This is F0rt Greene Park, or more specifically, the Visitors' Center at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn. Fort Greene Park is a 30.2 acre area that is the oldest park in Brooklyn. During the American Revolutionary War, the Americans built Fort Putnam on the high ground of the area to defend against the British. General Nathaniel Greene was the one who initially chose the site and supervised the construction of the fort. The site was then re-used in the War of 1812, and this is when it was re-named for Fort Greene.
In 1847 it became Brooklyn's first park under the name of Washington Park. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, who also designed Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City. The name was changed to Fort Greene Park in 1896.
Today the park serves as a social space for many young couples with children that live in the surrounding Brooklyn brownstones. On any given Saturday, one will find countless games going on in the park, not to mention a plethora of strollers passing by. The artistic design that Olmstead and Vaux created in the 1860's has definitely evolved into a major social space for Brooklyn residents.
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