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Not sure if this should go before or after 1900. The Park was developed in the 1850's as I recall.

I've lived in major metropolitan areas with few accessible parks and no "green" ones for a few years. Its always fascinated me why an area like Manhattan needs such occupier of space that could be used for other building purposes.

So my question is, what if Manhattan was developed without the park? Would New York still be as attractive a location to American and foreign business interests? Or would it be an even more powerful financial center with all the free space? Would the culture of NYC be any different?
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