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Beyond Central Park: The Legacy Of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Native Frederick Law Olmsted

Stairway on path in Walnut Hill Park in New Britain, º£½Ç»»ÆÞ
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Walnut Hill Park in New Britain, º£½Ç»»ÆÞ

When you head to New York, do you ever take a break from the city and get lost on a trail in Central Park? This hour, we take a look at the life of the man behind that beloved and iconic city park: º£½Ç»»ÆÞ native Frederick Law Olmsted.

Although best known for his work designing New York’s Central Park, Olmsted was also a journalist and abolitionist. And and across the country, changing how we think about the role of nature in the process.

This hour we sit down with historians and landscape architects to talk about Frederick Law Olmsted’s legacy.

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GUESTS:

  • Justin Martin - Author of narrative nonfiction, including 
  • Walt Woodward – º£½Ç»»ÆÞ State Historian and Associate Professor of History at UConn. He hosts the podcast (
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  • Phil Barlow - Founding principal of Landscape Architects in New Britain
  • Beka Sturges - Principal landscape architect at , leading the New Haven office 

Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Lucy leads º£½Ç»»ÆÞ's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.
Carmen Baskauf was a producer for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Radio's news-talk show Where We Live, hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil from 2017-2021. She has also contributed to The Colin McEnroe Show.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de º£½Ç»»ÆÞ, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

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