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This page will consist of photos taken in and around Battery Park, Wagner Park and World Financial Center.

Photos will be taken from pages C, I3, T3-1, and P5 of old site.



Battery Park, 1978



Page C



View of the World Trade Center, Twin Towers, from Battery Park.



One of the monuments found in Battery Park,
American Battle Monument



Battery Park, July 2, 2011



Page III



East Coast Memorial



Clouds can be seen reflecting on bluish building



Eagle, found in center back of
East Coast Memorial



Inscription on the base of Eagle at right.
My refection can be seen.



1944 to 1945. Erected by the United States of America in proud and grateful remembrance of her sons who gave their lives in her service and who sleep in the American coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Into they hands O Lord



Battery Park - May 23, 2012





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Miss Liberty can be seen in the distance



One of the ships visiting NYC for Fleet Week



Left, Statue of Liberty. Right, part of a Navy ship



The Immigrants. Park looks empty, right? Wrong. I had to wait a long time to take this and next photo.



View outside the park



The Sphere.
In the distance, the new World Trade Center being built.



The Sphere



The first few words read, "For three decades...".
If you can't make out the rest, please let me know.
Clearer version will appear below.



The Sphere



Flame burns 24/7



Wagner Park - Concert, July 20, 2017
Photos taken with J7 cell phone





Resonating Bodies by Tony Cragg
Outside the park



Enormous bronze sculptures - one five feet tall and fifteen feet long, the other fifteen feet tall and five feet wide - in the form of musical instruments, a tuba and a lute. Gargantuan yet delicate and realistic, the pieces invite us to touch and play them.



Entrance to park



Inside the park



The steeple seen in this photo is Pier One.



Spectators patiently waiting for
Ms. Bettye LaVette



In the background:
Statue of Liberty on the left
Ellis Island on the right



Bettye LaVette on stage



Ms. Bettye LaVette entertaining us





Great show. Hi, it was free.



A sailboat that passed by



Lots of boat activity in the river



Staten Island Ferry
Verrazano in the distance



Statue of Liberty on the left
Ellis Island on the right



Hudson Exchange, Jersey City, New Jersey



And then the sun began to set





Everyone with a camera ran to the edge of the park to take photos of the sun setting behind New Jersey. What a spectacular sight!!





Battery Park - I returned July 21, 2017
I took R train to Whitehall Station and walked from there



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Seaglass Carousel



As the fish turn, they change color.



Miss New York returning from Liberty Island



Children having a good time.



Do you see the figure of a man in the sculpture?



Can you see me?



At the base of the monument there are countries listed with statistics.



That many people missing?



I was surprised to see Colombia listed



Denmark - No information.



Clearer than the one show above



It appears The Sphere was moved.
Eventually The Sphere will be placed in Liberty Park, across from the Reflection Pools.



Lots of renovations in the park.



Though you don't see it, the flame is there.



The American Merchant Marines' Monument.



The Verrazano Bridge



Three views of Freedom Tower



View from outside Pier One



Wagner Park



Walkway leading to Wagner Park



Wagner Park - July 21, 2017



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Outside Wagner Park



Entrance to the park.



Left - Statue of Liberty
Right - Ellis Island



New Jersey



Marina at World Financial Center





This map gives you an idea of how much I walked. I started at Whitehall Street (Ferry Terminal, lower right), walked through Battery Park and then up to World Financial Center (upper left).



Then it was a trip to the World Financial Center, July 23, 2017



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New York City Police Memorial



Esplanade heading south



Boaters having fun



A kayaker not far from Statue of Liberty



Another kayaker



The Beast Speedboat Ride



Does everyone get wet?



Liberty Park, New Jersey



One day, I will make it a point to visit.



New Jersey
Tallest building is the Goldman Tower, tallest
building in New Jersey



Hudson Exchange
Building is 42 stories, 781 feet (238 meters)
Colgate clock, lower left



Colgate Clock



This leaf was on the bench I was siting on.
I liked the color. Fall close by?



Celebrity Summit docked in Bayonne,
New Jersey



Norwegian Breakaway



Design inspired by traditional Asian boat building techniques.



Handmade rolling pins





The Breakaway closing in on the Statue of Liberty



Outside Brookfield Place, World Financial Center.
This and next two photos.





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