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A Modern Arcadia: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the Plan for Forest Hills Garden
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Winner, Center for Historic Preservation Book Prize
Winner, New York City Book Award for Landscape History
Conceived as an experiment that would apply the new “science” of city planning to a suburban setting, Forest Hills Gardens was created by the Russell Sage Foundation to provide housing for middle-class commuters as an alternative to cramped flats in New York City. Although it has long been recognized as one of the most influential planned communities in the United States, this is the fir...
Winner, New York City Book Award for Landscape History
Conceived as an experiment that would apply the new “science” of city planning to a suburban setting, Forest Hills Gardens was created by the Russell Sage Foundation to provide housing for middle-class commuters as an alternative to cramped flats in New York City. Although it has long been recognized as one of the most influential planned communities in the United States, this is the fir...