Bleecker Park

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Coordinates: 42°38′50″N 73°45′32.07″W / 42.64722°N 73.7589083°W / 42.64722; -73.7589083
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Bleecker Park
Mansion neighborhood Christmas sign in Bleecker Park, with Madison Place in background
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TypeUrban park
LocationAlbany, New York
Area16,275 square feet (0.15120 ha)
Created1835
Operated byCity of Albany
ParkingOff-site at nearby Empire State Plaza

Bleecker Park is a small .37-acre (0.15 ha)

Albany Times Union.[3]

History

Bleecker Park during the summer

Bleecker Park was established in 1835 by the erection of an iron fence.

Mother Church to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, was built across Eagle Street from the park in 1852.[citation needed] In 1863 the first public fountain in the city was erected in the park, a gift from William Fleming.[4] Prior to 1867 Madison Place was named Madison Avenue and the current Madison Avenue was Lydius Street, Madison Place receiving its current name in May, 1867 and Madison Avenue in July, 1867.[5]

In 1986 as part of the 300th anniversary of the

city, the Bleecker Park fence enclosure received a new coat of paint thanks to inmate labor from the Hudson Correctional Facility.[6] Bleecker Park was one of four places in the city to be awarded the Sense of Place award as part of fifth annual Albany History Fair in 2004.[7]

References

  1. ISBN 0-9625368-1-4
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  2. ^ Benjamin, Elizabeth (1999-04-22). "Albany's En Route to More Parking". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Communications. p. A1. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
  3. ^ Sombke, Laurence (1999-05-23). "Very Victorian the Era's Love of Nostalgia and Fragrance Blooms Again in the Garden". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Communications. p. H1. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
  4. ^ a b Howell, George Rogers; Tenney, Jonathan (1886). Bi-Centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N.Y., From 1609 to 1886. W.W. Munsell & Co.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Cuyler (1906). Albany Chronicles: A History of the City Arranged Chronologically. J.B. Lyon Company. p. 646. delaware ave.
  6. ^ Basu, Rekha (1986-05-29). "Park Cleanup Courtesy of Inmates". The Knickerbocker News. Hearst Communications. p. 4A. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
  7. ^ Scruton, Bruce A. (2004-05-03). "Historic Locations Honored". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Communications. p. B8. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.

42°38′50″N 73°45′32.07″W / 42.64722°N 73.7589083°W / 42.64722; -73.7589083

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