Makes you wish snow was on the ground right now, doesn’t it? This turn-of-the-century postcard depicts winter in the park as even more magical and enchanting than it usually is.
Sleighing in the park was a popular pastime after a snowstorm. View a December 1898 clip of horse-drawn sleighs traveling through Central Park here.
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New York City in 3D in the Gilded Age made Entertainment Weekly's Must Have list for the week of June 27! Thanks to everyone for their support.
