The link below downloads a copy of a Spokesman-Review article entitled “Olmsteds’ legacy as close as nearest city park,” covering the legacy of the Olmsted brothers’ parks plan delivered in 1908, as well as plans being made to commemorate the centennial. Published May 27, 2007, Jim Kershner, Staff Writer. A map showing boundaries of the Olmsteds’ proposal versus those of today’s parks system, which ran with the article, is also linked below.

SR Kershner article (152 Kb, Acrobat® file)
Olmsteds’ parks map (168 Kb, Acrobat® file)

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