200 Years of Parks: Celebrating Frederick Law Olmsted

Our FRIENDS on the Upper East Side have invited LANDMARK WEST! members for an evening with historian Lucie Levine and a virtual tour of many of Frederick Law Olmsted’s fabulous green spaces, both in New York and beyond. In addition to highlighting Prospect Park, Riverside Park and Fort Greene Park, she will dig deep into Olmsted’s life. She’ll also unearth some lesser-known achievements, including his leadership of the US Sanitary Commission during the Civil War, his role as a journalist in the antebellum South, and his groundbreaking plan for the creation of Yosemite National Park.