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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    place leads up to the railroad station. In this country the railroad square is not so common, but its utility is everywhere recognized. A spa- cious approach to public buildings sets off their architectural features and gives them due promi- nence. As large crowds frequently visit such buildings the open space about them also serves to prevent congestion. In tenement sections open squares are fre- quently introduced as playgrounds or recrea- tion centers. They furnish safe places for children to play in and by giving opportunities for adults to rest in the open air, greatly pro- mote the health of the neighborhood. It is now generally agreed that a large number of small parks and play-grounds of this character are to be preferred to a few large parks. The small park or open square close at hand will be used, while many people will not take the time or trouble to go a long distance to get the benefit of a larger park. In order that street-car traffic may be facili- tated, modern city planners are providing for trolley centers, or arterial centers, as they are sometimes called. Usually a paved open square is utilized. The various street-car lines run mto the square and each line has its definite stopping place from which an exchange of passengers takes place. A well-arranged center of this kind, with a covered waiting-room as well as [SO]