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Clinton E. Brown, FAIA and Ramona Pando Whitaker—Olmsted’s Elmwood
Clinton E. Brown, FAIA, in partnership with the Lipsey Architecture Center Buffalo, received a prestigious Furthermore Grant in support of the publication of his latest work, ‘Olmsted’s Elmwood: The Rise, Decline and Renewal of Buffalo’s Parkway Neighborhood, A Model for America’s Cities’.
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The fascinating story of the historic Elmwood District is told for the first time, from the arrival on the Niagara Frontier of Joseph Ellicott, through the role played by Frederick Law Olmsted’s parks and parkways, and into the decline and renewal during the modern era. This lushly illustrated book educates and enlightens, telling the stories of the people who gave Elmwood its enduring character, transforming it from dense forest into one of America’s top ten neighborhoods. With a preface by Anthony Bannon.
Find Olmsted’s Elmwood at your local bookshop, or online here.
A QUANTIFIABLE IMPACT
We are thrilled to announce the release of “Everyone’s Heritage: The Impact of Historic Preservation in Buffalo”!
This report is the first of its kind to quantify the economic and social impacts of historic preservation in Buffalo, and was produced by PlaceEconomics, a firm of world-renowned economists.