THE ELONGATED, OVAL-SHAPED DAYS PARK HAS ADORNED A BLOCK OF ALLENTOWN WITH GREEN SPACE SINCE THE MID-19TH CENTURY.
But when the park and the area around it fell into disarray a century later, it took a concerted effort mounted by residents to bring the park back.Read More
SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION IN THE 1960S, THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS AND ADVERSE INTRUSION INTO BUFFALO’S HISTORIC DELAWARE PARK,
a master work of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Its incongruous presence damaged one of the city’s prize amenities, and with the additional destruction of once beautiful Agassiz Circle and incomparable Humboldt Parkway, harmed nearby neighborhoods.Read More
THE BUFFALO OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY HAS BEEN AWARDED A $24,000 GRANT FROM THE RALPH C. WILSON, JR. LEGACY FUND TO RENOVATE THE RUMSEY SOCCER FIELD AT DELAWARE PARK.
“This funding will allow us to re-grade the field, amend the soil profile, and reestablish the turf to create a safe, level playing surface for the thousands of youth that use the field each season.” said Greg Robinson, the conservancy’s director of park administration. Read More
