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TRAIN
TRIP, LECTURE AND TOUR OF PORTLAND OLMSTED LANDSCAPES |
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Wednesday,
April 30, 7:30 am - 9:45pm |
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Follow
in the Footsteps of John Charles Olmsted: A round-trip train tour
to Portland and tour of Portland's Olmsted landscapes.
A century ago, after completing his initial survey of Portland
for a new park plan, John Charles Olmsted took the train from
Portland, Oregon to Seattle on April 30th, 1903 to begin planning
Seattle's comprehensive system of parks and boulevards. We have
arranged a train tour from Seattle to Portland and back, including
a lecture on the train by J. Kingston Pierce, popular historian
and author of the soon to be released "Eccentric Seattle",
and a full day tour of some of Portland's Parks and Olmsted landscapes.
Train travel is aboard the Amtrak Cascades Train, featuring new
European-designed high speed cars. The route follows the impressive
Cascade Corridor with views of the Cascade and Olympic Mountains,
as well as two of the Pacific Northwest's most spectacular volcanos,
Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood.
Tour Leaders: Nancy Gronowski,
ASLA, Senior Planner, Portland Parks and Recreation and Richard
Ross, AICP, Urban and Regional Planner.
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The tour fee includes all travel,
a box lunch and beverage.
Please dress in appropriate field
attire (we occasionally get some rain in the Pacific Northwest)
and bring extra water.
Recommended arrival at King Street Station: 7:00am
The train will depart
from Seattle's King Street Station at 7:30am. Arriving in Portland
at 11:00am, participants will board buses for a tour of some
of Portland's Olmsted landscapes. The tour will return to the
Portland station in time to catch the 6:15pm train, arriving
in Seattle at 9:45pm. Breakfast and dinner can be purchased
aboard the train.
Transportation to and from hotels
is not included. However, all recommended hotels provide free
shuttle service to Seattle's King Street Station.
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| Registration: |
Register
for this tour on the conference registration form under "Extended
Tours"
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| Contact: |
Please
call or email the conference planning committee for more tour
details
206.332.9915
seattle2003@olmsted.org |
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| TOUR
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THE
UPLANDS AND VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA |
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Sunday, May 4th, 8:00 am - 8:30 pm |
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$130.00 |
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Retrace
the steps of John Charles Olmsted in Western Canada.
In addition to his work
in and around Seattle and Portland, John Charles Olmsted designed
residential landscapes and subdivisions throughout Puget Sound
and in Western Canada. The
tour begins with a very scenic 3-hour boat trip across Puget Sound
aboard the Victoria Clipper. The highlight of the trip is a guided
tour of The Uplands subdivision, led by Larry McCann, professor
of Geography at the University of Victoria and author of an upcoming
book on the Olmsteds' work in Western Canada. After retracing
the footsteps of J. C. Olmsted and stopping for lunch in Victoria
the tour will return to Seattle aboard the Clipper.
The Uplands in Victoria is John Olmsted's self-acclaimed masterpiece
of residential design - a picturesque, 465-acre residential
park of gracefully curving streets and large properties. The tour
will recreate the famous landscape architect's first visit to
Victoria in 1907, traveling from the Canadian Pacific docks on
the Inner Harbour to suburban Oak Bay where the Uplands is located.
Along the way, brief stops will take place in historic areas such
as Victoria's Old Town, the prestigious Rockland neighbourhood,
and the Beach Drive waterfront. Arriving at the Uplands, we will
walk through parts of the subdivision to consider various design
elements, historical architecture, and current issues affecting
the ongoing development and preservation of this unique landscape.
Because the Uplands influenced the development of other Victoria
neighbourhoods, the tour will conclude by passing through several
subdivisions that were greatly inspired by the design and planning
of the Uplands.
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The tour fee includes all travel
expenses.
Breakfast and lunch are not included.
Recommended arrival at the Clipper dock: 7:00am
The Victoria Clipper will leave Seattle at 8:00am, arriving
in Victoria at 10:30am. Breakfast can be purchased aboard the
Clipper for $5.00. Participants will board a bus for the guided
tour of Victoria and the Uplands, stopping for lunch in Victoria
before traveling on to the Uplands. The tour will return to
Victoria in time for participants to board the Clipper for departure
at 6:00pm and return to Seattle at 8:30pm.
