Vietnam Veterans Plaza

Coordinates: 40°42′09″N 74°00′35″W / 40.7025°N 74.009722°W / 40.7025; -74.009722
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Vietnam Veterans Plaza
United States
For New York City veterans of the Vietnam War
EstablishedMay 4, 1985 (1985-05-04)
Location40°42′09″N 74°00′35″W / 40.7025°N 74.009722°W / 40.7025; -74.009722
Financial District, Manhattan
Designed byPeter Wormser, William Fellows, and Joseph Ferrandino
TVA Memorial Day Ceremony at Vietnam Memorial
TVA Memorial Day Ceremony at Vietnam Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Plaza is an American memorial plaza in Manhattan, New York. It honors New York City citizens who served during the 20th-century Vietnam War.

Description and history

Located in the

Horticulturist Samuel Parsons
was responsible for laying out the garden in 1886.

By the mid-20th century, city planner Robert Moses had rebuilt the park with "horseshoe pitches and tennis, paddleball, handball, and shuffleboard courts all arranged around a tear-shaped asphalt plaza with a flagpole".[5] As part of the construction of the neighboring 55 Water Street, Paul Friedberg was commissioned to redesign the land in 1971, to which he added the amphitheater fountain.[5] Initially, 55 Water Street's owners were responsible for maintaining the park, which was paved in brick similar to the Elevated Acre plaza next to the building.[6]

In 1982, plans were unveiled to redevelop Jeannette Park into a memorial for veterans of the

Edward I. Koch to honor the 1,741 citizens of the city who died during the Vietnam War and the 250,000 men and women who served between 1964 and 1975.[12]

Mayor

Water Street to South Street and a black granite fountain placed at the center. The "Walk of Honor" contains 12 polished granite pylons with the names of all 1,741 people who died.[5]

In the future, the park may be the site of an entrance to a Second Avenue Subway station under Hanover Square.[4]

See also

Footnotes

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  2. ISBN 978-2-89464-236-8
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  3. ISBN 978-3-88618-903-8
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  4. ^ a b Second Avenue Subway in the Borough of Manhattan, New York County: Environmental Impact Statement. 2004. p. 146.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Vietnam Veterans Plaza". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
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    ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Geist, William E. (April 8, 1984). "The Expanding Empire of Donald Trump". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Santucci, John (July 20, 2015). "Leader of New York Veterans Group Defends Donald Trump". ABC News. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  9. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  10. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  11. ISSN 0099-9660. ProQuest 397961566
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  12. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  13. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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