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Cherokee Park - Landsacpe plan by Olmsted - Louisville, KY

 

Sometimes we think that our life is rough and others are having a better experience. The life of Frederick Law Olmsted informs us of the reality of human experience. His adult brother died from an illness. His leg was broken in a carriage accident and two weeks after the incident his child died. He was replaced and forced out from his position managing Central Park in New York. One of his major designs was dismissed because the roads were curved instead of strait with corners at the intersections. Olmsted did not have an easy time in his day. There was conflict swirling about his plans for landscapes.