the frederick meyer gardens and sculpture park opened on the northwest side of grand rapids in 1995. the 158 acre campus features indoor and outdoor gardens and sculptures. one of the well-known attractions is the american horse, built by nina ackerman. it was inspired by an unfinished leonardo da vinci sculpture started in the 15th century. with the help of the comcast cable partners, c-span is featuring the city of grand rapids on "american history tv." up next, we take you back in time to see what grand rapids looks like at the turn of the 20th century. alex forist: we are here in the streets of old grand rapids. this is a public atm. this immersive exhibit is a read creation of what downtown grand rapids would have looked like in the 1890's. there are historic businesses, sort of sounds and sights that you would have expected to see if you are walking around downtown over 100 years ago. we chose to base this on the 1890's because when we first opened it, 1994, representing a period of time that was 100 years ago. the 1890's are also interesting because so much was changed both in

the frederick meyer gardens and sculpture park opened on the northwest side of grand rapids in 1995. the 158 acre campus features indoor and outdoor gardens and sculptures. one of the well-known attractions is the american horse, built by nina ackerman. it was inspired by an unfinished leonardo da vinci sculpture started in the 15th century. with the help of the comcast cable partners, c-span is featuring the city of grand rapids on "american history tv." up next, we take you b

the frederick meyer gardens and sculpture park opened on the north threat -- northwest side of grand rapids in 1995. and outdoorindoor gardens and sculptures. one of the parks well-known attractions is the american by nina.ulpted it was inspired by an unfinished leonardo da vinci sculpture. c-span is featuring the city of grand rapids on american history tv. up next, we take you back in time to see what grand rapids looks like at the turn of the 20th century. >> we are here at the streets of grand rapids exhibit. this immersive exhibit is a re-creation of what downtown grand rapids would have looked 1890's, so there are historic businesses, the sort of towns and sites that you would have expected to see if you were walking around downtown over 100 years ago. we chose to base this exhibit on the 1890's because when we first opened it in 1994, it was representing a period of time that was 100 years ago. the 1890's are really interesting because so much was changing, both in terms of grand rapids and the immense growth that was taking place at that nationwide, the new inventions like el