Humboldt Parkway
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Humboldt Parkway is a historic, tree-lined boulevard in Buffalo, New York, originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of the city’s interconnected park and parkway system.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic boulevard
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parkway → |
| associatedWith |
American landscape architecture
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city beautiful movement → |
| connects |
Delaware Park
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Martin Luther King Jr. Park → |
| country |
United States of America
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| designer |
Calvert Vaux
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Frederick Law Olmsted → |
| eraOfDesign |
19th century
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| hasCharacteristic |
historic
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residential boulevard → tree-lined → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important to Buffalo’s urban identity
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symbol of Olmsted’s vision in Buffalo → |
| hasCurrentIssues |
debate over restoration of parkway
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impact of expressway construction on neighborhood → |
| hasFeature |
central landscaped median
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flanking service roads → park-like setting → |
| hasFunction |
recreational corridor
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residential thoroughfare → scenic connector between parks → |
| hasLandscapeStyle |
picturesque landscape design
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| hasSectionReplacedBy |
Kensington Expressway
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| hasTransportationMode |
automobile traffic
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bicycle use → pedestrian use → |
| hasVegetation |
street trees
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| heritageDesignation |
listed contributing property to a historic district
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| influencedBy |
Olmstedian parkway principles
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| isExampleOf |
historic American parkway design
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integrated park and transportation corridor → |
| isPartOfPlanningConcept |
Olmsted parkway network in Buffalo
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interconnected park and parkway system → |
| locatedIn |
Buffalo, New York
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Erie County, New York NERFINISHED → New York State → |
| namedAfter |
Alexander von Humboldt
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| originalName |
Humboldt Parkway
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| partOf |
Buffalo Olmsted park and parkway system
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Buffalo park and parkway system → |
| roadType |
urban boulevard
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| urbanContext |
East Side of Buffalo
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Buffalo park and parkway system
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Buffalo park and parkway system ("Bidwell Parkway") → |
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