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Olmsted was the father
And in the
an artist at the pea k
. vases were the plain,
of our nation 's
During his career, Olmsted designed the United States Capitol
Grounds in Washington, D.C., the World's Columbian Exposition
Grounds in Chicago, the Biltmore Estate
in Asheville, North Carolina , and the most
famous park in the world, New York 路s
Central Park. In 1891, Olmsted added
another masterpiece to his legendary body
of work -
Ouroku Park
the louisville park system .
LoII ,... \·ille's origi na l pl.tn cailed for three sprawling. picturesque r .1rh l'("I lInccted h\' a ...vstrm of gra nd par kwa ys. Shawnee. Iroquoi ... and C hl'rok('(· P;lrks would prOVide pastoral havens for the people of the W(· ..., ;,r(.·,I'" of Olm<; l C' d
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<;Qu th and
~rowing
wao;
cit\',
co nsciol1<; of
I ht' fact that most c it \'
dwdlt'r<;
i:1l-k(\ilhl' f'C"'n.ful. private ~ard('ns of the wcalth ier clas,.o;cs.
Li k e a /I
He beliewd his parks
masterpieces , his
\. . . ou ld he beneficial
parks have attracted
for "Ih,' healthfu\lv
throngs of people from generation
""'Ihin~
and refresh·
in~ effecl \vhich is
to generation.
upon
people ~Iping from lilt' di."lurblnce of towns inlo the midst of spacious natural sccner\' ,"
1hl' reople of Lou isvill(' embraced Olm ...kd'3 parks immed iatei}', I\nci, like all masterpieces. h is parks have ,Ill r:tdl'll I hrong:-.
of pt'oplc from
\.!l'llt'r.llioll to l!t'IllTatioll. Our great
ltr;tntlP:1rCIl IS, grandparents. parents and children have
piLllkkt·t!' hiked. plawd, bicyclt.'d . napped, bird watched. "'"llh.lIhl~d, r('ad
Olm..;.tt'd rarks.
illlll
"lrollcJ
throu~h
thesyh."all scenery of o ur
Ori inally, Olmsted desigm.-d JXlrks for peopll.." to escJpe: !Ill' city, Now, the city has crept into our parks. The dctrimc.nlJI
changes thai have infested our parb ha ..路e bcl.."n SO ~radual. many of us have faikxl to nolice them.
Years of abuse by ma.n路mauc creations such as cars. ":Oll\.:. r~ll路 and garbage arc: beginning to ddract from the natural wonder!> of Shawnee. Iroquois and Cherokee Parks. Mother N,llUrl'
hasn't been very kind, e.ither. \Veather damage.. as well
;b
the
introduction of pbnts and trce~ not originally a pJrl of the
Scene in Cherokee l'ark. Louisville. Ky.
parks' plans. have hindcrl'd tbe glo r ious vistas previou~ generations enjoyed. At
this
point in lime. we: arc in
danger of owning what Olm!)h..J
called a "dead We can pass on to
monument."
B)' dOl13ling to
our childr en the very
the Louisville
p a r k s we grew up
Olm,kd Parks
w ith -
Conservancy,
p arks our ancestors
you can help
g rew up with .
in fact . the
restarl' Shawnee, IroqUOiS and Cherokl'l' Parks . .IS
wdl a.::. our p:ukwJv::.,
\VI.." can pass on
the very pJ rks we grew up with -
III
our chilJn: n
in facl. the PJrh our
ancestors ~rew up wilh, ;0 maller where you live in louisville::, one -
of Ihl'!>e parh have
J
or all -
speCial place in ~路our heart. 1 akl' time
to look I h rau~h the folloWing ra~l'S and rt:Jc,juainl your~c1r wilh "you r" park,
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PLAN
PlIMtd Relocation of
Elthllll" Ha bitat s
RrcoIIslntc/ Park Illfra slnulurt
Rl· ·opt·n ~reJt Olmsted ian vista
PI<lnl a wildflower trail alonJi
Mainlain. repair. and rtconstruct
Aclil·t: Rurt:alioll
from
across
Bc..ar~ra.';'i; Creek. stabiliu Barringer
park roads. drainage. road edg"
R",,'ort' park·s open s paces and
th r park' .. naliVI'
BcJTf.:rJ .... Creek 10 Cochran
Spring. Ihe banks along Ek"lrs;ra.ss
co ndil ioll~. historic brid~l:5. and
ren ovah' a lhl l: li c and picnic
wN'c Il.ll1d .... InS/Jli multI II!'<' Irail
Hill wilh new tree groves
Creek. and the meadow!' a nd
new designated p3rkin~ areas.
compl ~':< a~ racilitics IOCJIt'd
and
lakeshore al \Villow Pond.
