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THE GRID AND THE RIVER: PHILADELPHIAS GREEN PLACES, By Elizabeth Milroy
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- Hardcover
- Publication Name
- Penn State University Press
- ISBN-10
- 0271066768
- ISBN
- 9780271066769
- Book Title
- Grid and the River : Philadelphia's Green Places, 1682-1876
- Item Length
- 11 in
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania STATE University Press
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Travel, Architecture, History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Landscape, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Regional, Parks & Campgrounds
- Item Width
- 9 in
- Item Weight
- 73.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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A collection of essays examining how patterns of use and attitudes to green spaces within William Penn's Philadelphia city plan and along the Schuylkill River informed notions of place, from the city's founding to the formation of the Fairmount Park system in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271066768
ISBN-13
9780271066769
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212887282
Product Key Features
Book Title
Grid and the River : Philadelphia's Green Places, 1682-1876
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Landscape, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Regional, Parks & Campgrounds
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Architecture, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
9 in
Item Weight
73.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Trade
Lc Classification Number
Sb482.P452m55 2016
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" The Grid and the River is magisterial. It is both an immensely erudite history and a compelling narrative of the shaping of Philadelphia, whose famous grid plan and immense park system are among the world's most distinctive man-made environments. Philosophy, sociology, technology, politics, and art are all shown to have been actors in the making of Philadelphia's spaces from the city's founding until the end of the nineteenth century. In telling their complex story, Elizabeth Milroy has written the best general history of the city in a generation." -David B. Brownlee, University of Pennsylvania, "[Milroy's] book comprises a much-needed synthetic narrative of the early development of Philadelphia's environment, built and natural, that will appeal to landscape professionals, urbanists, and park enthusiasts alike. . . . Milroy rounds out her expansive original research with an impressive array of specialized landscape scholarship, ranging from academic books by urban historians, literary scholars, and art and architectural historians to unpublished cultural landscape reports of particular historic sites. She offers more than a local history by setting the Philadelphia story in its broader context, showing how people who shaped local green places did so as self-conscious participants in international conversations about urban improvement, garden design theory, therapeutic landscape planning, and picturesque aesthetic conventions." -Whitney Martinko, Landscape Architecture Magazine, " The Grid and the River unveils the timeless and dynamic tension between nature and the city. In an increasingly urban world, this book is essential reading for those who can still see a future graced by green and wholesome cities." -Bruce Stephenson, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, " The Grid and the River is magisterial. It is both an immensely erudite history and a compelling narrative of the shaping of Philadelphia, whose famous grid plan and immense park system are among the world's most distinctive man-made environments. Philosophy, sociology, technology, politics, and art are all shown to have been actors in the making of Philadelphia's spaces from the city's founding until the end of the nineteenth century. In telling their complex story, Elizabeth Milroy has written the best general history of the city in a generation." --David B. Brownlee, University of Pennsylvania, "Even to those who think they know the well-told history of Penn's founding of Philadelphia, there is new information and deeper nuance to be gleaned in this richly illustrated and extensively researched text. And while ostensibly about Philadelphia, the history told here is much more broadly applicable. It is a history of Philadelphia and of the formation of a uniquely American concept of landscape. Milroy's approach is telescopic. Her research is sometimes almost obsessively detailed, finding quotes from private letters and references to the city's green places in seemingly obscure legislative acts. The depth of her research is extraordinary, quickly building a powerfully authoritative voice." --Eric Kramer CAA.Reviews, "The Grid and the River unveils the timeless and dynamic tension between nature and the city. In an increasingly urban world, this book is essential reading for those who can still see a future graced by green and wholesome cities." --Bruce Stephenson, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, "[Milroy's] book comprises a much-needed synthetic narrative of the early development of Philadelphia's environment, built and natural, that will appeal to landscape professionals, urbanists, and park enthusiasts alike. . . . Milroy rounds out her expansive original research with an impressive array of specialized landscape scholarship, ranging from academic books by urban historians, literary scholars, and art and architectural historians to unpublished cultural landscape reports of particular historic sites. She offers more than a local history by setting the Philadelphia story in its broader context, showing how people who shaped local green places did so as self-conscious participants in international conversations about urban improvement, garden design theory, therapeutic landscape planning, and picturesque aesthetic conventions." --Whitney Martinko Landscape Architecture Magazine, " The Grid and the River unveils the timeless and dynamic tension between nature and the city. In an increasingly urban world, this book is essential reading for those who can still see a future graced by green and wholesome cities." --Bruce Stephenson, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, "The Grid and the River is magisterial. It is both an immensely erudite history and a compelling narrative of the shaping of Philadelphia, whose famous grid plan and immense park system are among the world's most distinctive man-made environments. Philosophy, sociology, technology, politics, and art are all shown to have been actors in the making of Philadelphia's spaces from the city's founding until the end of the nineteenth century. In telling their complex story, Elizabeth Milroy has written the best general history of the city in a generation." --David B. Brownlee, University of Pennsylvania, " The Grid and the River is magisterial. It is both an immensely erudite history and a compelling narrative of the shaping of Philadelphia, whose famous grid plan and immense park system are among the world's most distinctive man-made environments. Philosophy, sociology, technology, politics, and art are all shown to have been actors in the