Parks and recreation in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York is home to a wide array of parks, gardens, and other public recreation areas. The largest and most widely known of these, are the parks, park approaches, and circles designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 19th century, which was also an example of one of the largest pieces of his work.

Olmsted designed

• Parks:
  • Bennett Place (later Bennett Park, now lost)
  • Cazenovia Park
  • Day's Park
  • The Park (now Delaware Park)
  • The Front (now Front Park)
  • The Parade (AKA Humboldt Park, now Martin Luther King, Jr. Park)
  • Masten Place (lost)
  • Riverside Park
  • South Park
  • The Terrace (lost)

• Park approaches:
  • Parkways:
    • Bidwell Parkway
    • Chapin Parkway
    • Fillmore Avenue
    • Humboldt Parkway
    • Lincoln Parkway
    • South Side Parkway (now McKinley Parkway)
    • Porter Avenue
    • Red Jacket Parkway
    • The Avenue (now Richmond Avenue)
  • Circles:
    • Agassiz Place (now Agassiz Circle)
    • Bidwell Place (now Colonial Circle)
    • Ferry Circle
    • Chapin Place (now Gates Circle)
    • Woodside Circle (now McClellan Circle)
    • McKinley Circle (only partly constructed, finally completed in 2002)
    • Soldier's Place (now Soldier's Circle)
    • The Circle (now Symphony Circle)

External links

• Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
• Olmsted and Vaux in Buffalo, New York
• Olmsted in Buffalo, New York