Friends of Pulaski Park

I fnally got a look at the microfilm reel from the Library of Congress Manuscripts Division.  LOC is the caretaker for the Olmstead Associates records, which includes most correspondence between the firm and its clients.  The microfilm reel I ordered was sent to the Holyoke Room, which is housed in the Holyoke Community College Library.  Penni there was most helpful!

In 1901, the firm was hired to asses four parks in Holyoke: Hampden Park, Germania Park, Prospect Park, and Elmwood Park.  By 1907, the firm had actively worked on four different parks in Holyoke: Jones Point Park, Riverside Park, Elmwood Park, and Prospect Park (Pulaski Park.)  Beyond the initial assessment in 1901, it does not appear as though the firm worked further on Germania Park or Hampden Park. 

The firm's work on Elmwood Park and Riverside Park appear to be much more extensive than their work on Pulaski Park.  Elmwood and Riverside Parks were in a much more natural state, with dingles, ridges, brooks, and various land owners to contend with and plan for, whereas Pulaski Park was relatively flat and already owned entirely by the city.