Named for its graceful shape reminiscent of a violin bow, Central Park’s Bow Bridge has always been a park favorite and a lovely remnant of the Victorian city (seen here in a turn of the century postcard).
See the urns at the entrance to the bridge on the right? These and six other urns decorating the bridge when it was built around 1860 disappeared mysteriously in the 1920s.
Craftsmen working from original photos made replicas of the urns, and they went back in 2008, restoring Bow Bridge to its original romantic glory.
Tags: Bow Bridge Central Park, Bow Bridge Urns, bridges of Central Park, Central Park lake, Central Park Victorian postcards, Most Beautiful Bridge Central Park
Ephemeral New York 
August 17, 2015 at 2:44 pm |
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August 19, 2015 at 1:34 pm |
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A little history bit featuring Central Park’s Victorian Bridge, courtesy of Ephemeral New York.
August 23, 2015 at 4:14 am |
Nice blog!
September 14, 2015 at 5:00 pm |
Bow Bridge was made by the Janes & Kirtland Iron Works up in The Bronx, which also made the dome of the United States Capitol.
January 11, 2021 at 3:23 am |
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