Central Park Lamp Posts

In a place so widely beloved as new york city s central park it s hard to believe there are any secrets left unexposed.

Central park lamp posts.

Curbed reports central park s 1600 cast iron lamp posts have a hidden wayfinding trick which was recently highlighted on a discovery family channel. Price 55 24 80 00 98 00 98 00. Central park 3 light white outdoor post lantern with clear beveled glass shade. Although it may not seem important at first this coding system is a brilliant 19th century trick for people to know their exact location in the park.

Each and everyone of them has a number at its base something like 8202 or 9746. But earlier this month secrets of america s favorite places. Ratings 193 8 2 2 number of lights. You might just not have known where to look.

When are you planning your visit to new york city. Next time you visit central park just look at one of the 1 600 cast iron lamp posts.