Along the Genesee River in upstate New York lies another Olmsted masterwork. Conceived as a wild and scenic refuge in a developing urban environment, sections of the original park have been lost, but others survive along the park's beloved Trout Pond. Here, as with the Sheep Meadow in New York City's Central Park, Olmsted designed a lawn to bring the country to the city. A recent proposal to triple the size of the park zoo and create a 650-car parking lot would destroy a major remnant of Olmsted's great vision, replacing it with asphalt and concrete.

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