Parks for the People
Parks For The People
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Parks for the People tells the surprising story of the origins and evolution of the...
Parks for the People tells the surprising story of the origins and evolution of the park systems of the Twin Cities and the region.
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Parks for the People is a local public television program presented by Twin Cities PBS
Parks for the People
Parks For The People
Special | 56m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Parks for the People tells the surprising story of the origins and evolution of the park systems of the Twin Cities and the region.
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Parks for the People is available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS app.
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Clip: Special | 7m 23s | When park commissions formed in Minneapolis and St. Paul in the 1880s, the focus... (7m 23s)
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Clip: Special | 6m 59s | Entertainment and amusements complete the holistic function of parks. These gathering... (6m 59s)
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Clip: Special | 2m 38s | With the rise of the bicycle, parkways like Victory Memorial Parkway in Minneapolis... (2m 38s)
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Clip: Special | 6m 24s | The planting and protecting of trees in what had been largely a treeless prairie... (6m 24s)
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Clip: Special | 5m 31s | From the linking of the lakes in Minneapolis to the construction of the Como... (5m 31s)
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Clip: Special | 5m 51s | The unique developments of the Twin Cities park systems can be seen in two gardens... (5m 51s)
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Clip: Special | 9m 40s | The origins of the Twin Cities Parks systems represent vision, civic engagement and... (9m 40s)
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Clip: Special | 7m 18s | From early playgrounds to ice skating and water recreation, the rise of recreation... (7m 18s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 13s | From St. Paul's two baseball hall of famers to the equal spread of rec centers in... (4m 13s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 55s | The Brackett Park Rocket makes a return journey. (1m 55s)
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Parks for the People is a local public television program presented by Twin Cities PBS