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A Modern Arcadia: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. & the Plan for Forest Hills Gardens
Contributor(s): Klaus, Susan (Author)

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 ISBN: 155849443X     ISBN-13: 9781558494435
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
OUR PRICE: $22.06  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2004
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Annotation: Located in Queens, fifteen minutes from Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station, Forest Hills Gardens is a leading example of England's garden city transplanted onto American soil. The commuter suburb drew national attention when plans for its development were announced by the Russell Sage Foundation in 1909, and the thriving community continues to provide a parklike haven for more than 6,000 residents. Susan L. Klaus offers a richly illustrated account of the collaboration between architect Grosvenor Atterbury and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., who drew on his father's visionary concepts as well his own ideas about what makes a community work. As Americans continue to struggle with the dual challenge of containing sprawl and creating livable communities, A Modern Arcadia provides a timely analysis of one of the most successful places ever built in the United States.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Landscape
- Gardening | Landscape
- Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
Dewey: 307.121
LCCN: 2001007538
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 7.02" W x 9.96" L (1.32 lbs) 207 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - New York
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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