In this piece, thankfully filled with fantastic photos, Thompson describes how the
plot of land that is now Columbia’s athletic complex was once planned to be an
amusement park and bathing beach much like Brooklyn’s Coney Island. The name
was going to be “Wonderland Park.”
But the deal fell through and banker George Baker donated money
to Columbia and the university used it to buy the land.
Thompson’s piece also helps find the missing piece in the puzzle
known as the “Columbia Oval,” which I first wrote about in January of this year.
Thompson reproduces a newspaper ad that puts the Oval up for
sale. You can see it below:
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Here's an interesting model of the master plan of campus from 1908
http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/cuhistory/images/bergdoll/fig29.htm
Of note- looking at all those old game tickets,start times go from later (2:30 pm) to earlier (1:30 pm).
Of course today its 12:30 pm. Just wondering if our attendance would be better with a later starting time...
excellent point. 2:30 seems late, but 1:30 is much better than 12"30 especially for students who are barely awake at that time
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