Above Image: Compliments of Mr. MKE; Below Image: Vintage photo of the Ravine Road Bridge in 1912. Courtesy of Bill Spransy.
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Lake Park’s concrete arch bridge may be a single structure in a local park, but its significance extends to preserving the functionality of one of Frederick Law Olmsted’s last, most lovely and intact urban parks." Park & Bridge Historic Significance Highlights
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Olmsted Legacy & Design Principles
Ravine Road Bridge Work Group
This committee met from April until September 2016.
Reports About Ravine Road Bridge & Lake Park
Other Source Documents
- Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America (2014 PBS documentary)
- National Association for Olmsted Parks: About the Olmsted Legacy (including information on his firm and design principles)
- Jewels of Olmsted’s Unspoiled Midwest New York Times, New York Times, 9/2/2011
- Olmsted & America’s Urban Parks (2011 documentary)
- The Cultural Landscape Foundation (FLO Sr.)
- The Importance Of Olmsted Parks In The 21st Century, WXXI-AM (Rochester, NY), 4/18/16
- Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903)
- History of Lake Park
- The Persistence of Olmsted's Influence
Ravine Road Bridge Work Group
This committee met from April until September 2016.
- Official link with documents relating to work-group deliberations.
- Historic Water Tower Neighborhood article about proposal request
- Letter from National Association for Olmsted Parks to Ravine Road Bridge Group, June 2, 2016
- Request for Proposals: Lake Park Arch Bridge over Ravine Drive
- RFP Advertisement
- Statement by Carlen Hatala, City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission planner, 9/1/16
Reports About Ravine Road Bridge & Lake Park
- Lake Park Bridge Preservation Factors, Preserving Lake Park's Integrity & Significance
- A Brief History of the Concrete Footbridge Spanning Ravine Road in Lake Park, Steven R. Duback, April 2015
- Bridge Hunter Report on Ravine Road Bridge
- City of Milwaukee, City Clerk's Office, web page about Ravine Road Footbridge
- City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Office, Ravine Concrete Arch Footbridge at Milwaukee Lake Park: A Cultural Heritage Assessment Study and Report (July 2016)
- City of Milwaukee, Historic Designation Study Report, North Point North Historic District (January 2001)
- GRAEF USA Report, Historic Lake Park Arch Bridge over Ravine Road In-depth Inspection Report (July 2015)
- Lake Park Friends, Fact Sheet and Status Report on Ravine Road Historic Concrete Footbridge, (April 2016)
- Milwaukee County Historical Society, County Landmarks, City of Milwaukee
- Milwaukee County’s Historic Parkway Inventory (February 2012), page 70 lists Lake Park assets.
- Milwaukee County Parks & Parkways Historic Resources Management Plan, (July 2013)
- National Register of Historic Places, Lake Park listing
- Olmsted’s Lake Park, Diane M. Buck, Milwaukee History: The Magazine of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, Autumn l982
Other Source Documents
- Original 1905 Drawings for Ravine Road Bridge
- The Cultural Landscape Foundation Listing on Lake Park
- Milwaukee Area Parks: The Olmsted Parks
- Lake Park Resolution (Re: retaining Olmsted's intent and LPF's role), October 2016, resolution was approved.