John Jay Park

John Jay Park

John Jay Park is a 3.3 park in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located between 76th, 78th streets, Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive and a short street called Cherokee Place in Manhattan's Upper East Side. The park is named for statesman and New York Governor John Jay.

In 1902 the city acquired through condemnation a parcel of land at the site of the park and opened a public bath house in 1906. A swimming pool and promenade was built nearby from 1940 to 1942, part of a Work Projects Administration construction program. In 1941 the bath house was renovated to include an auditorium, recreation room, gym, and changing facility which could accommodate 1,002 male and 590 female bathers.

References

* [http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=6466]


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