Olmsted 200
Chicago Celebrates Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th Birthday
"Olmsted left a remarkable legacy as an author, social reformer, and conservationist, and, most notably, as the nation’s pre-eminent landscape architect. As he produced extremely important work here in Chicago, we are pulling out all of the stops to honor this milestone."
Julia Bachrach
May 9, 2022
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