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Civilizing American cities : writings on city landscapes / Frederick Law Olmsted ; edited by S.B. Sutton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--United States.
- City planning.
- United States.
- Parks--United States.
- Parks.
- Physical Description:
- 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First Da Capo Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Da Capo Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- This collects Olmsted's plans for New York, San Francisco, Buffalo, Montreal, Chicago, and Boston; his suburban plans for Berkeley, California and Riverside, Illinois; and a generous helping of his writings on urban landscape in general. These selections, expertly edited and introduced, are not only enjoyable but essential reading for anyone interested in the history--and the future--of America's cities.
- Contents:
- 1 Frederick Law Olmsted, 1822-1903: Introduction / S. B. Sutton 1
- 2 Expanding Cities: Random versus Organized Growth 21
- The Structure of Cities: A Historical View 23
- The Misfortunes of New York 43
- Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns 52
- 3 City Parks and Improved Use of Metropolitan Spaces 101
- San Francisco, 1866: A City in Search of Identity 104
- Buffalo: A Lakeshore Park and Pleasing Parkways 130
- Chicago: Taming the Waterfront 156
- Montreal: A Mountaintop Park and Some Thoughts on Art and Nature 197
- Boston: Parks and Parkways
- a Green Ribbon 221
- 4 Suburban Solutions 263
- Berkeley: A University Community 264
- Riverside, Illinois: A Planned Community near Chicago 292.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1971.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0306807653
- OCLC:
- 35910166
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