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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    posed by Camillo Sitte, who believes that more effective pictures may be produced by placing monuments at or near the corners. In planning a civic center in most American cities our experts have usually arranged for a broad esplanade, or parkway, flanked by minor public buildings leading to the capitol or prin- cipal building. When the landscape artist’s work is well done and the buildings are har- moniously designed, a most inspiring picture is produced. The magnificent effects in stucco and landscape-gardening at the Chicago World’s Fair showed the marvelous results that may be secured when the artist is given a free hand. This temporary city proved an inspira- tion to city builders in all parts of the world. The Street System In making plans for a new town the first thing to determine is the center. If a town is to have a railroad, the determination of its course and the location of the station are the next considerations. When these matters are settled the streets may be laid out. Many dif- ferent systems are used in laying out highways for a town. The American system following the plan of William Penn for Philadelphia has been that of a trellis work consisting of a series of streets running parallel in one direction and crossed at right angles by another parallel se- [32]