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SWS20 2020

Pastoral Paradise: Prospect Park Meditation

Prospect Park
Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY, USA
45 minutes
Free

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No longer available
Pastoral Paradise is a 45-minute, 1.4-mile immersive mobile audio tour exploring Prospect Park’s natural landscapes and historic Beaux-Arts architecture. Created by Rebecca Chaisson, the free tour highlights the park’s significance during the pandemic and encourages support for the Prospect Park Alliance.

Across undulating meadows, into the ravine, around Beaux-Arts structures and precious trees, tread the path that many Brooklynites have tread before you.​

A fully immersive, mobile audio tour through Olmsted and Vaux’s Brooklyn masterpiece. Enjoy and reconnect with nature, with a dose of history and mindfulness.

Prospect Park was a saving grace for locals like us during lockdown, we were lucky to have this oasis as our backyard. Due to the pandemic, the park lost critical funding and has had to make painful cuts in staff and services. At a time when Prospect Park is more important to our wellbeing and our community than ever, we made this walk to express our love for the park. While the tour is free, please support the Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit organization that safeguards this treasure.

Pastoral Paradise was written and produced by Rebecca Chaisson.

Estimated duration: 45 mins

Walking distance: 1.4 mi

Start point: 3rd St & Prospect Park West

Suggested donation: $10

This tour has advanced features. You’ll need the app to begin exploring.

Credits

Hosted by: Gesso

APA style reference

Wang, H., & Reynolds, M. (2020). Pastoral Paradise: Prospect Park Meditation. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/pastoral-paradise-prospect-park-meditation/
Henna Wang

Henna Wang

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Michael Reynolds

Michael Reynolds

(United States) 

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Yorkshire saying: ‘wait or slow down’.

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