&rrill.!:cr Hill Vis/a
C I "~I' l'fOO~ rI rot;ut' trails Jnd
l('lnduct bnd...cal"· mana~t:!fl!Cn1 to
r,'
1·~IJhl["h
with w~\"<;idl' ~hdtr'rs JIlII ruSIi.;
f,..."JIbridl!l.... o\',"r s t lt'J,"
,\Jill
l~rrin2t.'T
BI·arl!r,I~S
Srrille,
CIl·,·k .
BJrrins;cr
landscape
of woodlands.
Hill
rnanJ'l,cllIc nl
e1st'where in I he park become outdated over lime,
Cherokee Park offers " refreshment in the contemplat i on of superb
Non-native vines. plants and tree saplings have almost completely replaced the
umbrageous trees, standing singly and in open
native, understory shrubs of the park.
On ly two or three woodland islands show evidence of native plant regeneration. The
groups distributed naturally upon a gracefully
non-native plant invasion has obscured the former landscape by shrouding trees
and filling up ,he Cherokee Park offers a
woodland Ooor.
unique, ideal rural landscape
From Barringer
amid the hustle and bustle
Hill, the view
of the city. Help us preserve it.
is stopped by a distinct woodland
wall that gives no sense of the creek valley within. Bridges are dilapidated . Trails are overgrown. Stairs are crumbling.
green sward ." -
F.L. Olmsted
"Iroquoi s Park is a trea sure o f sylvan scenery
providing the grandeur
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of the forest depths
in the dim seclusion
of which you may wander musin g ly f or h o urs. "
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F. L. Olmsted
The deteriorated. centu ries-old drainage system is undermining iroquois Park's
roadways and scouring oul deep gu llies
along trails. The formerly breathtaking panoramas afforded al
Iroquois Park offers
Krupps Point and
Pan th er Point are
one of the l ast v esti g es
hidden by over路
of old growt h forest
grown vegetation.
in Louisville 's cit y limits .
Trails are difficu1t to
Let us ensure this precious
hike, Bridle paths are
space exists fo r o ur children .
muddy and hard for horses to traverse. Open spaces, originally in tended fo r family pic nics and play,
are u naccess ibl e to many.
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KEY PR OJECT S O F T H E I ROQUOIS PARK M A STER PLAN Ruotlsrrud Bridlt Trails
En lli rotllnultal Education arId
Summit Fidd
Inurprttiue Progra ms
Pllaud Relocation of Aaiue Recreation
Rtcotlstnllt Park I,ifra strllctuf(
Reconstruct trails through less
MainulO, repair , and reconstruct
Construct ddention
Establish cooperative programs
Restore park o pen spaces lind
puk roads. drainage, and paths
cont rol
to prevent erosion aud flooding,
and enrich wllJlifc habitat with
It::'>turr viStas from
oak sava nnah,
Panthcr POlllt<.: ~t.lbilj::.路 ... t:"I"
fragr le lowland
m~as
of the puk
and provide drain;age fo r trails
wllh school system and environ路
provide tennis and bil sketball
in wet areas.
me ntal groups to allow park's
courts south of amph itheater.
potenti al as a n edu cat ional rcsourCe to be full y realized.
erOS IOIl.
Orrrioob to
Rl" ",pen View!! frl)m "Iotthcrn
millgate Ooodill)ot.
.nd Southern O ...路cr l"l.'Il.::. .l nd
b,h,lII::'
Repair \Voodlalld PadlS Restore O lm::.ted tr;ad to hdl
top from amphItheater area
to Jacob's Lodge.
KruPI's Jnd
tat 1011 an.1 o. . erlook ralh~
Norlllt'm
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OHIO RIVER
RIi't."r Glm Park
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KFY I'Rl'JEC I S OF 1 H E SH A W NEE PARK
'IASTER PLAN
R('~I(1It"dr( <"~mlf lnU'1I
~ l Ujj( C{tll(Ollrst"
Rit路crbllllh and Ot"trlooh
Ril'crwalk
Active Recrtatioll Compltr
Rl"r prr rhr r"'ran.<;iv(' (1~n "{\lee
O lm .. /ed "s oll l\" formal 'luden
RC'~abl ish w~ l k",";Iys
from puk
Constr uct Shawnee pori ion of
\.'r "''''', IJIl' .."rl1l~ .lIul 拢(,lIrr.l1 p.:ark
In l...olli;:;\"rll(''' .. p.. rk ;:; will be
10 RI\"crwalk" an d o pc n ri ve r
~cvc n " mil c multi-use walkway
Build new youth bascb;1I fields" baske tball and tennis courlS .
