Category Archives: recreation

many types of recreation in the park

the bicycle girl: lights, bells and whistles

Posted on February 4, 2011 by fromthethicket

This illustration shows the bicycle path from Prospect Park, Brooklyn, to Coney Island in 1896.  Bicycling had become such a popular sport nationwide by the end of the century that cities were hard pressed to control the traffic.  Many municipalities … Continue reading →

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a spicy spin through the park?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by fromthethicket

In My Park Book, published in 1898, Annie Nathan Meyer gleefully recorded the joys of spinning through Central Park, New York on her bicycle in the latter part of the nineteenth century.  Among the pioneers of women’s cycling, she learned to ride in … Continue reading →

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golf in the park

Posted on September 28, 2010 by fromthethicket

A few weeks ago Golden Gate Park was the setting for my initiation into the sport of golf.  Two friends (experienced but lapsed golfers) had offered to show me how to play.  Arriving at the Club House, we were met … Continue reading →

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catch a gopher or a fish?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by fromthethicket

In front of the ornate, Victorian-era Conservatory of Flowers at the eastern end of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Tim is poking the end of a long, black hose into a hole in the grass.  He’s after a lone … Continue reading →

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