Olmsted and America's Urban Parks

Olmsted and America's Urban Parks

2011
57m
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Overview

Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York City's Central Park with Calvert Vaux over 150 years ago, and it remains an undisputed haven of tranquility amidst one of the largest, tallest, and most unnatural places on earth. This film examines the creation of America's great city parks in the late 1800s through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted, visionary urban planner and landscape architect. In his own words, Olmsted and America's Urban Parks weaves together Olmsted's engaging and poignant personal story with those of the lasting masterpieces he left for us today, featuring Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline as the voice of Frederick Law Olmsted.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
PBS
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

municipal park park landscape architect

Quick Facts

Release Date April 17, 2011
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline

Frederick Law Olmsted

Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington

Narrator

Key Crew

Mike Messner
Executive Producer
Rebecca Messner
Writer
Mike Messner
Executive Producer