History of Prospect Park
The first proposed legislation regarding Prospect Park was passed in 1859 and was laid out by Frederic Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. The duo helped design Central Park in Manhattan. However, a few years later, in 1867, Prospect Park opened its doors to the general public, who soon discovered that the park was not yet complete. It took up until 1873 for the park to be completed.
However, since it opened, Prospect Park has undergone various modifications and expansion projects. Several planned additions were completed in the 1890s as part of the City Beautiful movement. Later during the 20th century, NYC Parks commissioner Robert Moses began a program to clean up the park. That was after the park experienced a period of decline, which spurred the creation of the Prospect Park Alliance, which saw various parts of the park undergoing refurbishment until the late 1980s.
