Liberty Park
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Famous for its landscaping, Liberty Park was one three Spokane parks designed by Boston's Olmsted brothers. Unfortunately much of the park was paved over to make way for the construction of the new Interstate-90. Today only two acres of the original park exist and the remaining park retains little of its landscaped past.
Image L87-1.2481-33 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Ars & Culture
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…
