Van Cortlandt Park

Published: March 3, 2013, 1:06 a.m.

b"There are 1165 acres of hills, ridges, valleys, verdant forest, wide- open fields, and other assorted gorgeousness waiting for\\xa0you\\xa0up in the Bronx! \\xa0Van Cortlandt Park has a hiking trail that is a National\\xa0Historic\\xa0Landmark, world- class running paths and trails, two public golf courses, boccie\\xa0courts, cricket pitches, and a Gaelic football field. \\xa0And that's in addition to everything ELSE you can expect at one of the biggest city parks: basketball courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, handball courts, pools, and playgrounds. \\xa0What are you waiting for? \\xa0 Your hosts Kathleen and Kate will see you there-- once the weather warms up a bit!\\n\\nLinks to check out after you listen to the podcast:\\n\\nHey You Know It is a fantastic podcast by our excellent friends Jacquetta Szathmari and Katie Kazimir. Soon- to- be- released episode HYKI92 features Kathleen and Kate discussing ABC Gotham! We tried to keep the topic for episode V a secret, but Katie and Jacquetta managed to weasel it out of us, those tricky dames.\\n\\nWe're not the only people doing the history of Van Cortlandt Park! \\xa0Friends Of Van Cortlandt Park have an oral history project to record everyone's VCP memories. \\xa0Want to hear 92-year old Walter Perron's stories of the\\xa0park\\xa0in the 1920s and 1930s? Click here and\\xa0scroll to the bottom.\\n\\nIn 1895 it cost $624.80 to construct the golf course. Thanks to MeasuringWorth.com we know that golf course would have cost $78,800.00 if built today.\\n\\nSee more pictures on our Facebook page!"