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On the day when the National Park Service (NPS) will observe Ulysses S. Grant's 189th birthday, the NPS and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) will welcome visitors to the newly restored Overlook Pavilion in Riverside Park. The pavilion sits on one of the highest points of elevation overlooking the Hudson River, and was opened in 1910 as a "comfort station" opposite Grant's Tomb. In the 1970s DPR was forced to close the pavilion, and although it remained off-limits to the public its structure was left intact. In 2004, the City of New York granted NPS a permanent easement on the site so the agency could rehabilitate the pavilion to preserve the exterior as it appeared in 1910 while turning the interior into space that will serve visitors to the national memorial. The newly restored pavilion will serve as a NPS ranger contact station, and include a public meeting space, interpretive exhibits, bookstore and restrooms.
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Last updated: February 26, 2015