VIDEOS
A Walk Through Central Park with David Hartman and Historian Barry Lewis, aired December, 2001. Sixth in this series for Channel 13; produced with the generous co-operation of the Central Park Conservancy. Central Park's conception, design & construction in the mid-19th century sparked a generation of urban park building in the United States that civilized the cities that followed suit. Interviews include the Park's own dedicated staff plus those including Tony Bennett and George Plimpton who are its dedicated users and admirers.
Central Park Walking Tour Trailer
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Central Park
A Channel Thirteen (WNET) Production
Executive Producer: Jodie Sheff
Producer: James Nicoloro
Director of Photography: Mead Hunt
Debut: December 3rd, 2001, 8 p.m.
Thirteen's Web page on Central Park Walking Tour:
http://www.thirteen.org/centralpark
Barry Lewis & David Hartman in Central Park's Ravine
Photo: Joseph Sinnott/Thirteen, 2001
Photo: Joseph Sinnott/Thirteen, 2001
Barry Lewis, David Hartman and Tony Bennett in the Bennett apartment overlooking Central Park.
Photo: Joseph Sinnott/Thirteen, 2001
Photo: Joseph Sinnott/Thirteen, 2001
Barry Lewis and producer George C. Wolfe at the Delacorte Theater
Photo: Geraldine Rubio/Thirteen, 2001
Photo: Geraldine Rubio/Thirteen, 2001
George Plimpton, Barry Lewis & David Hartman in Central Park's North Meadow
Photo: Geraldine Rubio/Thirteen, 2001
Photo: Geraldine Rubio/Thirteen, 2001
Note: Thirteen has released 5 of the 11 walking tour videos for sale on Thirteen.org. They include A Walk Around Brooklyn, A Walk In Greenwich Village, A Walk Through Central Park, A Walk Through Harlem, A Walk Up Broadway. To purchase these videos click here and scroll down the page, they are listed in alphabetical order.