Following our Centennial anniversary, we continue to share the story of New York State Parks and Historic Sites through our interactive history timeline, Blazing a Trail: A History of NY State Parks and Historic Sites. Our latest addition to the series covers the 21st century history of New York’s state park and historic site system. “A New Millennium” details a new era of leadership, the threat of park closures, the creation of vital community partnerships, the impact of climate change, and vital investments in the late-2010s that helped position New York as a nationwide recreation destination.
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A New Outdoor Aesthetic: New York’s Postwar Park Architecture
Many buildings and features built for New York state parks during the 1930s mimicked the natural environment. In the period after World War II, this rustic style started sharing space with more modern designs.
One of the busiest construction periods of the New York State Parks system was during the 1950s and 1960s, when park planners were expecting to welcome record numbers of visitors. You can learn more about that history in our Blazing a Trail timeline project. But, for a deeper dive into the architecture leading up to that era, keep reading…
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