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Just east of the Arnold Arboretum is Franklin Park, a 485-acre expanse that became part of the park system in 1885. Envisioned by Frederick Law Olmsted as a restful space for Bostonians to recuperate from the stresses of city life, Franklin Park was the place where nature and health met.As this 1896 map illustrates, the park was designed to appeal to a diverse community with designated spaces for quiet repose, as well as those for more invigorating activities such as athletics. However, at the request of citizens, this quiet country park eventually included more stimulating forms of entertainment.
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Document identity
localId
m900r959k
label
Atlas of the city of Boston, West Roxbury
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
m900r959k
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Atlas of the city of Boston, West Roxbury
description
Just east of the Arnold Arboretum is Franklin Park, a 485-acre expanse that became part of the park system in 1885. Envisioned by Frederick Law Olmsted as a restful space for Bostonians to recuperate from the stresses of city life, Franklin Park was the place where nature and health met.As this 1896 map illustrates, the park was designed to appeal to a diverse community with designated spaces for quiet repose, as well as those for more invigorating activities such as athletics. However, at the request of citizens, this quiet country park eventually included more stimulating forms of entertainment.
date
["1896"]
year
1896
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_013068
creators
Bromley, George Washington
Bromley, Walter Scott
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Real property--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Landowners--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Roxbury
Suffolk (county)
United States
West Roxbury
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Philadelphia
publisher
G.W. Bromley & Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
citySection
Roxbury
schema:latitude
42.3167
schema:longitude
-71.0833
extent
1 map : color ; 51 x 77 cm
hasTranscription
no
dcId
m900r959k
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
5b235918f609c3c4