📜 Secluded ruin and historic valley in Prospect Park, once home to exotic plants and a children's playground.
🔍 Valley carved by a glacier 17,000 years ago, redesigned in the 1890s by Olmsted and Vaux, known for its secluded ruins and naturalistic design.
🐦 Popular for migrating birds.
🤫 Isolated and peaceful, away from crowds.
🚶♀️ Explore historical park features and ruins.
🏳️🌈 Historically a significant cruising area for queer men of color.
⚠️ Area is in decay, with overgrown lily pools and dry fountains.
📍 Enter Prospect Park from the north, use the easternmost pedestrian entrance (to the left of East Drive).
🚧 Restoration work began Oct 2019, with a new entrance south of the Vale.
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