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American landscape architect Betsy Barlow Rogers

Betsy Barlow Rogers says of Central Park, “I live overlooking the park, and I’m blessed at this stage in life just to know that heaven is at my doorstep." In the 80s, Rogers served as Central Park Administrator, leading the effort to restore it to its current glory. “It’s a wonderful feeling,” she adds. Rogers tell us about Frederick Law Olmsted and of course, Central Park.

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