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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

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Review the biography of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life.

Aired: 06/19/14

Rating: NR

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America has been made possible by a grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor and The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation. With additional funding from HSBC, The Tiffany & Company Foundation, The C.E. & S. Foundation, Peter C. Cornell Trust and Mass Humanities.

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Photography and Design in Olmsted’s Boston Parks

Olmsted pioneered the use of photography to show before, during, and after construction.

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Photography and Design in Olmsted’s Boston Parks

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America Trailer

A biography of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life.

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America Trailer

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Louisville: From Olmsted to the 21st Century

A 4,000 acre is being built in the Olmsted tradition for the city of Louisville, Kentucky.

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Louisville: From Olmsted to the 21st Century

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

The Best Planned City in the World

Developing the nation’s first park system and creating a park at Niagara Falls, NY.

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The Best Planned City in the World

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

The Campaign to Save the Olmsted Linear Park in Atlanta

The Preservation of an Olmsted Park in the Druid Hills suburb in Atlanta.

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The Campaign to Save the Olmsted Linear Park in Atlanta

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Olmsted and Chicago

Olmsted designs a residential community, major parks, and the World’s Exposition.

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Olmsted and Chicago

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

The Fall and Rise of Central Park

In the 1970s Central Park in New York City was neglected and misused.

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The Fall and Rise of Central Park

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Changes and Challenges in Olmsted Parks

Olmsted feared that his parks would be ruined by intrusions of all sorts.

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Changes and Challenges in Olmsted Parks

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