The Grid and the River: Philadelphia’s Green Places, 1682–1876
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0271066768 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Krulikowski, Choice“Even to those who think they know the well-told history of Penn’s founding of Philadelphia, there is new information and deeper nuance to be gleaned in this richly illustrated and extensively researched text. Milroy rounds out her expansive original research with an impressive array of specialized landscape scholarship, ranging from academic books by urban historians, literary scholars, and art and architectural historians to unpublished cultural landscape reports of particular historic sites. Thanks to Milroy, Fairmount Park can no longer be overlooked by city planning and design historians. Milroy’s approach is telescopic. It is a history of Philadelphia and of the formation of a uniquely American concept of landscape. Her research is sometimes almost obsessively detailed, finding quotes from private letters and references to the ci
great phila info fine nice book. great images. This book tells new stories about my Philly Girl Insightful, clear writing, great images. This book tells new stories about my old city. Really fascinating!
They encompass extensive woodlands and waterways as well as the largest collection of historic properties in the state of Pennsylvania, including the Fairmount Water Works, the Philadelphia Zoo (the oldest zoo in the United States), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphians are fond of quoting a letter in which William Penn described his vision of a “greene country towne, which will never be burnt & always wholesome.” Today, Philadelphia’s public parks cover more than ten thousand acres—roughly 11 percent of the city’s area. The Grid and the River is the product of Elizabeth Milroy’s quest to understand the history of public green spaces in William Penn’s city. In this monumental work of urban history, Milroy traces efforts to keep Philadelphia “green” from the time of its founding to the late nineteenth century. In particular, Milroy examines the history of how and why the district along
Elizabeth Milroy is Professor and Department Head of Art and Art History in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University.