Prospect Park: Olmsted and Vaux's Brooklyn Masterpiece
"A big, lusciously photographed volume that's destined to become the Brooklyn house gift of the year." -- New York magazine"Beautiful photographs capture every season, and accompanying text describes the artwork that went into creating what Sen. Charles Schumer calls 'Brooklyn's backyard.'" - Metro US"In many ways, Prospect Park is Brooklyn, a melting pot of immigrants and longtime residents, athletes and readers, artists and bankers. It is a place for our quietest reflections or our happiest celebrations. And like Brooklyn, the whole of Prospect Park is even greater than the sum of these wonderful parts." -- Spike Lee, Film Director"The most beautiful photographs of Prospect Park you've ever seen." -- Brooklyn magazine"Prospect Park is one of New York City's most cherished green spaces. Its recent revitalization led by the Prospect Park Alliance is a terrific example of what can be achieved when the public and private sectors work together. Through its stewardship, the Prospect Park Alliance has provided a national model of park development and restoration, and its efforts will help ensure that Prospect Park will remain a New York City treasure for generations to come." -- Michael Bloomberg, New York City Mayor"Prospect Park is New York City's urban emerald, a beautiful oasis in Brooklyn's heart and the embodiment of Brooklyn's soul. When Olmsted and Vaux designed Prospect Park, they achieved perfection, creating a true masterpiece that would enrich the city of Brooklyn and serve as a sanctuary and great equalizer for the many diverse communities of New York. When David and Elizabeth Colley put together this book about Prospect Park, they captured that perfection, illustrating the unique history and enduring appeal of one of our city's greatest treasures." -- Marty Markovitz, Brooklyn Borough President"This ode to a New York treasure explores the park's origins and continuing restoration... As Adrian Benepe, the former city parks commissioner, writes in his introduction, this 'rambunctious, bulging diamond' is Brooklyn's heart and magnet. In many respects, it is more impressive than Central Park, its older sibling." -- New York Times