A record of field trips and other explorations of a particular urban design element - the internal reserve - a 'pocket park' surrounded on all sides by residential housing but accessible by pedestrian pathways from the street. They are exclusive, secluded, sometimes neglected, sometimes celebrated, suburban spaces. This blog welcomes contributions: comments, images, memorabilia. Please email nicholsd@unimelb.edu.au
Friday, May 18, 2018
Jacob L. Crane Jr: Turning City Bloks [sic] Inside Out (1929)
Wisconsin State Journal 18 May 1929 p. 3 (89 years ago today). Crane, who studied under John Nolen, would have been very familiar with the 'traditional' internal reserve form through Nolen's use of same. In 1930 he contributed to a hypothetical 'garden plan' for Chicago which included blocks with 'interior parks and playgrounds'. (Paul Potter, 'Models to Show Garden Plan for Future Chicago' Chicago Tribune 23 March 1930 p. 26).
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