{"id":386,"date":"2018-06-14T12:36:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2018-06-14T12:37:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:37:18","slug":"olmsted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/hours-and-contacts\/history\/oral-history\/olmsted\/","title":{"rendered":"The Olmsted Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle enjoys a rich legacy of Olmsted landscapes and roads, including the Washington Park Arboretum. The featured narrators provide national, regional, and local perspectives on the Olmsted influence.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/graphix\/oral_history\/Jones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-fullcontent\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/graphix\/oral_history\/Jones.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Jones\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Grant Jones<\/h3>\n<p>Grant Jones, principal landscape architect of the Jones &amp; Jones Architecture firm, talks about Frederick Law Olmsted&#8217;s vision and his impact on American cities, roads, and on our national identity.<br \/>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-386-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/01Jones_Grant_Olm.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/01Jones_Grant_Olm.mp3\">https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/01Jones_Grant_Olm.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/graphix\/oral_history\/HarrisD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-fullcontent\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/graphix\/oral_history\/HarrisD.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Harris\" width=\"166\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Donald Harris<\/h3>\n<p>Seattle Parks employee Donald Harris talks about the influence of the Olmsted landscape design firm on the evolution of Seattle&#8217;s city parks.<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-386-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/02Harris_Donald_Olm.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/02Harris_Donald_Olm.mp3\">https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/02Harris_Donald_Olm.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/graphix\/oral_history\/Wott.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-fullcontent\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/graphix\/oral_history\/Wott.jpg\" alt=\"John Wott\" width=\"366\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>John Wott<\/h3>\n<p>Former Arboretum Director John Wott talks about details of the Olmsted (Dawson) plan for the Arboretum and some of the difficulties encountered by those trying to interpret it.<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-386-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/03Wott_John_Olm.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/03Wott_John_Olm.mp3\">https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/media\/03Wott_John_Olm.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle enjoys a rich legacy of Olmsted landscapes and roads, including the Washington Park Arboretum. The featured narrators provide national, regional, and local perspectives on the Olmsted influence. 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