8. HISTORY BACKGROUND OF
PALEYPARK
-NEW YORK CITY RENAISSANCE
DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1945 AND 1970. NEW YORK SAW THE
EXPANSION OF SLUMS AND THE BUILDING OF MORE SKYSCRAPERS.
SO, AS THE CITY APPROACHED THE 70’s , NEW YORKERS BEGAN TO
SEEK A RENEWAL OF THE CITY RENAISSANCE WITH THE RENOVATION
OF MANY OF THE CITY’S LANDMARKS. THIS PERIOD OF
RENAISSANCE AND RENOVATION INCLUDED THE MOVEMENT TO
BUILD POCKET PARK.
9. HISTORY BACKGROUND OF
PALEYPARK
-THE FIRST POCKET PARK EMERGED
PALEY PARK WAS NEW YORK CITY’S FIRST VEST POCKET PARK.
BEFORE NEW CITY RENAISSANCE KICKED INTO FULL GEAR ,THREE
IMPORTANT FIGURES IN NEW YORK SOCIAL HISTORY UNDERTOOK
THE PROJECT OF RESHAPPING THE PUBLIC SPACE .
10. HISTORY BACKGROUND OF
PALEYPARK
-THE FIRST POCKET PARK EMERGED (CONTINUE)
THE PROJECT WAS PROMOTED BY ACTIVIST AND PHILANTHROPIST
THOMAS HOVING AND BEGAN WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT
CBS FOUNDER WILLIAM S.PALEY ,WHO DONATED THE MONEY
AND THE LAND FOR PROJECT AND DEDICATED THE PARK TO HIS
DAD,SAMUEL PALEY. PALEY HIRED LANDSCAPE ARCHITEC ROBERT
ZION TO DESIGN THE PARK. PALEY PARK WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC IN MAY OF 1967.
13. HISTORY BACKGROUND OF
PALEYPARK
-OTHER PARK PROJECTS
THE BUILDING OF PALEY PARK AND THE POSITIVE REACTION
IT RECEIVED , PROMPTED THESE MEN TO BECOME
INVOLVED IN THE BUILDING OF OTHER POCKET PARKS
THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY , AS PALEY PARK
JUMPSTARTED THEIR MOVEMENT TO REDESIGN THE PUBLIC
SPACE . BY SEPTEMBER 1967,18 OTHER POCKET PARK HAD
BEEN DESIGNED WITH 10 MORE IN THE WORKS.
15. STRUCTURE & LAYOUT OF
PALEY PARK
The 40’ wide park is squeezed between high rise
buildings, and stretches 100’ back from the street. As you
pass the park, your eye is directed to the 20 foot tall
waterfall which spans the entire back wall. The park is
elevated slightly from the sidewalk, with a set of 4 steps
serving as the entrance to the park. The two side walls
feature seat walls, and are covered in a thick mat of
English ivy.
19. STRUCTURE & LAYOUT OF
PALEY PARK
FEATURES OF PALEY PARK
-THE TWO SIDES WALL ARE COVERED WITH “VERTICAL
LAWNS” OF ENGLISH IVY
-SEVETEEN HONEY LOCUST TREES
-MOVEABLE WIRE MESH CHAIRS AND MARBLE TABLES
-BERLIN WALL
21. BERLIN WALL
IN 1990 ,ANOTHER LAYER
OF HISTORY WAS ADDED TO
PALEY PARK ,AS FIVE-12
FOOT HIGH ,5000-POND
PIECES OF THE BERLIN WALL
WERE DISPLAYED IN A
SEPARATE SECTION OF THE
PARK.
24. TYPE OF PALEY PARK
PALEY PARK IS TYPE OF URBAN POCKET PARK .POCKET PARK IS
A SMALL PARK ACCESIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. POCKET
PARK ARE FREQUANTLY CREATED ON A SINGLE
VACANT BUILDING LOT OR ON SMALL, IRREGULAR PIECES OF
LAND. THEY ALSO MAY BE CREATED AS A COMPONENT OF
THE PUBLIC SHARE REQUIMENT OF LARGE BUILDINGS
PROJECTS.
25. TYPE OF PALEY PARK
POCKETS PARK CAN BE URBAN , SUBURBAN , OR RURAL
,AND CAN BE ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND . ALTHOUGH
THEY ARE TOO SMALL FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ,POCKET
PARKS PROVIDE GREENERY , A PLACE TO SIT OUTDOORS ,
AND SOMETIMES A CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND .THEY MAY
BE CREATED ARIUND A MONUMENT ,HISTORIC MARKER OR
ART PROJECT.
29. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN
PALEY PARK
ITS PURPOSE IS FOR REST
FOR OFFICE WORKER WHO HAS FINISHED
LUNCH,
A PLACE TO SPEND REMAINDER OF THE
LUNCH HOUR
30. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN
PALEY PARK
FOR SHOPPER
TO PUT DOWN THEIR
PARCEL,
RECLINE IN A
COMFORTABLE PLACE,
SIP COFFEE BEFORE
CONTINUE
31. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN
PALEY PARK
FOR THE TOURIST OR
PASSERBY OPPOURTUNITY
TO BE REFRESH VISUALLY
BY THE SCALE OF PLACE
BY THE DENSE GREEN
GROWTH
BY THE QUIET OF THE TINY
SPACE
33. TYPE OF MATERIAL USED TO BUILT
PALEY PARK
THE PARK DISPLAYS A UNIQUE BLEND OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS,
TEXTURES, COLORS AND SOUNDS. THE WIRE MESH CHAIRS AND
MARBLE TABLES ARE LIGHT AND DON'T DETRACT FROM THE
SURROUNDINGS. THE PARK'S GROUND SURFACE IS NOT TERRAZO OR
CONCRETE BUT FEATURES ROUGH-HEWN GRANITE PAVERS WHICH
EXTEND ACROSS THE SIDEWALK TO THE STREET CURB. THE HONEY
LOCUST TREES WERE PLANTED AT 12-FOOT (3.7 M) INTERVALS. THE
GREEN OF THE IVY-COVERED SIDE WALLS CONTRAST WITH COLORFUL
FLOWERS, AND THE WHITE WATERFALL, CASCADING AT 1,800 US
GALLONS (6,800 L) PER MINUTE, MASKS THE NOISE FROM THE
STREET.
34. TYPE OF MATERIAL USED TO BUILT
PALEY PARK
THE CENTRAL PAVING IS 100
MM RED BROWN RANITE
SETTS IN A SQAURE GRID-
CONTROLLED BUT NOT
TOO STIFF
IRREGULARY SET STONES
SLOW FOOT TRAFFIC
INSIDE THE PARK
