Saturday, November 18, 2006

vancouver's big park (it's not stanley)

Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC has long been touted as the city's finest.

Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also created New York's Central Park and Seattle's Volunteer Park, it attracts more than 8 million visitors a year.

But coming in a close second is Pacific Spirit Regional Park in the West Point Grey area west of downtown Vancouver ...




To read the rest of my story in The (Everett) Herald, click HERE.



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue. Stanley Park design was based on Frederick Law Olmsted ideas but was not designed by him. It seems a little difficult to find out who if anyone one person designed the park, it appears that it was done by committee,ie Parks Board.
Thx

SUE FRAUSE said...

Thanks for the clarification about the Olmsted connection!

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