<em>'Union Square was named for the union of Bowerie Lane and Bloomingdale Road which is now Broadway.'</em>  The timeline is presented in a series of 22 panels showing the development and major events of the area.  The first panel is a composition of three maps showing the native American Settlements, the Ratzer map of 1776 and the Commissioners Plan.  

 These plaques depict historical events in Union Square. Twenty two bronze panels inset into a block-long ellipse of bluestone pavers illustrate a timeline beginning with Native American history and leading to the late 1800's. 

Concerts 1870s

Hotels 1870s

Labor Day Parade 1882

Lafayette Statue 1876

Plan of Union Square

Presentation of the Colors 1864

Lincoln Funeral Cortege

South Side 1850s

Historic Maps of Manhattan

Lincoln Statue

Jackson Funeral 1842

Ladies Mile 1860s

Bronze medallion in the sidewalk - Overall Plan - intersection of 15th St and Union Square East

Union Square Plan

Piano Row 1860s

Academy of Music and Tammany Hall

Great Meeting 1861

Washington Statue 1856

Completion of Croton Reservoir - 1842

Excavation of Union Square 1838

Horsecars of the 1800s

Residences of Union Square 1852

Corner of Union Square 1852

Residences of Union Square 1840s

Union Square Timeline

 'Union Square was named for the union of Bowerie Lane and Bloomingdale Road which is now Broadway.'  The timeline is presented in a series of 22 panels showing the development and major events of the area.  The first panel is a composition of three maps showing the native American Settlements, the Ratzer map of 1776 and the Commissioners Plan. 

Gregg LeFevre discusses the highlights of his works in Union Square and explains how these works illuminate the history of the square. He also tells interesting stories about Union Square in the 1850s, when it was extremely popular for its performing arts scene. Overall, Leferve brings out the historical and cultural significance of his work in this area in a way that is both educational and enlightening.

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Union Square Timeline

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