Park benches

[John P Robinson]

Is there a link showing the plaques which are fixed on the benches at Central park ???

Or has anyone got a favorite that they can quote'

Thanks John.

[brianac]

Hi John.

This is the place that authorizes the naming.

http://www.centralparknyc.org/site/PageNavigator/support_adoptabench

Here is an article on the subject.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/nyregion/13benches.html

I don't know if there is a list of the dedications because they are all so personal and private.

This one caught my attention last year.

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z245/brianaclift/Central%20Park/js1024_Pictures_from_small_card_-16.jpg

[Schadenfrau]

There's a rather heartbreaking bench near the Turtle Pond that reads something like, "For Mother and Father, who loved this place so much." I don't know why, but that gets me every time.

The Times article contains my all-time favorite, though:

--“I love you very much and look forward to marrying you ... but if we have a fight you can always sleep here,” are the words inscribed on the bench Leelee Brown Jaffe gave her husband as a wedding present.--

[brianac]

There's a rather heartbreaking bench near the Turtle Pond that reads something like, "For Mother and Father, who loved this place so much."

The makers of the film "Notting Hill" used almost the same words for a quotation regarding a bench in a private ( "Gramercy Park" type) park in London.

[KenNYC]

--“I love you very much and look forward to marrying you ... but if we have a fight you can always sleep here,” are the words inscribed on the bench Leelee Brown Jaffe gave her husband as a wedding present.--

Haha, that is brilliant.

[John P Robinson]

Thanks for the link Brian interesting.

[John P Robinson]

The Times article contains my all-time favorite, though:

--“I love you very much and look forward to marrying you ... but if we have a fight you can always sleep here,” are the words inscribed on the bench Leelee Brown Jaffe gave her husband as a wedding present.--

This is just the type of humour which I think makes the bench plaques timeless!!