Olmsted In Buffalo

Ever wonder what it took to create the Olmsted parks, using 1870 technology? We have just added a transcription of a July, 1871 article from the Buffalo Evening Courier and Republic which gives a great description.

An Account of Park Construction – July 1871 – Olmsted In Buffalo An Account of Park Construction – July 1871 From the Buffalo Evening Courier and Republic, Friday, 2 June 1871: The New Park. A Few Notes Concerning the Progress of the Work—The Lake to be Excavated by July 1st—The Park, the Front, the Parade and the Drive—Bell’s Great Rolling Machine—& ...

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Olmsted In Buffalo – Buffalo's Parks and Parkways System Buffalo’s Olmsted Parks and Parkways System The Frederick Law Olmsted designed parks and parkways system of Buffalo, New York, is America’s oldest coordinated system of public parks and parkways. Buffalo’s Olmsted parks and parkways system was created by the renowned landscape architect Freder...