From its earliest use by the Cayuga Nation, this beautiful lakeside
site that is now Stewart Park has a fascinating history. Originally
known as Renwick Park, its main pavilions date back to the late 1890s.
Soon thereafter, the park became a private amusement park featuring
dance and picnic pavilions, a bandstand, and a beautiful water tower.
In the 1910s a booming movie studio produced scores of silent films
there. Explore the buildings and sites that capture the history of the
park—and hear plans for its ongoing revitalization—on a guided
walking tour led by Friends of Stewart Park’s Executive Director
Rick Manning and Board Chair Diana Riesman, who is also Executive
Director of the Wharton Studio Museum. Meet at the Picnic (Large)
Pavilion.
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