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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