Field notes from the Walkie-Talkie Time Machine
Stories
The history behind the stops, in a few minutes each. Read them on the couch, then go stand where they happened.
Central Park, NYC
The Alice in Wonderland Statue: A Publisher, His Wife, and a Very Big Mushroom
Since 1959 kids have climbed all over it. Fewer people know the Mad Hatter has George Delacorte's face.
Central Park, NYC
The Angel of the Waters: Why Bethesda Fountain Celebrates a Pipe
The only sculpture in Olmsted and Vaux's original plan was made by a woman, and it honors an aqueduct.
The Seattle Center
The 1962 Seattle World's Fair: What Century 21 Left Behind
Most World's Fairs vanish. Seattle's became the city's front yard.
Central Park, NYC
Cleopatra's Needle and the Four and a Half Men Named Henry
It is about 5,500 miles and 3,500 years out of place. Getting it here took ships with holes cut in the side.
Central Park, NYC
Why There's No Gate at Inventor's Gate
Every entrance to Central Park has a name and none of them have a gate. That was the point.