Downriver Park, "Woman on Rock"
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Downriver Park was one of five large parks the Olmsted Brothers proposed for Spokane. Located on the southern banks of the Spokane River near Fort George Wright, much of its natural splendor witnessed by the Olmsted Brothers remains to this day.
Image courtesy of the Washington State Archives, Digital Archives
This file appears in: Fresh Air for All
Fresh Air for All
Spokane's basalt outcroppings and deep river gorge captivated Boston landscape designer John Charles Olmsted. His firm, Olmsted Brothers, was instrumental in spreading an urban planning movement called City Beautiful across America. While old…