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Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Library of Congress
Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Library of Congress

Following Olmsted's completion of Central Park in Manhattan, a movement grew in Brooklyn to create a similar greenspace there. The result was Prospect Park, or "Brooklyn's Jewel." Prospect Park Alliance

From: Olmsted “Paints With Lakes” | Summer 2023, Volume: 68, No: 4

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