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Buffalo’s Frederick Law Olmsted legacy: The park system that started it all

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BY JANA EISENBERG FOR NYUP.COM

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy — The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Systems includes Delaware, Front, Cazenovia, Martin Luther King Jr., South and Riverside Parks; public squares include Lafayette and Niagara; Olmsted-designed circles include Agassiz, Colonial, Gates, Ferry, McKinley, McLellan, Soldiers and Symphony. For more information, visit bfloparks.org.

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Editorial: Olmsted’s indelible legacy in Buffalo

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FOR MANY OF US WHO LIVE IN AND AROUND BUFFALO, IT’S EASY TO TAKE OUR SYSTEM OF PARKS AND PARKWAYS FOR GRANTED.

First-time visitors to our city, bringing a fresh set of eyes, are dazzled by the sight of the six parks, seven parkways and eight landscaped traffic circles that are a legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted. Read More