Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-5-2009
Publication Title
Journal of Planning History
Abstract
Soon after publication, the 1893 Boston Metropolitan Parks Report came to be regarded as a model plan for American cities. Little known to the public today, it is frequently cited by landscape and planning historians as a testament to the vision of “pioneer” landscape architect Charles Eliot and metropolitan planning advocate Sylvester Baxter. However, planning historians have overlooked key aspects of the plan and omitted significant details about the authors’ redevelopment and planning goals. I argue that Eliot and Baxter viewed open space planning as a means of combating slums and establishing a regionwide land use template for future growth.
Keywords
metropolitan parks, open space, Greater Boston, Charles Eliot, Sylvester Baxter
Volume
8
Issue
4
First Page
308
Last Page
329
DOI
10.1177/1538513209351782
Rights
© The Author(s) 2009
Recommended Citation
Moga, Steven Thomas, "Marginal Lands and Suburban Nature: Open Space Planning and the Case of the 1893 Boston Metropolitan Parks Plan" (2009). Landscape Studies: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/lss_facpubs/4
Comments
Archived as published. Open access article.