In Their Footsteps: Frederick Law Olmsted with Laurence Cotton

This unique program will include a screening of the 60 minute movie, Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America. Frederick Law Olmsted, along with his two sons designed over 700 public parks across the U.S. and Canada, as well as numerous academic campuses and private estates. From Central Park to the White House Grounds to Seattle’s Volunteer Park, the Olmsted family left a huge imprint across North America.

Here in the Pacific Northwest, John Charles Olmsted master-planned the entire park systems of Portland, Seattle, and Spokane and contributed to the designs of numerous college and university campuses.