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Decency Shut Out By Wall Of Fear In Central Park
Column argues urban decay in 1950s New York, contrasting a safe park past with a modern scene of crime and fear. It calls for harsher penalties and expanded prisons to restore public safety and allow citizens to reclaim Central Park and city streets.
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Emperor’s Palace
Tokyo
Great Central Park
New York City
110Th Street
Harlem
56Th Street
Plaza Hotel
Huntington Hartford
New Art Museum
58Th Street
Black Lakes
London
Hyde Park
Bois de Boulogne
Borghese Gardens
Central Park
Greenwich Village
New York
Washington
Rock Creek Park
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
St. Louis
Forest Park
Bill Poole
Bowery
John Morrissey
Boss Tweed
Americus Engine Co
Americus
Black Joke Company
Hayseed Company
the Herald Tribune