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Stop 8 of 10 on Central Park Is a Lie
The Great Lawn
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"The Great Lawn. Thirteen acres of carefully maintained grass sitting on top of a thirty-one-acre footprint, and you'd never know that underneath it is a buried reservoir, a demolished shantytown, and the rubble of Rockefeller Center. From eighteen forty-two to the nineteen thirties, this entire area was the Croton Receiving Reservoir."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at The Great Lawn
This is just one of 10 stops on the Central Park Is a Lie tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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