Episode 425 of the Bowery Boys

It happened in Madison Square Park.

Hey, it's the Bowery Boys.

Hey! Hi there. Welcome to the Barryowery Boys. This is Greg Young and this is Tom Myers and in

today's show we are correcting an oversight in the Bowery Boys Podcast collection, Greg.

Over the years, we have discussed the history of so many public spaces,

so many squares and parks in New York City,

you know, from Times Square to Columbus Circle to Herald Square, Union Square.

Brian Park, Prospect Park, even Flushing Meadows.

We love Parks on this show.

You can find all of those shows,

including Washington Square Park,

in our back catalog.

But for some reason, which we have not figured out, we skipped over Madison Square Park located between

Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue on 23rd Street. Well, today we're giving it some love. We are fixing this oversight. The park was really at the heart of Gilded Age New York.

Whether you were you know rushing to an upscale restaurant like Del Montecos or a night of theater

or maybe just an evening at one of New York's hottest hotels.

For about five or six decades, Madison Square Park was the epicenter of New York City

culture.

And the evidence is all around this area today.

The park is surrounded by some of New York's most renowned

architecture from the Flat Iron Building to the Campanile inspired Metropolitan

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