfront. [133]
Pages in category "1980s in Brooklyn" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Martinez Playground Skate Park (a.k.a. Blue Park & Blue floor) [14] McCarren Park Skatepark [15] Millennium Skate Park a.k.a. Owl's Head Skate Park [16] Robert Venable Skate Park [17] Rudd Skate Park [18] St. Mary's Playground [19] Seba Playground Skate Park; Sgt. William Dougherty Skate Park [20] Substance Skatepark [21] Thomas Greene Park ...