Panorambles

Panoramic tours of Olmsted parks and other historic spaces. A new book on Fairsted is due October 2025.

03/20/2026

Decades of gorging on dystopias seems to have finally caught up with us. Might I suggest a change in diet? To start with, here are a couple utopian visions to help fight the heartache.

https://panorambles.com/dystopian-diet/

03/16/2026

Downing Park in Newburgh, NY was the last collaboration between Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Designed to honor their mentor, Andrew Jackson Downing, Downing Park blends meadows, woods, and a pond into an ideal retreat with views of the Hudson River. Take a tour of the park as it appeared on a warm, sunny day in May 2024 at www.panorambles.com.

03/06/2026

Tired of snow, ice, and cold? Wander about Kennedy Park in Fall River, MA. A full panoramic tour that I shot one sunny day last September has just been released on my website. Situated on Mt. Hope Bay, it was originally known as South Park and is the only park in Massachusetts designed by Olmsted and Vaux. My tour is free and available anytime. Plan your escape!

www.panorambles.com

02/24/2026

A big thanks to my friends at Olmsted Network for their interview and interest in my new book, Fairsted, published by Levellers Press!

02/20/2026

Maps. I’ve always loved looking at and making maps. As part of my mission to document all of Olmsted’s parks, after photography and assembling the panoramic tour, the final step is creating a map to help visitors find their way. Here’s a raw map before I start adding labels for an upcoming tour.

Any idea which park this is?

02/19/2026

Olmsted Network interviewed me this month about my new book, "Fairsted." We discussed my goal to photograph all of Olmsted's parks, why I started my journey in Brookline, MA at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, and how my work and perspective supports traditional Olmsted scholarship, but also differs from it. Read the Q&A here:

https://olmsted.org/blog/2026/02/11/qa-with-author-mark-roessler/

02/12/2026

My latest blog post ponders "The Olmsted Hypothetical." Everyone likes to ask what would Olmsted think if he were alive today, but I think there's a more revealing way of considering that question. Check out my latest ramble:

https://panorambles.com/the-olmsted-hypothetical/

02/03/2026

My new book, Fairsted, is available online directly from Levellers Press, the small, local press that publishes it. I didn’t think it was in stores. So, imagine my delight spotting it in Broadside Bookshop, my small, local bookstore. Apparently folks have been special ordering it enough for them to stock it now. That discovery and above freezing temperatures made it a good day.

01/27/2026

The Riverway Park in Boston's Emerald Necklace beckons residents of Boston and Brookline to take a shady stroll along a meandering stream full of wildlife. Before Olmsted and his team redesigned the area, it was a health hazard—an open sewer full of trash. Now, wherever you are, the Riverway is available for you to explore. Go on, put away that email or spreadsheet, and go for a wander this newly posted panoramic tour (best on big screens!):

https://panorambles.com/panoramic-tour/riverway-park-boston-ma/

01/26/2026

Today's a perfect day to explore an Olmsted park on a summer day! A full tour of Walnut Hill Park in New Britain, CT is only a click away, photographed last June. While the snow swirls outside now, stroll the lawns and smell the roses in this Olmsted & Vaux classic:

https://panorambles.com/panoramic-tour/walnuthillpark/

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