Proposed parks and parkways


Proposed parks and parkways

Item Information

Title:
Proposed parks and parkways
Description:
In 1876, a group of concerned Bostonians held a public meeting in Faneuil Hall to address the public health issues facing the city: an ever-rising population, widespread illness, a surging death rate, air pollution, and diminishing public space. The solution, they determined, lay in a public park system. This map shows the Boston Park Commissioners’ early vision of a system of connected parks and parkways winding through the city. Two years later, Boston tasked Frederick Law Olmsted with creating such an urban park system; once completed, his “Emerald Necklace” would be the country’s first integrated system of public parks.
Creator:
Boston (Mass.). Park Commissioners
Date:
1876
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Parks--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Places:
Suffolk (county)Boston
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 60 x 51 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Boston : [Park Dept.]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:26,800].
Language:
English
Notes:
Printed for Park Department City of Boston.
Distance from downtown Boston shown by concentric circles.
Includes references.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Breathing Room: Mapping Boston's Green Spaces" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2018.
Identifier:
06_01_004254
Call #:
G3764.B6G52 1876 .B67x
Barcode:
39999059005577