making of Philadelphia's spaces from the city's founding until the end of the nineteenth century. In telling their complex story, Elizabeth Milroy has written the best general history of the city in a generation." --David B. Brownlee,University of Pennsylvania, "Milroy has produced a grand history of public green spaces in Philadelphia, focusing on the development of, or rather, as Milroy reveals, the evolution of Fairmount Park through the 1876 centennial. . . . Thanks to Milroy, Fairmount Park can no longer be overlooked by city planning and design historians. Highly recommended." --A. E. Krulikowski Choice, "Even to those who think they know the well-told history of Penn's founding of Philadelphia, there is new information and deeper nuance to be gleaned in this richly illustrated and extensively researched text. And while ostensibly about Philadelphia, the history told here is much more broadly applicable. It is a history of Philadelphia and of the formation of a uniquely American concept of landscape. Milroy's approach is telescopic. Her research is sometimes almost obsessively detailed, finding quotes from private letters and references to the city's green places in seemingly obscure legislative acts. The depth of her research is extraordinary, quickly building a powerfully authoritative voice." --Eric Kramer, CAA.Reviews, "Though it considers one aspect of a particular city in a particular period, this work will be more widely beneficial than its title suggests. . . . Meticulously researched and painstakingly documented, Milroy's study creates a blueprint for historical works and scholarly presentation." --Henrietta Verma, Library Journal, "Milroy has produced a grand history of public green spaces in Philadelphia, focusing on the development of, or rather, as Milroy reveals, the evolution of Fairmount Park through the 1876 centennial. . . . Thanks to Milroy, Fairmount Park can no longer be overlooked by city planning and design historians. Highly recommended." --A. E. Krulikowski, Choice, "The Grid and the River unveils the timeless and dynamic tension between nature and the city. In an increasingly urban world, this book is essential reading for those who can still see a future graced by green and wholesome cities." -Bruce Stephenson, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, "Milroy has produced a grand history of public green spaces in Philadelphia, focusing on the development of, or rather, as Milroy reveals, the evolution of Fairmount Park through the 1876 centennial. . . . Thanks to Milroy, Fairmount Park can no longer be overlooked by city planning and design historians. Highly recommended." -A. E. Krulikowski, Choice, " The Grid and the River unveils the timeless and dynamic tension between nature and the city. In an increasingly urban world, this book is essential reading for those who can still see a future graced by green and wholesome cities." --Bruce Stephenson Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, "The Grid and the River is magisterial. It is both an immensely erudite history and a compelling narrative of the shaping of Philadelphia, whose famous grid plan and immense park system are among the world's most distinctive man-made environments. Philosophy, sociology, technology, politics, and art are all shown to have been actors in the making of Philadelphia's spaces from the city's founding until the end of the nineteenth century. In telling their complex story, Elizabeth Milroy has written the best general history of the city in a generation." -David B. Brownlee, University of Pennsylvania, "Though it considers one aspect of a particular city in a particular period, this work will be more widely beneficial than its title suggests. . . . Meticulously researched and painstakingly documented, Milroy's study creates a blueprint for historical works and scholarly presentation." --Henrietta Verma Library Journal, "Though it considers one aspect of a particular city in a particular period, this work will be more widely beneficial than its title suggests. . . . Meticulously researched and painstakingly documented, Milroy's study creates a blueprint for historical works and scholarly presentation." -Henrietta Verma, Library Journal, "The Grid and the River is magisterial. It is both an immensely erudite history and a compelling narrative of the shaping of Philadelphia, whose famous grid plan and immense park system are among the world's most distinctive manmade environments. Philosophy, sociology, technology, politics, and art are all shown to have been actors in the making of Philadelphia's spaces from the city's founding until the end of the nineteenth century. In telling their complex story, Elizabeth Milroy has written the best general history of the city in a generation." -David B. Brownlee, University of Pennsylvania, "Even to those who think they know the well-told history of Penn's founding of Philadelphia, there is new information and deeper nuance to be gleaned in this richly illustrated and extensively researched text. And while ostensibly about Philadelphia, the history told here is much more broadly applicable. It is a history of Philadelphia and of the formation of a uniquely American concept of landscape. Milroy's approach is telescopic. Her research is sometimes almost obsessively detailed, finding quotes from private letters and references to the city's green places in seemingly obscure legislative acts. The depth of her research is extraordinary, quickly building a powerfully authoritative voice." -Eric Kramer, CAA.Reviews, "[Milroy's] book comprises a much-needed synthetic narrative of the early development of Philadelphia's environment, built and natural, that will appeal to landscape professionals, urbanists, and park enthusiasts alike. . . . Milroy rounds out her expansive original research with an impressive array of specialized landscape scholarship, ranging from academic books by urban historians, literary scholars, and art and architectural historians to unpublished cultural landscape reports of particular historic sites. She offers more than a local history by setting the Philadelphia story in its broader context, showing how people who shaped local green places did so as self-conscious participants in international conversations about urban improvement, garden design theory, therapeutic landscape planning, and picturesque aesthetic conventions." --Whitney Martinko, Landscape Architecture Magazine
Table of Content
Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction City 1 The Origins of Penn's Squares 2 Patterns of Growth and Governance in the Centre City Suburb 3 The Liberty Lands 4 Suburban Villas in the Schuylkill Valley 5 Nurseries of National Virtue: Private Estates and Public Culture 6 Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Origins of the American Picturesque Consolidation 7 Reviving Penn's Plan 8 The Fairmount Water Works: Picturing Civic Virtue 9 Rural Cemeteries, River Parks, and the Search for Rational Recreation 10 Greening the Consolidated City 11 The Fairmount Park Commission: Park Building for Preservation and Conservation 12 Spatial Politics and the Centennial Exhibition 13 A Work Unfinished Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2015-016130
Dewey Decimal
363.6/80974811
Dewey Edition
23
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