Olmsted in the News: Crosscut

Knute Berger’s piece on Crosscut.com, “Seattle Needs Parks, Not just ‘Parklets'”, discusses the importance of the Olmsted park and boulevard system in the lives of Seattleites and looks to the future as laid out in the Seattle 2035 draft comprehensive plan.

black and white line drawing map of Seattle in 1908, showing hatched areas for existing and proposed parks and boulevard or parkway swaths.
Olmsted Park and Boulevard System, 1908. Courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives, 2390.

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