The modernist ideal of towers in a park often runs up against the unwillingness of developers to put any resources into the park part. Gateway Center is a notable exception. The park has always been beautifully maintained, and it was planted with an eye on the long term, so that the saplings planted decades ago have grown into a forest of mature trees in the middle of the forest of towers.
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The Forest at Gateway Center
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Composition in Bark and Leaves
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Pink Horse-Chestnut
Aesculus × carnea blooming in Oakmont.
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More Apple Blossoms
Early in the morning, with some crabapples thrown in.
And then the sun came up…
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Pussy Willow
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Bradford Pears
On Aline Street, Mount Washington.
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Weeping Cherry
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Tree Conquers Sidewalk
In the never-ending war between trees and sidewalks, this tree in the West Park arboretum has won and received the sidewalk’s abject surrender.
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Pussy Willow in the Rain
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Winter Tree