Each autumn, I document the spectacular fall foliage of Central Park through my lens. This year, I arrived somewhat late—the foliage had already passed its peak—yet the landscape remained beautiful. I covered approximately two miles on foot, exploring more than half of the park's expanse. Spanning 843 acres, Central Park extends 2.5 miles in length and half a mile in width. Our treasured oasis.
I captured this image at the reservoir's northern edge. The reservoir was renamed in 1994 to honor Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, commemorating both her substantial contributions to the city and her fondness for jogging along its perimeter.
Central Park's history began with a 1853 New York State act to create a public park on a 750-acre site that was once home to small farms and settlements like Seneca Village. Landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition with their "Greensward Plan," and construction started in 1857. The project involved moving millions of cubic yards of soil, blasting through rock, and planting hundreds of thousands of trees, with the park officially opening in 1859, although construction continued until 1876.
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