The Olmsted Parks Of Louisville

Author : Patricia Dalton Haragan
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780813144566

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The Olmsted Parks of Louisville by Patricia Dalton Haragan Pdf

Frederick Law Olmsted, popularly known as the "Father of American Landscape Architecture," is famous for designing New York City's Central Park, the U.S. Capitol grounds, and the campuses of institutions such as Stanford University and the University of Chicago. His celebrated projects in Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Milwaukee, and other cities led to a commission from the city of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1891. There, he partnered with community leaders to design a network of scenic parks, tree-lined parkways, elegant neighborhoods, and beautifully landscaped estate gardens that thousands of visitors still enjoy today. The Olmsted Parks of Louisville is the first authoritative manual on the 380 species of trees, herbaceous plants, shrubs, and vines populating the nearly 1,900 acres that comprise Cherokee, Seneca, Iroquois, Shawnee, and Chickasaw Parks. Designed for easy reference, this handy field guide includes detailed photos and maps as well as ecological and historical information about each park. Author Patricia Dalton Haragan also includes sections detailing the many species of invasive plants in the parks and discusses the native flora that they displaced. This guide provides readers with a key to Olmsted's vision, revealing how various plant species were arranged to emphasize the beauty and grandeur of nature. It will serve as an essential resource for students, nature enthusiasts, and the more than ten thousand visitors who use the parks.

Author : Samuel W. Thomas,Deborah M. Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-02
Category : Parks
ISBN : 0979700698

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The Origins of Louisville's Olmsted Parks and Parkways by Samuel W. Thomas,Deborah M. Thomas Pdf

Author : Frederick Law Olmsted
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 1102 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781421416038

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The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted by Frederick Law Olmsted Pdf

The final chronologically arranged volume in the series, it will present the last stage of Olmsted's career, with a firm that included his former students Henry Sargent Codman and Charles Eliot as new partners. During this time Olmsted concentrated his energies on his two last great commissions: one was the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 on the site of the Chicago South Park that he and Vaux had designed in 1871, with subsequent redesigning of Jackson Park and the Midway; the other was the extensive Biltmore Estate in North Carolina. There will also be correspondence concerning the development of the park systems of Louisville, Kentucky, and proposals for park systems in Milwaukee and Kansas City. The volume will present some of the remarkable retrospective letters he wrote to Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer and his son, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. It will conclude with several undated and unfinished writings on the history and principles of landscape design.

Author : Gregory Luhan,Dennis Domer,David Mohoney
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1568984510

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The Louisville Guide by Gregory Luhan,Dennis Domer,David Mohoney Pdf

"Louisville is one of the overlooked gems of American architecture, a city of southern charm and grace with a catalog of buildings by such masters as D. H. Burnham, Carrere and Hastings, Bruce Goff, Mies van der Rohe, Mockbee Coker, and Michael Graves." "This guide captures Louisville's abundant architecture, showcasing the city's very best offerings from its founding to the recent rehabilitation of its riverfront. Tours of historic homes, Olmsted parks, Carnegie libraries, museums, university campuses, and modern homes are all illustrated with clear and easy-to-follow maps. In addition, over 200 buildings have comprehensive descriptions accompanied by black-and-white photographs. This book includes everything you need to know about Louisville's rich architectural heritage."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : David Domine
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762763399

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Insiders' Guide® to Louisville by David Domine Pdf

Insiders' Guide to Louisville is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this storied Kentucky city. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Louisville and its surrounding environs.

Author : Robert L. McCullough
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780262552493

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Old Wheelways by Robert L. McCullough Pdf

