Fair Park

6.1 Astoria Park Astoria Park is located in the northeastern part of Astoria, Queens, between Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria Park South, Shore Boulevard, and 19th Street. It is easy to get to by foot, bike, or car and a good opportunity for the population in the neighborhood to get outside and be active. The connection to public transport, however, is not convenient and the area seems therefore rather dedicated to the community. It hosts the oldest and largest pool in New York City, and offers…

Middle school north has a rock wall, so why shouldn't middle school south have one too? A rock wall is a wall with handholds and footholds all over it where students can climb on it. The students at middle school south in lake Zurich Illinois would like a rock wall. A rock climbing wall has many learning benefits, low cost and Emotional benefits. Most importantly there are learning benefits. There are many learning benefits in having a rock climbing wall in school. "According to healthy…

that I don’t care so I don’t feel everything for everyone because that’s exhausting. At Deception Pass State Park, a Park Ranger showed up and answered a few questions and I was so amazed at his kind spirit and generosity to help the environment and educate others on how to keep our parks safe and friendly for everyone that I couldn’t help but contemplate taking the route to becoming a Park…

Why Parks Were Built? A park is a place that impacts communities, has government funding, and the support of the communities around it. This place of beauty is built all over cities, rural areas, and even established up in the mountains. A park is built to preserve a monument, historical event, or to increase beauty, however, these parks could have positive or negative impacts on the communities around them. Parks are built to help communities so they have more positive impact than negative.…

With such a deep and sincere love of the historical value of the Bulow Plantation, the state park rangers want to share the vast history that once occurred on the 2,200 acres of cleared land owned by the Bulow family. There are several ways the state park rangers promote the land so that as many people can enjoy it as possible. One of the ways they advertise is by attracting active outdoor people to go on the many hiking trails and bicycling trails or for the water lovers to drop a small…

These two photos were taken in the Seth Low Playground in Brooklyn, and it is around 8 o’clock in the morning. The photos display the diversity of a country. I choose this place is because everyday I take the bus to school pass the playground, I see many people were doing exercise on the playground, and most of them are Chinese. The playground is a convenience for the people who lived around. Many apartments, house and school are around this playground. This playground located in the Bensonhurst…

The Dog Park debate is a current issue for Muscatine, Iowa residents. The residents, for the dog park argue that building a dog park will improve their pet's mental state and improve property values in their neighborhood. The residents against the dog park state that it would be a hardship on taxpayers and would make the neighborhood noisy. Should there be a dog? There should not be a dog park because not everyone owns a dog. Forcing the taxpayers to fund a dog park is not fair. Getting that…

Nelson's comparisons of Disney's Epcot and the World's Fairs of 1893 and 1939 transformed the Fairs from alien events to tangible ones. I was able to recount my experiences at Epcot and develop a personal connection with the Fair's that inspired Disney as I read Nelson's passage. I remembered that when visiting Epcot, I am often attracted to the World Showcase rather than the mechanical and futuristic attractions in the other half of the park. While I have spent a decent amount of time visiting…

There have been many people in history that have taken a stand in history. Today we have chosen our topic to be Rosa Parks, an amazing hero in our Earth’s history. Rosa Parks wasn’t only a hero she was also a strong leader and a great person. Rosa Parks was an african american that took a stand by sitting down on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa took a stand for equal rights for african americans and white people. Not only did she give hope to people that needed it she also gave courage to…

Before businessman Monroe Martin Shipe founded Hyde Park just two miles north of The University of Texas’ main campus, the land was a popular location full of excitement and promise. A moderately sized plot of land boasted attractions like the Capital State Fair and the horse and automobile racetracks accompanied by grandstands that seated a considerable 3,500 spectators. With the entrepreneurship of Shipe coupled with the propagation of public interest, the young neighborhood witnessed a period…