Certainly, Washington Square Park’s history is teeming with stories that would send a shiver down anyone’s spine. Although the city planned to bury just 5,000 bodies in the park, ...

In a more gruesome part of history, Washington Square Park was once a graveyard. In 1797, the land was acquired by the Common Council for use as a potter’s field (public grave site) and a place ...

Protest, dissent have been part of Chicago history since Washington Square Park's heyday Decades ago, Washington Square Park often drew crowds of 2,000 or more, and by the early 1900s it had ...

Wander through Washington Square Park is ranked #9 out of 38 things to do in New York City. ... the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History, to name a few).

“Washington Square Park is a special place, but it’s not a unique story about how green spaces evolve,” said Taylor Evans Ghosal, who worked on a documentary about the park’s history.