Owl's Head Park

Owl's Head Park
Upper New York Bay as seen from Owls Head Park
Map
TypeUrban park
LocationBrooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°38′26″N 74°01′56″W / 40.6406°N 74.0322°W / 40.6406; -74.0322
Area24.22 acres (9.80 ha; 0.03784 sq mi; 0.0980 km2)
Created1928
Owned byNYC Parks
Open6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Public transit accessBus

Owl's Head Park is a public park in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York.

History

The land that would become Owl's Head Park was first settled by the Canarsee.[1] In the 17th century, Dutch settlers arrived in the area.[1] The first European to claim ownership of the park's land was Teunis Van Pelt.[2] On April 13, 1680, he sold a section of his land to Swaen Janse Van Lowaanen, whose farm on the water, north of what is now known as Bay Ridge Avenue, eventually became the park.[2] The land passed through several more hands before ending up with Henry C. Murphy, who in 1856 built a large mansion on the property, creating a personal estate.[2][3] Murphy was a state senator best known for writing the legislation that began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge. The famous bill was signed in his mansion at Owl's Head, which was a name he bestowed on the property.[2][3] The source of the name has been a subject of debate, ranging from the shape of the land, to speculation that owls once lived in a barn on the property, to the fact that stone owls once graced its entrance gate.[2][3][1] It seems likely, however, that the name was simply lifted from another property in the area, that of the Van Brunt family, whose land really was shaped like an owl.[2][4][5]

Murphy sold the property to Eliphalet Williams Bliss, founder of the E.W. Bliss Company.[2] The park is known to some as "Bliss Park" for this reason. Bliss expanded the property by buying nearby land and added new structures to the estate.[2][3] These structures included a long driveway, a keeper's lodge, a stable, and an observatory and tower.[3][2] As early as 1894, Bliss embraced the idea of his property one day becoming a public park.[3] After his death in 1903, his will stipulated that the property be sold to the city for a reduced price, but only if it was to be used as parkland.[1] For various reasons, the city did not buy the property until 1928.[2] These delays caused parts of the property to be lost to other purchasers, including the portion directly along the water, which has been home to a wastewater treatment plant since 1952.[2] Financial limitations and lack of political will also led to the demolition of the property's mansion and observatory tower in 1932.[2] By 1940, the stables were also demolished.[2]

In the following decades, improvements to the park were made by the Parks Department under Robert Moses, including paths, playing fields, benches and restrooms.[2] In the 1960s and 70s, however, the park suffered from decline during the city's fiscal crisis.[2] In the 1990s, Brooklyn's borough president and the city council dedicated significant funds to revamp the park.[2] The original wrought iron gates from Bliss's estate, with his initials on them, were reinstalled at the park's southeastern entrance in 2004.[1]

Features

A person does an airborne trick between two light blue bowls in the skate park in Owl's Head. A few people watch from above the bowl.
Skate park in Owl's Head Park.

Owl's Head Park is located on a glacial moraine and thus has rich soil to support its many trees, including pines, locusts, oaks, maples, corks, beeches, and a tulip poplar.[1] The park's land slopes upward towards the water, providing views across New York harbor to Manhattan, Staten Island, and New Jersey.[1] The sloping terrain of the park also makes it a popular place for sledding in the winter.[6][2] The park has basketball courts, a playground, spray pool, and dog run, as well as a well-known skate park.[6] The park's basketball courts are named for William D. "Billy" Lake, a local firefighter who lost his life on September 11, 2001.[7] The courts were named in honor of Lake in 2004.[7]

The park often hosts local events, such as Viking Fest, which honors the area's history of Scandinavian immigration,[8] Halloween events,[9] and the city's annual Mulchfest event for Christmas tree disposal.[10] In 2022, Owl's Head Park was the site of the first-ever Gay Ridge Pride, an LGBTQ pride event for all of Southern Brooklyn and the neighborhood's first pride celebration.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Owl's Head Park: History". NYC Parks. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Stewart, Henry (January 22, 2015). "The Forgotten History of the Owl's Head". Bklynr. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "A Mansion on a Bluff: The Famous Residence of a Brooklyn Millionaire". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 25, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Owl's Head: Correcting an Alleged Error Regarding Its Location". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 10, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Bangs, Charlotte Rebecca Woglom (1912). Reminiscences of Old New Utrecht and Gowanus. Brooklyn Eagle Press. pp. 135, 149, 158. ISBN 9780598544582.
  6. ^ a b "Owl's Head Park". NYC Parks. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Owl's Head Park: Billy Lake Courts". NYC Parks. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "On the Avenue: This Weekend — Viking Fest Set, Norwegian Day Parade steps off". Brooklyn Reporter. May 13, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  9. ^ McGoldrick, Meaghan (November 2, 2018). "Haunted Halloween Walk at Owl's Head Draws Thousands". Brooklyn Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Mulchfest". NYC Parks. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Gay Ridge Pride 2022". Gay Ridge. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

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