r.;labli.. hrd It"I rraml" I he' main
v!t"w .. t-)' rt:pbnlin~ with nalivC'
conn cd in ~ downtow n Lou isville
playground. walk s. pIcni c
~ hrut-.. and
;tnc! Chlck;!<;aw Park
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Ohio River o\"cr look"
grouml covers .
pavilions. concC'ssions. reslrooms
and parking"
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" Shawnee Par k holds the prosp ec t
of broad and t r anqui l m ea dow y
spaces, with , by and by, t h e
shadows of great trees sla nting
across them , and offering at onc e
areas of turf to be inexpensively kept in a su i table condit i on
for lawn games.
F.L. Olmsted
Deteriorating baseball diamonds, tennis co urts and basketball courls obscure
lhe Greal Lawn and
For years, Shawnee Park was
oLher open spaces.
the site of family picnics. Easter
The picnic groves,
egg hunts, school events and
path systems and
concerts. let us return it to
Oower gardens are
its former grandeur.
only memories. The magnificent views of
the river have also been lost. Though not
a part of the original plan. sports facilities can exist in harmony with Shawnee Park's
original plan and playa ke y [ ole in
bri nging ram ilies back.
, Olmsted orig i nally envisioned Louisville 's park system
being linked by a ser i es of tree-lined parkways reserved
for pleasure driving, bicycling, horseback riding and
leisurely strolls, Today, Algonquin, Cherokee , Eastern,
Southern , North Western and South Wes
minated by trucks and aut
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"The parkways should be more than typical city streets ; they should
Driveway of En tra nce to Sh awnee Pa rk. Lou isville. Ky.
serve as grand promenad es
leading people to the pro m is e
of the sylvan retreat ahead. "
Eotnocc to Cherokee Park
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Weill Pl rkwa.y. LouuYilk. Ky.
KEY PROJ EC T S OF THE OLMSTED PARK WAYS MASTER PLAN &lll,att Abutting
EstablisH Yru
Link tlzl Parkways to O"t'
Wt Mus! Adap! dll Parkua),s
blab/isll11 Foruwl
Property Oumas
Ma"ag,mltlll Plall
AlloLlzlr
allll DoWI, tOWII
for Multiplt USlS
Rll'itlV
undowncr:. and residents need to
Provide cont inual maintenance.
While
Olmsted 's
original
P ro vide recreati o nal quality
The various local p"rlit.'!> involn...!
10 pedestrian :.. joggers lnd
III COIl.-.trUdion aJon~
bicyclists.
should be ~uidt.-d lnd cOOrdUIJ\l.J
be: informed of p,ukway rights
remedial care and replacement
intent io n w as not rt:alized .
and rc:sponsibiIU ics. in conjunc路
of approxil1l3tcly 6,()(X) IrttS.
it is s till valid today .
tkm with ;a more gcncnl pr~ram
designed to hl:ightt.'11
awarc ll e~
It can
be acco mplis hed by kni tti ng togeth er
connecting
city
that the Jl'Irkways an: hiscoriCIlly
strccts wit b standoard lighting.
import;,mt and should be: cm:fully
signagc. tree plan ting and
prc:st:rvecl.
grecn:.ward.
Prouss the parkwJ)"1>
by iI formal rt:view rroc~.
In 1891, a group of concerned cilizens called the Salmagundi expended their time, effor t an d mone y to make au( Louisv ille Olmsted parks a reality. Tod ay. we 're asking you to help bring th e Olmsted parks
back to life. The drive to restore our parks and parkway system is spearheaded by the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy,
Inc. In 1989, Mayor Jerr y Abramson established the Lou isv ille Olmsted Parks Conservancy as a planning and runding pa rtn ership between the City and th e private sec tor. Th e City provided $1 million in seed. money to establish the Conservancy
Today. we ' re asking
and to fu nd the hrst Master
you to help bring
Plan for Louisville's parks
the Olmsted parks
and parkways. Across America. other
back to their original glory.
d Ues lucky enough to have
Ol msted parks have organ ized their money and efforts to reclaim their parks. Now. it is Louisville's turn. W ith the Master Plan in place, we know what we have to do to save ow parks. The rest is up to you. Please give
generously to the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy. And help keep our liv in g masterpieces alive and well ror gene rations to come.
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