Save the Pavilion!

sethplg

If you love Prospect Park, please read on. We told the Alliance that the Oriental Pavilion is important to our community and they listened. Now we need your help!

The Pavilion is both a natural gathering place for our residents and a symbolic gateway to our neighborhood. But in recent years it has deteriorated from water damage, Hurricane Sandy and neglect. Last year it became so structurally unsound it was barricaded from use all together.

But it's not too late. The park's leadership has made the repair of this 140-year-old edifice its top priority. And it's asking the City Council for $2 million to restore the Pavilion, fix pathways, repair staircases, add new lighting and a host of other improvements to the Concert Grove. 

Here's what YOU can do. Send a message to the City Council members who will vote on this initiative. Repost this on your Facebook page. Tell your friends. Show that we are committed to bringing this piece of history back to life!

Send an email with the subject “Save the Pavilion” to:

Mark Treyger ([email protected])

Darlene Mealy ([email protected])

Brad Lander ([email protected])

Mathieu Eugene ([email protected])

If you'd like a sample form letter, see message below or contact me directly. Thank you for helping protect Prospect Park. Your input can make a difference!

sethplg

My name is [fill in the blank]. 

I would like to express my support of the Prospect Park Alliance’s capital request to the Brooklyn Delegation of the NYC Council for $2 million to restore Prospect Park’s Oriental Pavilion and surrounding area.

With these funds, the Alliance and NYC Parks can repair the water damage to the Pavilion’s roof and make additional restorations to the surrounding paths, including the installation of path lighting and the restoration of stairways leading down from Breeze Hill. The Oriental Pavilion is a critical community resource, used by our community to celebrate birthdays, weddings, family gatherings and picnics, but it is currently closed due to the need for repairs. The Pavilion is a piece of Brooklyn’s history and I ask that you support this Delegation request. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

[fill in the blank]

richard

The restoration of the pavilion in the Concert Grove could be enhanced by restoring water service to the single spouted fountain which is now used as a planter. This fountain may be the original fountain which was in Prospect Park Plaza when it was dedicated in 1867.

sethplg

Great idea. I will pass that along...