Fort Greene Park

Washington Park, renamed Fort Greene Park in 1897, was established as Brooklyn's first park in 1847 on a 30 acre plot around the site of the old Fort. In 1864, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, by now famous for their design of Central Park, were contracted to design the park, and constructed what was described in 1884 as "one of the most central, delightful, and healthful places for recreation that any city can boast." Olmsted and Vaux's elegant design featured flowering chestnut trees along the periphery, open grassy spaces, walking paths, a vine-covered arbor facing a military salute ground, a permanent rostrum for speeches, and two lawns used for croquet and tennis. The park's success prompted the creation of the larger Prospect Park.

Eric and I took a stroll by the park yesterday on our way to his brother's house to have my first BBQ of the summer. As of this moment I am extremely addicted to grilled pineapple.