Demond Wilson and the Kid" (1993), and "Hammerlock" (2000). Wilson later starred as Raymond Ellis in the short-lived CBS comedy series "Baby... I'm Back!" and as Oscar Madison, opposite actor Ron Glass (who co-starred as Felix Unger) in the ABC sitcom "The New Odd Couple", a revamped black version of the original 1970–75 series on the same network which starred Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. Wilson lived in Conroe, Texas for many years until 1984, when he became an ordained minister, fulfilling his childhood vow. Later, in 1995, he founded Restoration House, a center that helps rehabilitate former prison inmates by providing
Madison Square and Madison Square Park at about the same location to honor the city's war dead. Thomas Hastings designed a triple arch which cost $80,000 and was modeled after the Arch of Constantine in Rome. Once again, a bid to make the arch permanent failed. The park was the site of an unusual public protest in 1901. Oscar Spate, a displaced Londoner, convinced the Parks Commissioner, George Clausen, to allow him to pay the city $500 a year to put 200 cushioned rocking chairs in Madison Square Park, Union Square, and Central Park and charge the public 5 cents for their use. Free benches were