Excerpt from Fort Tryon Park: A New and Distinctive Unit of the New York City Park System, of Unusual Scenic and Historic Qualities, Given by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Landscaped by Olmsted Brothers, and Maintained With Sympathetic Understanding by the City Park Department
The Park was turned over to the City, after several years of delay in accept ance and cooperation in improvements which it had agreed to make as its share, on October 12, 1935. While its unusual features, in wide views of the Hudson, in the solution of problems of heavy construction and, particularly, in the rich ness of its plantings of trees; shrubs and herbaceous plants, have been appreciated during the winter months, they will receive still greater appreciation in the spring and summer of 1936, when the hundreds of species come into bloom and the plant associations are at their highest degree of beauty.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores Fort Tryon Park's evolution from Dutch colonial land to verdant urban haven for New Yorkers. The author, an experienced landscape historian, delves into the park's Revolutionary War significance and its role as the site of a major battle. Landscape architects Olmsted Brothers' masterful redesign of the park in the 1930s is examined along with the ecological diversity found throughout. This book complements the history of the park with a rich description of its plant life, with contributions from leading botanists. These insights combine to present Fort Tryon Park as a unique natural and historical refuge in the heart of Manhattan. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781528217859_0
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