William LakeCentral Park between W 89th St and W 90th StHeart Four · Location 358 · Drawn July 2004Download photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Download photograph 9Download photograph 10Video podcast0:00This drawing was made under the arms of a sycamore maple in Central Park.0:05To find this specific tree, you would travel to the southwest corner of the reservoir0:09and start on the bridle path, heading north on this wide path.0:14On your right, you'll see a shallow valley of grass.0:16This tree is at the end of the valley as it rises up to meet the bridle path0:23and continue moving normally along.0:26The tree has a label on it identifying it as a sycamore maple and the drawing was made0:33out of materials underneath its limbs to the south of its trunk.0:37Directly to the west and over West Drive from this trunk you should be able to see a 4 foot0:42by 5 foot sign celebrating the history of the park.0:47This is William Lake.0:49He was drawn in July of 2004.0:51[unclear]. This drawing is counting one person.0:57I'll ask you a question. Okay, ask me a question, Mike.1:00Okay, looking at this location,1:03I can tell you that it was drawn underneath this. What is the one1:08material that you see here that's unique to this location?1:11The little windmill fly things. I don't know what they're called.1:15The flying wing dinghies from the tree. Helicopters.1:19That's what the drawing was made out of.1:22This is another really excellent location in Central Park and all the locations we've1:28gone to where the drawing is defined in its entirety by the prominent material feature1:34of that space.1:36Even I could identify.1:39So these really, really bright and healthy green propeller shapes were just sort of systematically1:47picked off the tree.1:49exist in the tens of thousands.1:52Practically [unclear].1:53I think that's a conservative estimate.1:55When I say tens of thousands, I meant millions.1:59And underneath the tree is a shaded area2:01of super dark mulch.2:04And the contrast between these light green propellers2:07as short inch and a half lines on top of that dark mulch2:11was an attractive combination for making this drawing.2:16I'm going to hold on to some of them because they're pretty.2:20That horse was just one of the many animals rescued over the years by a lake, who once2:26performed mouth-to-snout respiration on a dog he pulled out of a frozen Prospect Park2:32lake.2:33Comrades remembered Friday night at a lake in his lifelong neighborhood of Bay Ridge.2:39A Harley Davidson lover, too, Lake was remembered by 700 motorcyclists from all over the tri-state← Location 357Heart Four · Location 358Location 359 →
