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Olmsted in Seattle
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- Book Synopsis
- In the midst of galloping growth at the turn of the twentieth century, Seattle's city leaders seized on the confluence of a roaring economy with the City Beautiful movement to hire the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm to design a park and parkway system. Their 1903 plan led to a supplemental plan, a playground plan, numerous park and boulevard designs, changes to park system management, and a ripple effect, as the Olmsted Brothers were hired to design public and private landscapes throughout the region. The park system shaped Seattle's character and continues to play a key role in the city's livability today.
- About The Author
- Jennifer Ott is a historian and assistant director of HistoryLink, the online encyclopedia of Washington state history. She is coauthor of Olmsted in Seattle: Creating a Park System for a Modern City (HistoryLink, 2019) and Waterway: The Story of Seattle's Locks and Ship Canal (HistoryLink, 2017). She lives in Seattle.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781933245560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HistoryLink, (01 December 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 144
- Weight
- 771 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 254 x 25 mm
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