Get a glimpse into the history of the parks of Louisville, Kentucky!
0:39Copy video clip URL The footage begins.
1:03Copy video clip URL A title card that says, “April 3, 1974” appears.
1:15Copy video clip URL A title card that says, “Louisville’s Parks: An Olmsted Legacy”
1:49Copy video clip URL Dick Gilbert is introduced, and can be heard opening the narration.
2:00Copy video clip URL “Black and White” footage of farm structures can be seen accompanying the narration.
2:11Copy video clip URL The narrator mentions about how a certain crash or other disaster uprooted several large trees.
2:18Copy video clip URL “Black and White” stills of destroyed houses are shown.
2:52Copy video clip URL Dr. Harvey I. Sloane, the Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, is introduced.
2:57Copy video clip URL A montage of still, “Black and White” photographs begins.
3:40Copy video clip URL A stamped seal of the “Olmsted Brothers”
4:21Copy video clip URL Part of a map of Louisville, Kentucky is shown.
4:42Copy video clip URL Part of a local newspaper from Louisville, Kentucky is shown.
4:56Copy video clip URL The footage transitions to color.
4:58Copy video clip URL Grady Clay, the Editor of “Landscape Architecture” is introduced.
5:32Copy video clip URL Mass devastation to a park is shown.
6:08Copy video clip URL Houses are shown on a hill around the park.
6:28Copy video clip URL It’s revealed that a tornado caused the devastation to the park.
6:45Copy video clip URL Golf areas are seen in the park.
7:14Copy video clip URL Bob Howell, the Metro Parks Forester, is introduced.
7:35Copy video clip URL Footage of trees and foliage in the park are shown.
8:29Copy video clip URL A vintage style scrapbook entitled, “Louisville Parks Scrapbook” is introduced.
8:39Copy video clip URL Colonel Andrew Colin of Louisville, Kentucky, is introduced.
8:46Copy video clip URL Frederick Law Olmsted, is introduced.
8:59Copy video clip URL A vintage drawing of the meeting to discuss the creation of Louisville’s parks is shown.
9:32Copy video clip URL A montage of vintage concept painting for the possible design of Louisville’s parks are shown.
9:45Copy video clip URL A vintage photograph of Central Park in New York City is shown.
10:05Copy video clip URL A vintage photograph of the Chicago World’s Fair is shown.
13:16Copy video clip URL A montage of vintage photographs Louisville citizens circa the late nineteenth century is shown.
14:08Copy video clip URL Part of a topographical drawing for a park is Louisville is shown.
14:56Copy video clip URL A montage of further parts of topographical drawings for various parks in Louisville are shown.
16:00Copy video clip URL A vintage photograph of a horse-drawn cable car in Louisville is shown.
16:23Copy video clip URL A vintage photograph of downtown Louisville circa the late nineteenth century, with more cable cars, is shown.
16:52Copy video clip URL Vintage photographs of slums and tenements in Louisville circa the late nineteenth century, are shown.
18:14Copy video clip URL A vintage photograph of a fountain in a Louisville park from the late nineteenth century is shown.
19:04Copy video clip URL A late twentieth century, color photograph of a Louisville neighborhood and park is shown.
19:28Copy video clip URL An independent group called the “Boone Square Park Association” is shown restoring a park.
19:50Copy video clip URL A montage of color photographs of a community park meeting held in the late twentieth century, is shown.
20:39Copy video clip URL A montage of color photographs of Louisville residents in the park in the late twentieth century, is shown.
21:26Copy video clip URL Courtney Yartz, a Landscape Architect with Miller, Wiry, and Lee, is introduced.
23:57Copy video clip URL A vintage topographical drawing of the layout for the park is shown.
24:08Copy video clip URL Molly Leonard, the Honorary Mayor of the Portland Community, is introduced.
26:08Copy video clip URL Charles C. McLaughlin, the Editor of the “Olmsted Papers”, is introduced.
28:21Copy video clip URL Part of the first page of the “Federal Aid Highway Program” is shown.
29:40Copy video clip URL A stop-motion, color photographic montage of young women driving down the road, is shown.
30:04Copy video clip URL A montage of color photographs from the late twentieth century of residents at a Louisville park, are shown.
35:55Copy video clip URL A title card that reads “The Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Fairsted, Brookline, Massachusetts, The Filson Club, The Kentucky Room, Louisville Free Public Library”, is shown.
35:58Copy video clip URL A title card that reads, “Louisville Water Co. Archives, Kentucky Department for Archives and Records, Frankfort”, is shown.
36:38Copy video clip URL The footage transitions a color program that features four well-dressed individuals gathered for a discussion about parks and their use.
39:01Copy video clip URL Nathalie Andrews, the Director of the Portland Museum, is introduced.
48:49Copy video clip URL Bob Kirchdorfer, the Director of Metro Parks, is introduced.
53:39Copy video clip URL Grady Clay, the Editor of “Landscape Architecture Magazine”, is introduced.
59:46Copy video clip URL The discussion concludes.
1:00:10Copy video clip URL An ad for a program entitled, “Magic of Oil Painting III”, is shown.
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