- published: 23 Jun 2014
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Coordinates: 40°46′20″N 73°58′40″W / 40.7723°N 73.9778°W / 40.7723; -73.9778
Tavern on the Green was a privately owned American cuisine restaurant located in Central Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in New York City. It remained in operation from 1934 to 2009 under various owners. As of October 15, 2010, the building is a public visitors center and gift shop run by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, retaining the name Tavern on the Green.
The restaurant in 2007 had gross revenues of $38 million, from more than 500,000 visitors, making it the second-highest-grossing independently owned restaurant in the United States (behind The Venetian's Tao restaurant in Las Vegas, at $67 million). Of the several dining rooms, the most famous was the Crystal Room, which features windows overlooking the restaurant's adjacent garden in Central Park.
The restaurant was located in New York City's Central Park off Central Park West at West 67th Street on Manhattan's Upper West Side. It was originally the sheepfold that housed the sheep that grazed Sheep Meadow, built to a design by Calvert Vaux in 1870. It became a restaurant as part of a 1934 renovation of the park under Robert Moses, New York City's Commissioner of Parks.
Take a look at the pouring rain,
Last time it rained for forty days
Take a look at the sun that shines
Painting colors of ribbons in the sky
Take a look out your window
And take a look at how the green grass grows
I can feel it on the inside
I give thanks and praise to be alive
Together we can make some memories
And help love grow and live eternally
And spread this word over both land and sea
And help each other on this long hard jouney
Ever since I was a young little boi
All I needed was my families and toys
And learning how to count from one to ten
I said my ABC's and do it all again
And I learned how to walk,
And I learned how to talk.
And I learned that love is what life costs
And it still amazes me when I look down at a keiki
And see all the things they learn from you and me
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Together we can make some memories
And help love grow and live eternally
And spread this word over both land and sea
And help each other on this long hard jouney
...
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Show me the way, Teach me the part
Help me find a way back to your mind and your heart
Keep me alive and Ill keep you well
Share a little water from your bucket to my well.
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Together we can make some memories
And help love grow and live eternally
And spread this word over both land and sea
And help each other on this long hard jouney
show me the way teach me the part
help me find a way back to your mind and your heart
keep me alive and I'll keep you well
share a little water from your bucket to my well.