Template:Did you know nominations/List of arches and bridges in Central Park


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:42, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

List of arches and bridges in Central Park

 * ... that there are 36 bridges in Central Park, no two of which are alike? Sources: (1) NY Times 1999. "According to Bridges of Central Park, by Henry Hope Reed, Robert M. McGee and Esther Mipaas (Greensward Foundation, 1990), there were 39 bridges of various styles and materials nestled within the park at the turn of the century. No two were alike." (2) The Bridges of Central Park book itself (online version here). I'm trying to get page numbers for these.
 * ALT1: ... that no two bridges in Central Park are alike? Sources: Same as above.
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Viernes Negro
 * Comment: I might have more hooks later.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 01:30, 8 April 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Date, size, refs, neutrality, hook, copyvio check, all GTG. But the hook is rather boring, same thing could be said about many other park bridges. Can you think of a more interesting hook than the fact that the bridges are different? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 10:07, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Sure, I can add some hooks. Thanks for the review, I will get to the QPQ soon. If these don't work, I can try a hook that focuses on a specific bridge. epicgenius (talk) 14:45, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
 * ALT2:... that the ornamental bridges of New York City's Central Park were mostly designed to blend in with the surrounding environment? Sources: (1) Bridges of Central Park. "Olmsted and Vaux had a very strong conviction that structures had no place in a park, unless they served a park purpose. [...] Of course, the bridges threatened to be a major intrusion. For that reason not only did the two planners have to site them for convenience, they had to be placed in such a way that they could not be seen until the promenader was at them. [...] Siting and building the structure was just part of the work; skillful grading -- to be sure, almost the whole park was regraded -- resulted in concealment." (2) NY Times 1999. "The footbridges and archways of Central Park, notable for their inventiveness, exquisite detail and tendency, with only a few exceptions, to melt seamlessly into the landscape..."
 * ALT3: ... that the ornamental bridges in New York City's Central Park were part of the overall design for the park's construction? Source: Kinkead, Eugene (1990). Central Park, 1857-1995: The Birth, Decline, and Renewal of a National Treasure. New York: Norton. ISBN 0-393-02531-4. p. 51.
 * ALT4:... that of the thirty-six ornamental bridges in New York City's Central Park, only the Bow Bridge (pictured) was intended to stand out? Source: Bridges of Central Park. "What is astonishing is how successfully the bridges were made inconspicuous if not concealed. The one striking exception is, of course, Bow Bridge over the Lake."
 * All much better, maybe the last one is best? GTG, QPQ pending, ping me when it is done and I'll GTG this with the green button that the mods here love. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:26, 10 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I think ALT4 is better than the other hooks as well, and I've done a review. epicgenius (talk) 01:54, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 02:00, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Adding this gorgeous, freely-licensed image to go with ALT4. Yoninah (talk) 20:15, 23 April 2019 (UTC)