Eden by Design: The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan for Los Angeles Region

by Greg Hise and William Deverell

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In 1930 the Olmsted Brothers and Harland Bartholomew & Associates submitted a report, "Parks, Playgrounds, and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region," to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. After a day or two of coverage in the newspapers, the report dropped from sight. The plan set out a system of parks and parkways, children's playgrounds, and public beaches. It is a model of ambitious, intelligent, sensitive planning commissioned at a time when land...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520224159

ISBN13:9780520224155

Release Date:June 2000

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:323 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Architecture City Planning & Urban Development History Landscape Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Regional Planning Social Sciences State & Local

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