Peter and the Wolf

 

Remember the score for Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” (Opus 67)? It leaves as indelible an imprint as The Wollman Rink? How did they ever skate backwards? Then there was the carousel, the seal pool and the  mysterious dank underpasses inhabited by trolls. There were the Belvedere castle and later the clouds of pot around The Bethesda Fountain. You may have manned the cannon overlooking the Hudson by The Soldiers and Sailors Monument if your grandparents occupied a grand old West End Avenue apartment. Perhaps you took the 86th Street crosstown which ran through the “transfers,” with their signature Olmsted gray stone slabs. What other magic? Sledding on the hill at 79th, the horse drawn carriages lined up on 59th opposite The Plaza, the baseball players in the fields at 99th with their corporate sponsored teams and proud matching shirts.

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