the park exists on a small triangle of land at the intersection of broadway and west end avenue. it was known as schuyler square when acquired by the city in 1895 and was renamed bloomingdale square in 1907. between 1995 and 1997, straus park was renovated and expanded to the west, by the addition of 15 feet of west end avenue. an endowment established by the straus family funded the transformation of a neglected reflecting pool in front of the sculpture into a planting bed. the friends of straus park fund maintenance and the planting of seasonal flowers.