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Reflected clouds But it turns out that even in the New York area, Ellis Island was not the first first official immigration center. Instead, it was Battery Park, at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, where today one travels in order to catch the Staten Island Ferry, and the ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. In its early 16th-century days, it served as a protection (i.e., "battery") to the small town of New York; and it was the center of Evacuation Day celebrations commemorating the departure of the last British troops in 1783, after the Revolutionary War ended. After that, the area became a promenade, a beer garden, and one of the premier theatrical venues in the United States. In 1855, some 40 years before the opening of Ellis Island, Battery Park became the world’s first immigration depot, processing roughly 8 million immigrants who were driven here by the Irish Famine and various other political and religious persecutions in Europe. Its duty as an immigration center was eventually replaced by Ellis Island, a 32-acre site which processed 12 million immigrants between 1892 and 1954. On its busiest day (April 17, 1907), Ellis Island received 11,747 immigrants; its facilities were so large that its dining room could seat 1,000 people. Well, that was then, and this is now. After Ellis Island was closed in November 1954, it gradually fell into disrepair; but it was eventually renovated, restored, and reopened in September 1990. That was nearly 20 years ago, but I must confess that I have never managed to set aside the time, muster the energy, and make the ferry trip over to see it. When I finally did so a few days ago, I found the restored "immigration museum" to be interesting, but somewhat overwhelmed with tourists and visitors (and the busy summer season has not yet even arrived) … and essentially non-photogenic. I had hoped we might be able to see some of the original dormitories and other buildings — but they were either closed off, shut down, or restored to a shiny new "faux" look. On the other hand, the ferry ride past the Statue of Liberty was a more photogenic experience; and the people and activities in Battery Park itself were quite interesting indeed. So the photographs you’ll see here are mostly of Battery Park, a few of the Statue of Liberty, and only one offshore view of some restored buildings on Ellis Island. If you want to see the details of what those 12 million arriving immigrants saw, you’ll have to go there yourself… Aboutthe office season 1 Beautiful:
All those rectangles in the building on the left are stacks of money, all the way up to the roof … and it’s made by the people in the building on the right. **************************************** Approximately one third of all Americans can trace their ancestry back to a relative who entered the country by passing through Ellis Island. Thus, it’s not surprising that a much larger percentage of Americans and other people around the world have the simplistic notion that everyone got here via Ellis Island. People tend to forget that there were quite a few people here before the first Pilgrim landed on Mayflower Rock in 1620, or that people immigrated into the U.S. via Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, and a whole lot of other places (including, of course, such West Coast cities as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle in modern times). But it turns out that even in the New York area, Ellis Island was not the first first official immigration center. Instead, it was Battery Park, at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, where today one travels in order to catch the Staten Island Ferry, and the ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. In its early 16th-century days, it served as a protection (i.e., "battery") to the small town of New York; and it was the center of Evacuation Day celebrations commemorating the departure of the last British troops in 1783, after the Revolutionary War ended. After that, the area became a promenade, a beer garden, and one of the premier theatrical venues in the United States. In 1855, some 40 years before the opening of Ellis Island, Battery Park became the world’s first immigration depot, processing roughly 8 million immigrants who were driven here by the Irish Famine and various other political and religious persecutions in Europe. Its duty as an immigration center was eventually replaced by Ellis Island, a 32-acre site which processed 12 million immigrants between 1892 and 1954. On its busiest day (April 17, 1907), Ellis Island received 11,747 immigrants; its facilities were so large that its dining room could seat 1,000 people. Well, that was then, and this is now. After Ellis Island was closed in November 1954, it gradually fell into disrepair; but it was eventually renovated, restored, and reopened in September 1990. That was nearly 20 years ago, but I must confess that I have never managed to set aside the time, muster the energy, and make the ferry trip over to see it. When I finally did so a few days ago, I found the restored "immigration museum" to be interesting, but somewhat overwhelmed with tourists and visitors (and the busy summer season has not yet even arrived) … and essentially non-photogenic. I had hoped we might be able to see some of the original dormitories and other buildings — but they were either closed off, shut down, or restored to a shiny new "faux" look. On the other hand, the ferry ride past the Statue of Liberty was a more photogenic experience; and the people and activities in Battery Park itself were quite interesting indeed. So the photographs you’ll see here are mostly of Battery Park, a few of the Statue of Liberty, and only one offshore view of some restored buildings on Ellis Island. If you want to see the details of what those 12 million arriving immigrants saw, you’ll have to go there yourself… Hi,I did the following: Beautiful:
Homestead Park, Spring Homestead Park is not exactly a ‘public’, that is local authority, park but rather a private park open to the public. It is owned and maintained by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation whose offices are in the grounds (see www.jrf.org.uk/) . Joseph Rowntree (1836-1925) was a Quaker and a successful businessman. In 1859 he took over his father’s grocery shop in York. Ten years later, he joined his brother in the modest cocoa factory which was to become the major concern known as Rowntree. The new factory he opened in 1891 on the outskirts of York provided excellent facilities and he pursued enlightened employment policies. His business flourished and, contrary to his personal expectations, he became rich in later life. In 1904, he transferred a substantial part of his wealth to the three trusts which bear his name. The Joseph Rowntree Village Trust was established in 1904 to administer Joseph Rowntree’s model village, New Earswick. In 1959 the Trust widened its objectives to cover research and development, and the Village Trust was transformed into the Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust by a private Act of Parliament. This organisation was renamed the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 1990. When Seebohm Rowntree, Joseph’s son, retired from York in 1936, the Foundation purchased his house, The Homestead. The gardens became a public park, still maintained by the Foundation through the JRHT. The Rowntree’s Chocolate factory is still a major employer in York albeit as Nestle, York. It is the home of the Kit Kat bar. These are useful and collceted by I!
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Approximately one third of all Americans can trace their ancestry back to a relative who entered the country by passing through Ellis Island. Thus, it’s not surprising that a much larger percentage of Americans and other people around the world have the simplistic notion that everyone got here via Ellis Island. People tend to forget that there were quite a few people here before the first Pilgrim landed on Mayflower Rock in 1620, or that people immigrated into the U.S. via Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, and a whole lot of other places (including, of course, such West Coast cities as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle in modern times).
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Note: this photo was published in an Apr 20, 2010 EveryBlock New York City zipcode blog, with a title of "10004."
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I don’t like Kit Kats, but I like the story
I Googled Rowntree and found they make After Eight mints too, which I do like.
Who used to make Caravel bars? Those were the best! They were like $100,000 bars, only 100,000 times better!