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Washington Square Park (other)
Washington Square Park is a park in New York City. Washington Square Park may also refer to: Places *Washington Square Park (Chicago) * Washington Square Park (Philadelphia) *Washington Square Park (Rochester, New York) * Washington Square Park (San Francisco) * Washington Square Park (Salt Lake City) *Washington Square Park, the location of San Jose State University Arts, entertainment and media Music *"Washington Square Park", a 1997 song by The Get Up Kids from ''Four Minute Mile'' *"Washington Square Park", a 2010 song by The Wonder Years from ''The Upsides'' See also *Washington Square (other) *Washington Park (other) Washington Park may refer to the following, all in the United States: Communities * Washington Park, Arizona * Washington Park, Florida * Washington Park, Illinois * Washington Park, New Jersey * Washington Park, North Carolina * Washington Par ... * Washington Square Historic District (other) {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is a public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. One of the best known of New York City's public parks, it is an icon as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity. It is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks). The park is an open space, dominated by the Washington Square Arch at the northern gateway to the park, with a tradition of celebrating nonconformity. The park's fountain area has long been one of the city's popular spots, and many of the local buildings have at one time served as homes and studios for artists. Many buildings have been built by New York University, while others have been converted from their former uses into academic and residential buildings. __TOC__ Location and features Located at the foot of Fifth Avenue, the park is bordered by Washington Square North (known as Waverly Place east and west of the park), Washington Square East (known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square Park (Chicago)
Washington Square, also known as Washington Square Park, is a park in Chicago, Illinois. A registered historic landmark that is better known by its nickname Bughouse Square (derived from the slang of bughouse referring to mental health facilities), it was the most celebrated open air free-speech center in the country as well as a popular Chicago tourist attraction. It is located across Walton Street from Newberry Library at 901 N. Clark Street in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA.Rosemont, Franklin ''Bughouse Square'', Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 ''The Encyclopedia of Chicago'', pp. 99. The University of Chicago Press, It is Chicago's oldest existing small park.Pacyga, Dominic A., ''Playgrounds and Small Parks'', Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 ''The Encyclopedia of Chicago'', pp. 622. The University of Chicago Press, It is one of four Chicago Park District parks na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (Philadelphia)
Washington Square (originally designated in 1682 as Southeast Square) is a open-space park in Center City, Philadelphia, The southeast quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid by William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme. It is part of both the Washington Square West and Society Hill neighborhoods. In 2005, the National Park Service took over ownership and management of Washington Square, through an easement from the City of Philadelphia. It is now part of Independence National Historical Park. History By the early 18th century the square started being used as a burial ground. Originally divided into triangles by two creeks, the northwestern portion was the potter's field, and the southeastern section was for the burial of Catholics. The joining of the creeks created a fishing pond, and the grounds were commonly used for grazing by neighbors' cows. In 1776 it became the final resting place for Washington's fallen soldiers. Long mass grave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square Park (Rochester, New York)
Washington Square Park is an urban park in Rochester, New York. It contains the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, erected in 1892. History It was formerly known as Johnson's Square. The land for the park was donated to the public by Elisha Johnson in 1817. On 1 August 1848, it was the site of a public address by Frederick Douglass. Douglass also spoke there in 1852. In 1892, U.S. President Benjamin Harrison spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, without mentioning slavery, despite Frederick Douglass's presence next to the podium. Austin Steward wrote in his '' Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman'' that numerous Black Americans celebrated the end of slavery in New York in Johnson's Square on July 5. In 2017, the Washington Square Park Neighborhood Association received a $15,000 grant to develop a new Master Plan for the park. Austrian cannon An Austrian cannon captured by the Italian army during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (San Francisco)
Washington Square is an American park in the North Beach district of San Francisco. It was established in 1847 and is one of the city's first parks. The park is bordered by sidewalk cafes and restaurants such as Mama's (restaurant), Park Tavern restaurant and the Liguria Bakery as well as the Sts. Peter and Paul Church. History In the 19th century, the area was used by the Mexican rancher Juana Briones to grow potatoes and raise cattle, before it was designated a city square in 1847 when surveyor Jasper O'Farrell laid out San Francisco's street grid. It became an unofficial dump next to a cemetery, but by the 1860s, it hosted Fourth of July celebrations, and later Columbus Day celebrations and Italian festivals. Originally, it was a complete rectangle, all the way to Powell Street. But in 1873–1875, the City built Columbus Avenue, then known as Montgomery, cutting through the Square. The avenue was built, evidently, because business and banking interests in the Financial Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square Park (Salt Lake City)
