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Manhattan: Central Park - Playgrounds [southeastern portion of the Park.]
Central Park, playgrounds: a small children's playground near the southeastern portion of the Park. The four hotels in the background are, from left to right: the Pierre, the Sherry-Netherland, the Savoy-Plaza, and the Plaza. May 21, 1933. P. L. Sperr.
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection
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