In the 1860s, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux laid out their vision for Prospect Park, a 585-acre oasis for the people of New York. At the time, and throughout those earlier years during , a number of design elements were introduced into the sprawling landscape. Among them was the Endale Arch.
Olmsted and Vaux saw this arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in the park, “as a transporting entrance to the majestic Long Meadow from Grand Army Plaza,” according to the Prospect Park Alliance. The arch — along with its companion, the Meadowport Arch — was part of Zone 1 on their blueprint, the wide-open section
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