Celebrate Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted With a Series of Prospect Park Events
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of landscape design great Frederick Law Olmsted, ...
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Living the Good Life on Eastern Parkway
Developed in the early 20th century, a time when the apartment house was coming into its own, Easter...
A Colorful Shelter Returns With the Restoration of Prospect Park’s Concert Grove Pavilion
It was hard to tell which looked more brilliant in Prospect Park this week, the bright pink of a che...
New Website Launches a Celebration of the Legacy of Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted
The official 200th anniversary of the birth of landscape great Frederick Law Olmsted doesn't hit unt...
Restoring the Colorful Delight of the Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park
It's been years since the graceful spans of this pavilion welcomed picnickers in search of fresh air...
Bringing Back the Patterned Glory of the Endale Arch in Prospect Park
If you have passed by the Endale Arch in Prospect Park without even noticing it, the 19th century de...
This Neo-Classical Comfort Station Has Been Welcoming Visitors to Fort Greene Park Since 1905
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Fort Gr...
Bridging Nature With New Technology: The Cleft Ridge Span of Prospect Park
At first glance, casual strollers may not realize they are walking underneath something quite unusua...
The Fabulous Fireplaces of Newburgh (Photos)
If the continued chilly weather has you dreaming of fireplaces and cozy historic houses this virtual...
Walkabout: Calvert Vaux, Architect, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4 of this story. In 1859, a commission was formed by the New Yo...
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