NYC Frog Project On the Road

Glenwood Gardens
Cincinnati, Ohio

Actually, Glenwood Gardens is in Woodlawn, and in preparing for this post I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to find pictures of this strecth of Springfield Pike from the 1970s. No luck. When I was a kid, this area--across the street from the Kroger Warehouse, the Goodwill, and the Woodlawn Drive-in (which burned down in the 1970s)--was all farmland, although I've found information that says it has belonged to the Hamilton County Park District since the 1960s. I did find a great forum called Mid-to-Late 20th Century Vine St./Springfield Pike, which brought back a lot of memories: Sutherland Lumber! The Big Melon! The Singing Bridge! But I digress.

The park is a nice place for kids to play, and featured some awesome frogs.

A Charlie Harper frog adorned a park service truck:



Kids can climb on Frog and Toad:



And there's this fountain:

Playground Frogs

Thomas J. Cuite Park, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

A few years ago, I posted a picture of these frogs in the snow. They're a little worse for wear now, and hiding in the tall grass at this little playground overlooking the lovely Prospect Expressway. About halfway through our doughnut odyssey, George demanded a playground break, and this one was nearby. It was named after a long-time city coucil representative for the neighborhood.

Frog Graffiti

Broadway and Stockton Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

What better to do on a rainy Sunday than try to find the best doughnuts in Brooklyn? We started at Peter Pan Bakery in Greenpoint and then headed out to Midwood to Shaikh's Place. The verdict? Peter Pan's jelly doughnuts were better, but Shaikh's cream-filled and apple are the best we've had. Along the way, we drove through most of the borough. This frog is part of a mural at the corner of Broadway and Stockton in Bed-Stuy. It must be pretty new--it's not on the Google map yet.

Garden Frogs

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Children's Discovery Garden

Public Art: Grand Army Plaza

Bailey Fountain



According to the NYC Parks Department: "Named after Brooklyn-based financier and philanthropist Frank Bailey (1865-1953) and his wife Mary Louise Bailey, this elaborate sculptural waterwork is one of several which have occupied a central place in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza. . . . In the late 1920s, Bailey and his wife gave $125,000 for construction of a new fountain, whose designers, architect Edgerton Swarthout and sculptor Eugene Savage, were selected through a design competition. Work on the fountain began in 1929 and was completed in 1932. The central bronze sculptures include male and female figures atop the prow of a ship, representing Wisdom and Felicity, surrounded by Neptune, his attendant Triton, and a boy holding a cornucopia. The base is made of large stones imbedded in the foundation, and additional decorative elements with sea motifs adorn the pedestal."

Playground Frogs

Bellevue South Park







Bellevue South Park is located at 28th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues in Manhattan, near Bellevue Hospital. According to the NYC Park Service: "Prior to 1811 when the city purchased the land, the park and surrounding area were Belle Vue farms, an area leased to quarantine victims of yellow fever at the end of the 18th century."

Frogs at Home

George Monte's Quilt

George Monte was born June 2, 2008. I made this quilt to hang on the wall in his nursery. If you look closely, you can see the frogs in the camouflage of his overalls. I sure hope this kid likes frogs!

Public Art: Battery Park City

Nelson A. Rockefeller Park

Tim Otterness, The Real World

NYC Frog Project On the Road

Summer 2007

Beach House, Amelia Island, Florida

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Fountain, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida

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A town in South Georgia with streets named after Sheman and Grant?!? Fitzgerald, Georgia was colonized by Union veterans looking to escape a drought in the Midwest--and those cold winters.

Greetings From Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Front Yard Frogs
(and a Chicken)

Car Fire

Red Hook, Brooklyn

Red Wall, Red Hook

Kohnstamm Manufacturing Chemists

Frog Graffiti

Bedford Ave., Williamsburgh

Frogs Live!

Narrows Botanical Garden, Bay Ridge

Found Frogs

Green-wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

Grave of John Matthews, Inventor of Seltzer Water

Found Frogs

Rides

Carousel, Bryant Park

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Garibaldi Square ("We Charge For Dat") Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
(We wanted to take pictures from inside the fence, but the proprietor said he'd have to charge us . . .)

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Gowanus Pathmark

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Waiting for Opening Day, Coney Island
(Let's hope it isn't the last . . .)

Found Frogs: Community Gardens

Floyd Bennett Field


These were taken at the Community Garden at Floyd Bennett Field, in Jamaica Bay, New York City's first municipal airport. Named for the first pilot to fly over the North Pole, in the 1930s the airfield served as the take-off and landing point for such famous aviators as Wiley Post, Howard Hughes, and Amelia Earhart. Although it was made redundant by the opening of LaGuardia Airport in 1939, it was a key naval air sataion during World War II. Today, it is part of the National Park Service's Gateway National Recreation Area.

Playground Frogs

Thomas J. Cuite Park, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

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Bushwick Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn

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Promenade, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

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Astoria Park, Queens