Modern cities : progress of the awakening for their betterment here and in Europe / by Horatio M. Pollock and William S. Morgan.

  • Horatio Milo Pollock
Date:
1913
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Credit: Modern cities : progress of the awakening for their betterment here and in Europe / by Horatio M. Pollock and William S. Morgan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    as easy as possible. Public buildings are grouped in a central location often about a public square to form an attractive civic center. Factories are located near railroads, canals and rivers in order to facilitate the shipping and transporting of goods. The wholesale section is placed in close proximity to the freight ter- minals and the retail sections on the principal lines of communication between the suburbs and the center of the city. Thus the time, energy and expense of the citizens are economized and the parts of the city are coordinated so that each serves the whole. The city is also made efficient from a sanitary point of view. The streets and squares are laid out in such a manner that each home is insured an ample supply of sunlight and fresh air. Proper drainage is secured and fresh water in abundance is supplied. Tbe homes them- selves are constructed to meet the most rigid sanitary requirements. In planning the various parts of a city, beauty as well as efficiency is taken into account. A city must be pleasant to look upon. No matter what its other properties may be, if it is not beautiful it is unsatisfactory from the modern point of view. Modern city planning therefore gives an artistic finish to all its work. The result is the city efficient and the city beautiful. [16]