Answer: At the Great Lawn in Central Park. The Great Lawn was not part of the original plan of the park, but was the site of a reservoir. The reservoir was made obsolete by the construction of a new water tunnel. Grass was eventually planted to create the Great Lawn. The installment of backstops for baseball was controversial, but put in by the city in the 1950s.
Answer: At the plaza in front of 1251 Avenue of the Americas (between 50th and 49th Sts). Radio City is in the background.
Answer: At the square in front of the Plaza Hotel (5th Ave. between Central Park South and 58th St.) In the background is the men's Bergdorf Goodman store.
Answer: At the Theodore Roosevelt Park behind the American Museum of Natural History. In 2003, Mayor Bloomberg unveiled the Nobel Monument. The site was chosen based on Theodore Roosevelt's distinction as the first US president to win a Nobel Prize (for peace). The Nobel Monument lists the names of US winners of the Nobel Prize.
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