WWI Memorial, Elysian Park

This is small park is where you can take your kids and dogs to play and could even be a place to admire the clear city view. This part of land was once owned by the Steven's family in 1784. This part is just a small part of the original plot of the Elysian Field. Some claim Elysian Field was where the first organized baseball game was played in 1846. You can see the city clearly from here and it is a great spot for pictures. There are gates on the edge of the park, protecting you from falling. These gates were also included in a scene from the 'On the Waterfront', produced in 1954, starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Lee J.Cobb. If you go to the center of the park you will find a memorial dedicated during World War I. It shows two soldiers coming home from the war. One of them has a girl by his side, and the other has his hat up in the air and a dog. These statues are standing on top of three feet of white granite. On the side of it there are two art pieces resembling ships from the war.

Observe the fences lining the perimeter of the park. If you go near the telephone pole, near the fence on the side overlooking New York City, you will be nearly in the same spot as the actors in a scene from the 1954 movie, "On the Waterfront".