Washington Square, or Washington Square Park, is a public park in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The park surrounds the Salt Lake City and County Building. Description Washington Square includes the entire city block that is bounded by East 400 South (University Boulevard/Utah State Route 186), South 200 East, East, East 500 South (Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard), and South State Street ( U.S. Route 89). Like other blocks in Salt Lake City's original grid, Washington Square is . The Salt Lake City and County Building, alone in the center of the block, takes up relatively little space. Trees, walkways, and statues surround the building making Washington Square like a small park. Indeed, the block is often the site of fairs, concerts and other activities. Many of Salt Lake City's cultural events take place at Washington Square, and often South 200 East Street between it and Library Square is blocked off to create one large event plaza. Events that take place in this space i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) system. Located in downtown San Jose, the SJSU main campus is situated on , or roughly 19 square blocks. As of fall 2021, SJSU offers 143 bachelor's degree programs, 95 master's degrees, four doctoral degrees, 11 different credential programs and 38 certificates. SJSU is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. SJSU's total enrollment was 33,849 in fall 2021, including approximately 5,700 graduate and credential students. SJSU's student population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation. As of fall 2021, graduate student enrollment, Asian, and international student enrollments at SJSU were the highest of any campus in the CSU system. SJSU is consistently listed among the leading suppliers of undergraduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Minute Mile
''Four Minute Mile'' is the debut studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids. Background The Get Up Kids evolved out of the breakup of Kingpin, which consisted of high school friends guitarist Jim Suptic, bassist Rob Pope and his brother drummer Ryan Pope. After that group's demise, vocalist/guitarist Matt Pryor formed Secret Decoder Ring with Suptic,Sharpe-Young 2005, p. 317 before they broke up after a six months. Pryor and Suptic started working with Rob Pope, who invited college friend drummer Nathan Shay to form The Get Up Kids in 1994. Following this, the group self financed the 7" single "Shorty", which would sell over 2,000 copies. Shay moved to St. Louis, Missouri to focus on his studies, eventually leaving the group in April 1996. Ryan Pope joined initially on a temporary basis as there was concern with having both brothers in the band, and with Suptic and Pope not getting along in the past. The group recorded two additional releases: one for Florida-based Outbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Upsides
''The Upsides'' is the second studio album by American rock band The Wonder Years, released through No Sleep Records and Run For Cover Records on January 26, 2010. The album was recorded with producer Vince Ratti at Skylight Studios in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. After being signed by Hopeless Records, ''The Upsides'' was later reissued in a deluxe edition featuring four new songs. Concept and themes ''The Upsides'' is a part of a trilogy (along with '' Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing'' 011and '' The Greatest Generation'' 013 that dealt with vocalist Dan Campbell's struggles of being scared, loneliness and feeling lost.Biddulph 2015, p. 43 As vocalist and lyricist Dan "Soupy" Campbell explained on the album's vinyl release, ''The Upsides'' is about fighting back. He began writing the album on early morning bike rides, compiling lines in a notebook for an album that was intended to be about how he had given up. Although it seemed the members of the band had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (other)
Washington Square may refer to: Places * Washington Square (Bangkok), Thailand * Washington Square, Pasadena, California, a neighborhood of Pasadena, CA * Washington Square (Brookline), Massachusetts ** Washington Square (MBTA station), Brookline * Washington Square (Charleston), South Carolina * Washington Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, in the Faubourg Marigny * Washington Square (Newport, Rhode Island) * Washington Square (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, park ** Washington Square West, Philadelphia, neighborhood * Washington Square (Salt Lake City), Utah * Washington Square (San Francisco), California * Washington Square, Savannah, Georgia * Washington Square, Syracuse, New York * Washington Square Park (Chicago), Illinois * Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York City Buildings * Washington Square (Detroit), Michigan * Washington Square Village, New York City * Washington Square (Bellevue, Washington) Shopping centers *Washington Square (Oregon), Tigard, Orego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Park (other)
Washington Park may refer to the following, all in the United States: Communities * Washington Park, Arizona * Washington Park, Florida * Washington Park, Illinois * Washington Park, New Jersey * Washington Park, North Carolina * Washington Park, Roanoke, Virginia * Washington Park, Seattle, Washington Community areas and parks * Washington Park, Denver, Colorado, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Washington Park, Atlanta, Georgia * Washington Park, Chicago (other) * Washington Park (Springfield, Illinois), NRHP-listed * Washington Park (East Chicago), Indiana * Washington Park (Michigan City, Indiana), NRHP-listed * Washington Park (Dubuque, Iowa), NRHP-listed * Washington Park (Newark), New Jersey, NRHP-listed * Washington Park Historic District (Albany, New York) * Washington Park, a municipal park in Brooklyn, New York, later renamed Fort Greene Park * Washington Park, a private park in the Central Troy Historic District in Troy, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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