Modern civic art; or, The city made beautiful
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- Modern civic art; or, The city made beautiful
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- 1904
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Modern civic art; or, The city made beautiful
Author: Robinson, Charles Mulford, 1869-1917
Year: 1904
Introduction. A new day for cities. What civic art is.--The city's focal points: The water approach. The land approach. The administrative centre.--In the business district: The street plan of the business district. Architecture in the business district. The furnishings of the street. Adorning with fountains and sculpture.--In the residential sections: Street plotting among the homes. On great avenues. On minor residential streets. Among the tenements.--The city at large: Comprehensive planning. Open spaces. Parkways. Distribution and location of parks. Park development. Temporary and occasional decoration.--Index
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