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Breeze HIll

Breeze Hill

Breeze HIll

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Breeze Hill, unknown date.

Before the 1890s, a Camera Obscura — a small dark chamber used for projecting pinhole images — stood at the top of Breeze Hill. As the structure rotated, images of the park landscape would be projected onto a blank wall inside.

Today, the site is home to the Old Fashioned Flower Garden.

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