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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Preview: Episode 1 | 31s
Review the biography of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life.
Aired: 06/19/14
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Olmsted designs a residential community, major parks, and the World’s Exposition.
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.
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Changes and Challenges in Olmsted Parks
Olmsted feared that his parks would be ruined by intrusions of all sorts.
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing Western New York
Exploring the role of Frederick Law Olmsted in the Buffalo parks system and Niagara Falls.
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
A biography of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life.
