A future vision for
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The City of Albany has spent months planning for the future of the beloved South End landmark--Lincoln Park, a 50+ acre public park and swimming pool, that hosts a variety of recreational activities and club-sport events.
From the Past In the 1800s, Lincoln Park once cradled the Hudson River tributary, Beaver Kill, whose meandering flows created a ravine that reached depths of over thirty feet. Over time, the ravine was filled, Beaver Kill was redirected, and Lincoln Park became traditionally redesigned as an urban park--and Albany's first playground--blending its sloped topography and Capital viewsheds with natural park elements, play space, public swimming, and other athletic opportunities. |