It was named in the late 1990s after the nearby popular Vesuvio Bakery on nearby Prince Street, which was in turn named for the stratovolcanoMount Vesuvius. The volcano erupted in A.D. 79, destroying the Roman city of Pompeii.[2][3] The park was named to honor the owner of the bakery; it could not be named after him because Parks Department policy prohibited the naming of the park after a living person.[4] The playground was formerly named Thompson Street Playground, after the adjacent Thompson Street, which was in turn named after Revolutionary WarBrigadier GeneralWilliam Thompson in the late 18th century.[1]
The playground's land was purchased by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in pieces, in 1929, 1930, and 1957.[1] The park has basketball courts, handball courts, bocce courts, a three-foot mini-pool, playgrounds, sandboxes, water fountains, spray showers, and public bathrooms.[1][2] A $2.9 million renovation of the park was completed in 2007.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Vesuvio Playground Highlights - Thompson Playground". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
^ abc. nycgo.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
^. The Villager. Vol. 75, no. 50. May 3–9, 2006. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
^. The Villager. Vol. 73, no. 15. August 6–12, 2003. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
^. The Villager. Vol. 77, no. 5. July 4–10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
^Alexis Lipsitz Flippin (2011). Frommer's New York City with Kids. Frommer's. ISBN9781118019498. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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