Transportation to and from hotels
is not included. However, all hotels provide free shuttle service
to the Clipper dock.
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| Registration: |
Register
for this tour on the conference registration form under "Extended
Tours"
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| Contact: |
Please
call or email the conference planning committee for more tour
details
206.332.9915
seattle2003@olmsted.org |
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| TOUR
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HISTORIC
ROSARIO RESORT, AN OLMSTED-DESIGNED RESIDENTIAL AND STATE PARK
LANDSCAPE OF 5,000 ACRES ON ORCAS ISLAND |
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Saturday,
May 3rd - optional return (Sunday - Tuesday)
Leaves Seattle at 2:00 pm, Saturday afternoon, returns to Seattle
Sunday afternoon - Tuesday
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Saturday-Sunday: (includes
travel to and from Rosario)
$256/per person (based on double occupancy)
$321/per person (based on single occupancy)
Additional overnight:
$59.69/person (double occupancy), $119.37 (single)
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In addition to his work in and
around Seattle and Portland,
John Charles Olmsted also designed residential landscapes
throughout Puget Sound. Rosario Resort is situated on a hooked
point of land overlooking a private bay. The centerpiece of
the
Resort is the Moran mansion, listed on the National Register
of
Historic Places, which was completed in 1909 as a private
residence for Robert Moran, a shipbuilding mogul and two time
mayor of Seattle. The Resort now occupies 30 acres of Moran's
original 5,000 linked together by forest, garden and footpath.
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remainder of the original land has been preserved in Moran State
Park, a forested wonder of lakes & mountains riddled with
hiking
trails.
When Robert Moran wrote to John
C. Olmsted in March 1907,
he said, "Nature has done so much on the Island that there
does
not to my mind remain a great deal to do excepting to put the
property in such shape that it can be gotten through with roads
and
trails to the best advantage."
Come to Rosario and see what Nature
presented to Moran and
Olmsted. Explore the property with original communiqués
from John Olmsted in hand, describing what should be done to
the property to accomplish Moran's goals and maintain the natural
beauty. Finish the day with a private reception in the Mansion
Music Room, which houses the 1,972 pipe Aeolian Pipe Organ and
a collection of historical artifacts. Orcas Island historian
and musician, Christopher Peacock, will give an entertaining
historical talk, play the organ to original silent film footage
of "Phantom of the Opera", and finish with a nature
slide show of the San Juan Islands accompanied by his original
piano music.
Extra Nights and Activities:
Staying an extra night at Rosario will allow time for spa treatments,
kayaking, hiking and whale watching, which is spectacular at
this time of year.
| For more information
about Rosario Resort: |
Click
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Tour
fee includes:
Round-trip Seaplane airfare- Seattle to Rosario Resort,
Single night at Rosario Resort,
Tour of Rosario Property,
Welcome Reception with Beverages and Hors d'oeuvres,
Historical Talk and Concert
Participants must arrive
at Kenmore Air Lake Union Terminal (just around the corner from
conference site) by 1:30 PM.
Rosario Representative will be on-site at the terminal for participant
check-in.
Return flight includes transportation to SeaTac Airport
if participants are departing directly for flights home.
Transportation to and from the Kenmore Air Terminal is
not included other than for direct SeaTac connections at the end
of this excursion. Hotel shuttles will be available for transportation
to and form recommended conference hotels.
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| Registration: |
Register
for this tour directly with Rosario Resort, not with the
conference registration service. The Resort is undergoing a renovation
at present, so it is very important to make reservations as directed:
Please
identify yourself as a participant of the Olmsted 2003 Centennial
Conference.
Call Toll-Free, 1-800-562-8820, Monday-Friday, only between 8
AM and 12 PM. When hearing the cues, press 2.
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| Contact: |
For
more information call Marcy LaMont, Sales Manager, at 1-877-562-8821,
ext,202. She will be happy to provide you with a detailed schedule
and other activity information. You can also email information
requests to mlamont@rosarioresort.com. |
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