The Olmsted vision
Subtitle: parks for Birmingham
By: Birmingham Historical Society
Publisher: Birmingham Historical Society
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Birmingham, AL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Parks; City planning
Description: A a site-by-site analysis of Olmsted's 1924 recommendations for Birmingham's park system, and subsequent history, by historian Marjorie White and city planner Heather McArn. His recommendations are contrasted with the current system and with proposals to make modifications more in line with Olmsted's original ideas.