The History of Ice Skating in Central Park #shorts @centralparknyc
The History of Ice Skating in Central Park #shorts @centralparknyc
Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
165 years ago, the Lake opened to the first ice skaters in Central Park. Learn how ice skating was the hottest hobby in 19th-century New York City!

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