weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

From the New York Palace Hotel we make a quantum leap (well, at least 16 blocks …) up to the Central Park, the "green lung" of the City. Actually, the leaves are down, and the night is dark, so we don't see much of the "green", but at the famous "Tavern on the Green" we enjoy viewing their Christmas decoration in their courtyard as well as in the building. We have quite fond memories of dining in this elaborate venue a number of times during our 16-year stay in New York ending in 2007, unfortunately the restaurant ran into problems after our departure (I guess they couldn't do well enough after we stopped coming.....), it was closed in-between and reopened in 2014 and our visit in 2015 did not live up to our exalted expectation based on former experiences, but it was still an enchanting place. Then we proceed through the streets decorated with festive lights down to New York's famous Lincoln Center, the powerhouse for the performing arts in the City.

TAVERN ON THE GREEN
The building housing the restaurant was originally the sheepfold that housed the sheep that grazed Sheep Meadow, built in 1870. The sheep were evicted from the sheepfold in 1934 under NYC Parks commissioner Robert Moses. From its grand opening in 1934 to its closure in 2009, the iconic restaurant changed ownership several times. From 2010 until 2012, the building was used as a public visitors center and gift shop run by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. After a multimillion-dollar renovation, Tavern on the Green reopened to the public on April 24, 2014. Throughout its history, Tavern on the Green has been frequented by prominent actors, musicians, politicians, and writers. It has also received several awards, including those for the best restaurant in the Upper West Side, and the best wine menu.

LINCOLN CENTER
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a 16.3-acre (6.6-hectare) complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 million visitors annually. It houses nationally and internationally renowned performing arts organizations including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and the New York City Ballet. Juilliard School of Music also became part of the Lincoln Center complex.
A consortium of civic leaders and others led by, and under the initiative of, John D. Rockefeller III built Lincoln Center as part of the "Lincoln Square Renewal Project" during Robert Moses' program of urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s. Respected architects were contracted to design the major buildings on the site, and over the next thirty years the previously diverse working class area around Lincoln Center was replaced with a conglomeration of high culture to please the tastes of the consortium.

For further information, I encourage you to search online, the above shortened information comes from Wikipedia.

Notes
TRIP INTRODUCTON: Set # 1 provides an introduction plus general information. A map is attached as a first reply to this post, please use the link below if you would like to review the other information:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-667725-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: To view, access my profile via the link below, then click on the figure behind "# of topics created" for the list of posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-profile?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - Trees on a street near Central Park tightly wrapped with lights

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2 - The outdoor area of Tavern on the Green, the celebrated Central Park eatery, sparkles in its Christmas finery

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3 - The outside court of Tavern on the Green

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4 - Tavern on the Green: Nicely decorated and lit side entrance

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5 - Nutcracker statue inside the Tavern on the Green

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6 - Street decoration near Lincoln Center

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7 - Yellow-hued street decoration near Lincoln Center

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8 - Blue and white hued street decoration near Lincoln Center

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9 - Yellow and blue hued street decoration near Lincoln Center

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10 - Lincoln Center: at left the New York City Ballet, center the Metropolitan Opera House and at right the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with the New York Philharmonic

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Central Park and the Lincoln Center are indicated in the very upper center of the map

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

More gorgeous Christmas, Joe!

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Another wonderful series, Joe. Very festive.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

More great images, Joe. I really don't want to ever go to New York so I'm glad you have documented Christmas there so well.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Mike, NYC is gorgeous, even magic at Christmas time! Glad you enjoyed these - Joe

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you very much Barbara - festive it definitely is, and great for photography! Have a good day - Joe

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Ken - I am glad I could be a surrogate for you so that you can experience the splendor of Christmas at NYC without having to set foot there - Enjoy your day - Joe

tiphareth51 Loc: Somewhere near North Pole, Alaska

Wow what a beautiful set! Being a former New Yorker, it
was a wonderful stroll down memory lane ... thank you.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Sue Ann for looking in on my mini-travelogue of NY and your kind comment - I am glad I could lead you to stroll your memory lane - I don't know whether you have seen the earlier posts in this series, if not, you might want to give them a look, you might find some other shots that trigger your memories - and there are a few more posts coming over the next few days before this series is complete. If you don't mind me asking: when and where did you live in New York (asking as a former resident myself) - have a great day - Joe

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

All dazzlers! I especially love Number Four, that magnificent entrance...

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Joe, I appreciate your kind words and am glad that you found your personal favorite with #4 - a few more hopefully equally dazzling sets coming over the next few days. Enjoy your day and the coming weekend - Jod

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Very nice series Joe!

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Beautiful Christmas lighting Joe.