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When Olmsted first conceived the Boston park system, Columbia Road was intended to be a greenway connecting Franklin Park to Marine Park, as shown in this 1897 plan. This vision was never realized, as Columbia Road was already lined with buildings and used for commercial traffic. Today, Columbia Road is a busy thoroughfare bisected by a sparsely planted median. As part of its 2030 vision for a healthier, better connected city, the City of Boston plans to develop the Columbia Road Greenway, a green corridor with improved pedestrian and bike paths. The proposed greenway will link Franklin and Moakley Parks, finally completing the Emerald Necklace.
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1257b8974
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City of Boston plan of Columbia Road, showing connection with Franklin Park and Marine Park
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map
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1
Source metadata
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1257b8974
contentType
map
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normalized
title
City of Boston plan of Columbia Road, showing connection with Franklin Park and Marine Park
description
When Olmsted first conceived the Boston park system, Columbia Road was intended to be a greenway connecting Franklin Park to Marine Park, as shown in this 1897 plan. This vision was never realized, as Columbia Road was already lined with buildings and used for commercial traffic. Today, Columbia Road is a busy thoroughfare bisected by a sparsely planted median. As part of its 2030 vision for a healthier, better connected city, the City of Boston plans to develop the Columbia Road Greenway, a green corridor with improved pedestrian and bike paths. The proposed greenway will link Franklin and Moakley Parks, finally completing the Emerald Necklace.
date
["1897"]
year
1897
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004729
creators
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Streets--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Parks--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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largeImageUrl
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1
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import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
Heliotype Print. Co.
Source extras
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sf268508b
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9s1621613
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42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 map ; 23 x 100 cm.
notes
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Shows streets and U.S. Harbor Commissioners' line.
Relief shown by spot heights.
Includes distance note and cross sections: Franklin Park to Edward Everett Square ; Strandway.
Inset: Key map.
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no
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1257b8974
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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