How American bicyclists shaped the landscape and left traces of their journeys for us in writing, illustrations, and photographs. In the later part of the nineteenth century, American bicyclists were explorers, cycling through both charted and uncharted territory. These wheelmen and wheelwomen became keen observers of suburban and rural landscapes, and left copious records of their journeys—in travel narratives, journalism, maps, photographs, illustrations. They were also instrumental in the construction of roads and paths (“wheelways”)—building them, funding them, and lobbying legislators for them. Their explorations shaped the landscape and the way we look at it, yet with few exceptions their writings have been largely overlooked by landscape scholars, and many of the paths cyclists cleared have disappeared. In Old Wheelways, Robert McCullough restores the pioneering cyclists of the nineteenth century to the history of American landscapes. McCullough recounts marathon cycling trips around the Northeast undertaken by hardy cyclists, who then describe their journeys in such magazines as The Wheelman Illustrated and Bicycling World; the work of illustrators (including Childe Hassam, before his fame as a painter); efforts by cyclists to build better rural roads and bicycle paths; and conflicts with park planners, including the famous Olmsted Firm, who often opposed separate paths for bicycles. Today's ubiquitous bicycle lanes owe their origins to nineteenth century versions, including New York City's “asphalt ribbons.” Long before there were “rails to trails,” there was a movement to adapt existing passageways—including aqueduct corridors, trolley rights-of-way, and canal towpaths—for bicycling. The campaigns for wheelways, McCullough points out, offer a prologue to nearly every obstacle faced by those advocating bicycle paths and lanes today. McCullough's text is enriched by more than one hundred historic images of cyclists (often attired in skirts and bonnets, suits and ties), country lanes, and city streets.

Author : Valerie Askren
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781634043571

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Five-Star Trails: Louisville & Southern Indiana by Valerie Askren Pdf

Discover the best hikes in Louisville, Kentucky, and beyond! Louisville is known as the City of Parks, and its population has long valued the natural landscape and the provisioning of outdoor recreation. Nestled within the Ohio Valley and bordered by the Knobs region to the south and heavily wooded areas to the north, Louisville lies near an endless array of hiking opportunities: national forests, state and local parks, and nature preserves. Explore 40 of Louisville’s five-star trails—including the best walking paths and hidden hiking treasures in central Kentucky and southern Indiana. With hikes in this guide divided into five distinct areas, you’ll wind through hilly woodlands, around beautiful lakes, along meandering creeks, and across expansive meadows. Kentucky author and hiking expert Valerie Askren details easy strolls along Louisville’s many paved trails, treks past lovely ponds and fields of wildflowers, and longer hikes traversing densely wooded hills—all offering a broad spectrum of diverse landscapes. Inside you’ll find: Descriptions of 40 five-star hiking trails for all levels and interests Full-color GPS-based trail maps, elevation profiles, and detailed directions to trailheads Insight into the history, flora, and fauna of the routes Ratings for scenery, difficulty, trail condition, solitude, and accessibility for children Save time and make the most of your hiking adventures. Experience the area’s breathtaking scenery, varied terrain, and amazing wildlife. Lace up, grab your pack, and hit the trail!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : United States
ISBN : UIUC:30112047049744

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Annotation by Anonim Pdf

Author : The Cultural Landscape Foundation,Charles Birnbaum,Dena Tasse-Winter,Arleyn Levee
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 851 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781643261911

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Experiencing Olmsted by The Cultural Landscape Foundation,Charles Birnbaum,Dena Tasse-Winter,Arleyn Levee Pdf

200 Iconic Landscapes That Define North America Frederick Law Olmsted is the father of American landscape architecture. His firm, and the successor firms that sprung from it, worked through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to shape some of our most beloved green spaces, including national, state, and city parks, suburban neighborhoods, and academic campuses. He is most famous for creating New York’s Central and Prospect Parks, Stanford University’s campus, and the Capitol Grounds. What is less known and surprising about his legacy is that he worked widely across North America. By highlighting 200 iconic landscapes, many of which are still open to the public today, Experiencing Olmsted brings a fresh approach to the firms’ work and philosophy. It highlights not only grand city parks, but also other public venues born out of a desire for social equity. Olmsted was an early voice for parks as democratic spaces that could be reached on foot by a large percentage of any city’s populace. He viewed parks as restorative places—what he termed “the lungs of a city.” Brimming with contemporary and archival photography as well as original drawings and plans, this truly remarkable record brings these places to vivid life.

