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Delaware Park
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Constructed 1871 |
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350 acres |
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Centerpiece of the Buffalo Park System |
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One of the first three Olmsted Parks in Buffalo |
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One of Olmsted’s first three parks in Buffalo, Delaware Park serves as the focal point of the Olmsted system and today contains many of Buffalo’s cultural institutions. Simply named The Park by Olmsted, this 350-acre setting serves as Buffalo’s “Central Park.”
The jewel of the Olmsted system, 350 acres of meadow, forest and lake. We’ve done so much in this park – a new playground at the Rose Garden, new gardens at Parkside Avenue, and programs such as Yoga, Tai Chai, and Movies in the Meadow. The Conservancy took over the “Juicery” concession, now called “FLO’s at Delaware” and returned boating to Hoyt Lake by the Delaware Park Casino.
The Parkside Lodge is located on the meadow side of Delaware Park and serves as our headquarters. Outside the front doors of the Parkside Lodge was one of Delaware Park’s most magnificent features, a Quarry Garden. The city of buffalo quarried large amounts of stone from this location in Delaware Park for most of the structures in the parks as well as others around the city. In laying out Delaware Park Olmsted transformed this working quarry into a beautiful quarry garden landscape complete with reflective pools, stone arch bridges and a number of trees and shrubs to accent the natural stone walls. Unfortunately, when the Scajaquada Expressway was built, some of the landfill was dumped here and the garden was lost. The Conservancy is committed to uncovering this secret garden. |
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