150 Years of Central Park
Museum of the City of New York / Getty
Architect
Frederick Law Olmsted envisioned that the park would bring a sense of "wilderness" to the city, requiring massive changes to the previously flat and barren terrain. Olmsted later served as New York park commissioner and oversaw the development of numerous urban parks across the nation.
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