Central Park is the most visited urban park in the US, with 42 million visitors in 2015. Cast iron lampposts scattered around the park have four-digit codes indicating location and east/west side. The park was designed in 1858 and is worth $528.8 billion. It is managed by a non-profit organization.
Located in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, welcoming millions of visitors each year. In fact, an estimated 42 million people visited the part in 2015. Inevitably, people are filmed within the 843-acre urban oasis, but there’s an easy way to tell where you are. Just look for a nearby cast iron lamppost – there are 1,600 scattered around the park – and you’ll find a four-digit code near the base. The first two or three numbers refer to the nearest post, and the last number or two indicate whether the post is on the east or west side of the park. Even numbers indicate east and odd numbers indicate west. For example, the code 7420 would mean you are near 74th Street and on the east side of the park.
A respite in a sea of concrete:
In 1858, architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a competition with a design called the Greensward Plan, and construction began that year.
In December 2005, Central Park was estimated to be worth about $528.8 billion, according to real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel.
Central Park was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962. It is managed by the Central Park Conservancy, a non-profit organization that contributes 75 percent of the park’s $65 million annual budget.
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