Author : Daniel McLean,Amy Hurd,University of Nevada Las Vegas Daniel McLean,Dr Amy Hurd
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781449689575

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Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society by Daniel McLean,Amy Hurd,University of Nevada Las Vegas Daniel McLean,Dr Amy Hurd Pdf

With a new full-color design with perforated worksheets, the Tenth Edition of Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society provides a detailed introduction to the history, developments, and current trends in leisure studies. It addresses contemporary issues facing the recreation and leisure profession and focuses on challenges and opportunities that impact the profession now as well as years from now. Extensive research into emerging trends helps support the text and provide insights into the future. Focusing on the ten different types of organizations --ranging from nonprofit community organizations and armed forces recreation to sports management and travel and tourism sponsors -- this classic text text is an invaluable resource for students considering a career in the recreation and leisure industry. New to the Tenth Edition: - Discusses how specific trends, such as dramatic shifts in population make-up, the impact of technology, and marketing affect leisure-service systems and the recreation and park professions. - Focus on the role of parks and recreation on the health and wellness of our communities as well as means to combat the obesity epidemic in North America. - Includes new case studies which allow students to apply knowledge of technology in leisure, identify the value and benefits of play, and recognize the changing family structures of our modern society.

Author : Mclean,Amy Hurd,Denise M. Anderson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781284106817

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Kraus' Recreation & Leisure in Modern Society by Mclean,Amy Hurd,Denise M. Anderson Pdf

The Eleventh Edition of Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society provides a detailed introduction to the history, developments, and current trends in leisure studies. It addresses contemporary issues facing the recreation and leisure profession and focuses on challenges and opportunities that impact the profession now as well as years from now. Extensive research into emerging trends helps support the text and provide insights into the future.

Author : Lucy Lawliss,Caroline Loughlin,Lauren Meier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Landscape architectural projects
ISBN : WISC:89105768915

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The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm, 1857-1979 by Lucy Lawliss,Caroline Loughlin,Lauren Meier Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : IND:30000007869898

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Common Ground by Anonim Pdf

Author : John E. Kleber
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813149745

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The Encyclopedia of Louisville by John E. Kleber Pdf

With more than 1,800 entries, The Encyclopedia of Louisville is the ultimate reference for Kentucky's largest city. For more than 125 years, the world's attention has turned to Louisville for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. Louisville Slugger bats still reign supreme in major league baseball. The city was also the birthplace of the famed Hot Brown and Benedictine spread, and the cheeseburger made its debut at Kaelin's Restaurant on Newburg Road in 1934. The "Happy Birthday" had its origins in the Louisville kindergarten class of sisters Mildred Jane Hill and Patty Smith Hill. Named for King Louis XVI of France in appreciation for his assistance during the Revolutionary War, Louisville was founded by George Rogers Clark in 1778. The city has been home to a number of men and women who changed the face of American history. President Zachary Taylor was reared in surrounding Jefferson County, and two U.S. Supreme Court Justices were from the city proper. Second Lt. F. Scott Fitzgerald, stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor during World War I, frequented the bar in the famous Seelbach Hotel, immortalized in The Great Gatsby. Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville and won six Golden Gloves tournaments in Kentucky.

Author : Dorceta E. Taylor
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780822392248

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The Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s by Dorceta E. Taylor Pdf

In The Environment and the People in American Cities, Dorceta E. Taylor provides an in-depth examination of the development of urban environments, and urban environmentalism, in the United States. Taylor focuses on the evolution of the city, the emergence of elite reformers, the framing of environmental problems, and the perceptions of and responses to breakdowns in social order, from the seventeenth century through the twentieth. She demonstrates how social inequalities repeatedly informed the adjudication of questions related to health, safety, and land access and use. While many accounts of environmental history begin and end with wildlife and wilderness, Taylor shows that the city offers important clues to understanding the evolution of American environmental activism. Taylor traces the progression of several major thrusts in urban environmental activism, including the alleviation of poverty; sanitary reform and public health; safe, affordable, and adequate housing; parks, playgrounds, and open space; occupational health and safety; consumer protection (food and product safety); and land use and urban planning. At the same time, she presents a historical analysis of the ways race, class, and gender shaped experiences and perceptions of the environment as well as environmental activism and the construction of environmental discourses. Throughout her analysis, Taylor illuminates connections between the social and environmental conflicts of the past and those of the present. She describes the displacement of people of color for the production of natural open space for the white and wealthy, the close proximity between garbage and communities of color in early America, the cozy relationship between middle-class environmentalists and the business community, and the continuous resistance against environmental inequalities on the part of ordinary residents from marginal communities.