Street and Madison Avenue entrance to the park. A long vehicular tunnel to send Fifth Avenue through the center of the rock was proposed by Manhattan Borough President Samuel Levy and approved by Robert Moses in 1936. It was never built. In the summer of 1969, the park was the site of the Harlem Cultural Festival, a series of concerts that came to be known as "Black Woodstock," and the subject of the 2021 documentary "Summer of Soul." Features Watchtower The Harlem Fire Watchtower was designed by Julius H. Kroehl and erected in 1855–57 of cast iron. The tower was fitted with a 10,000 pound bell cast by Jones & Hitchcock. The watchtower allowed observers to use the natural elevation of the park and the added height of the structure to search for fires, in an era when most buildings were made of wood. The cast-iron tower is the only one to survive of eleven that had been constructed in the city. It was designated as a city landmark in 1967 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The watchtower, still bearing its bell, is located at the center of the park on an artificial plateau called The Acropolis. Facilities Facilities in the park include the Pelham Fritz Recreation Center and the Richard Rogers Amphitheater (both located on the west side of the park at 122nd Street), and Swimming Pool (open in summer) on the north side of the park, and two playgrounds designed for infants and disabled children, which were built in 1993. A Little League baseball field occupies the southwest corner of the park. A dog run with wood chip footing is located on the southeast corner of the park. Much of the rusticated stonework stairs and walling has been patched with concrete; capstones have been dislodged by vandals. Sections of the upper part are closed off with chainlink fencing. Most of the park closes at 10 pm; the upper section closes earlier, at dusk. See also List of New York City parks Charlie Parker Jazz Festival City Parks Foundation Mount Morris Park Historic District References Notes Citations External links New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: Marcus Garvey Park Parks in Manhattan Harlem African-American historic places Fifth Avenue 1840 establishments in New York (state)