Weekday Sketchers at Duane Park Wednesday
Surprise!!
The Weekday Sketchers will meet on October 2nd thanks to Kristin Zimmermann's offer to host the event.
| Duane Street Park Good things come in small packages and this week's event will prove the point. |
Once a warehouse district with the largest food market in the city, this area we now call Tribeca, still has remnants of times past with vistas of the current redevelopment of the area. These two parks offer great vantage points to capture the old and new street vistas. This is a great opportunity to practice your urban sketching with long sight lines of streets lined with old buildings, opening to views of modern skyscrapers. Or, concentrate on the greenery tucked in between the street views. And don't forget about the unusual skybridge between the buildings lining the park.
Duane Park was the first piece of land purchased specifically for a park by the city of New York from Trinity Church in 1797 for $5.00! Read more about the long and interesting history of the park on the plaque in the park.
Washington Market Park was the site of the original open wholesale market that brought fresh fruits and vegetables to the city. The site now houses the 5 block-long Manhattan Community College, a greensward, a playground, a community garden, a gazebo, a flower garden, and a stand of some of the most unusual trees in the city.
| Washington Market Park |
DATE: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2, 2024
STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM
MEET-UP LOCATION: DUANE PARK
Corner of Hudson and Duane Streets
TRANSPORTATION: 1, 2, 3 Train to Chambers Street
| Washington Market Park |
NOTES
- We will meet at Duane Park to sketch for a while. You are welcome to stay with the group or walk over to Washington Market Park.
- Looking for us? Call/text Kristin at 917 673 6867
- We will meet at Duane Park to sketch for a while then walk over to Washington Market Park.
- Bathrooms and water available at Washington Market Park.
- No food service in the parks but plenty of vendors nearby.
- Bring a stool, a hat, and bug spray.
| Skybridge near Duane Park |
