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Bridges and Arches of Prospect Park
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Like many of New York's greatest green spaces, the juxtaposition of Prospect Park's natural and manmade beauty is captivating. On this walk, we'll take you on a scenic path that winds through some Prospect Park's most picturesque landscapes, as well as its landmarked bridges, historic arches, and boulder spans.
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Lullwater Bridge
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Lullwater Bridge, ca. 1900.
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Lullwater Bridge
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The Lullwater Bridge, ca. 1931. The Lullwater Bridge, constructed in the late 1800s, is located diagonally across from the Prospect Park Boathouse. To this day, it remains the longest crossing in Prospect Park and one of the only two automobile roads that cross over a park stream. While the first version of the bridge was built in 1868 with oak, after severe wear and vandalization, the City Club won a Bard Award and restored it to its present condition. The newly restored Lullwater Bridge has since traded in its original rustic stone and wooden frames, for stone and cast iron supports.
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Showing Face in Prospect Park
Story

Since its opening in the 1860s, Prospect Park has been a landmark in the life of many New York families and tourists. In this collection, we'll show you Prospect Park through the people who have traversed through it.

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Lullwater Bridge

\[Lullwood Bridge in Prospect Park] Lullwood Bridge over water, in Prospect Park; J.V. neg \[written in pen on label on recto]; A. V. MARTENSE, AMATEUR. \[stamped in black ink on label on recto]; 42 \[written in ink on label on recto]
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Lullwater Bridge

Upturned rowboats Chicago Tribune, 1931. In the foreground are upturned rowboats drawn up on land. There are row boaters and people are on the Lullwater Bridge.
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Lullwater Bridge

Boaters c. 1910 Whelan, photographer. View on the Lullwater toward the Lullwater Bridge and beyond, the Boathouse. In the water are several row boats.
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Lullwater Bridge

Herbert Mitchell Collection
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Lullwater Bridge

Person with row boat Stereographic view c. 1900. Note this is Lullwood Bridge, the precursor to Lullwater Bridge.
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Lullwater Bridge

Herbert Mitchell Collection
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Lullwater Bridge

Brooklyn: Prospect Park. Brooklyn. Parks Department. Annual Report of the Commissioners for Brooklyn. nos. 1-14 (1860-1873). Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Lullwater Bridge

Herbert Mitchell Collection
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Lullwater Bridge

Herbert Mitchell Collection
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Lullwater Bridge

Herbert Mitchell Collection
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Lullwater Bridge

Herbert Mitchell Collection
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Lullwater Bridge

Herbert Mitchell Collection
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Lullwater Bridge

Skaters on the Lullwater Photographic print of skaters on the Lullwater. Lullwater Bridge and the Boathouse are in the background.
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Lullwater Bridge

Herbert Mitchell Collection
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