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- catalog abstract """Bright, cheerful houses, well arranged, well trimmed lawns, hedging carefully cut... distinctly joyous," wrote architectural critic Herbert Croly in 1914 about the Forest Hills Gardens community in Queens, New York. The New York Tribune agreed, reporting that the place was a "modern Garden of Eden, a fairy tale too good to be true."". "Conceived as an experiment that would apply the new "science" of city planning to a suburban setting, Forest Hills Gardens was created by the Russell Sage Foundation to provide housing for middle-class commuters as an alternative to cramped flats in New York City. Although it has long been recognized as one of the most influential planned communities in the United States, this is the first time Forest Hills Gardens has been the subject of a book." "Susan L. Klaus's illustrated history chronicles the creation of the 142-acre development from its inception in 1909 through its first two decades, offering critical insights into American planning history, landscape architecture, and the social and economic forces that shaped housing in the Progressive Era."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog alternative "Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. & the plan for Forest Hills Gardens".
- catalog contributor b11221721.
- catalog contributor b11221722.
- catalog contributor b11221723.
- catalog coverage "Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.)".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description """Bright, cheerful houses, well arranged, well trimmed lawns, hedging carefully cut... distinctly joyous," wrote architectural critic Herbert Croly in 1914 about the Forest Hills Gardens community in Queens, New York. The New York Tribune agreed, reporting that the place was a "modern Garden of Eden, a fairy tale too good to be true."".".
- catalog description ""A garden city for America" -- All in the family : Olmsted's early career -- "A suburban town built on business principles": the foundation's experiment -- "The thoroughness with which things are done here" : planning and construction -- "The English type" : architectural and landscape design -- "Normal and usual social conditions" : marketing and management -- "A village of rare charm" : why we chose Forest Hills Gardens -- The legacy of Forest Hills Gardens.".
- catalog description ""Conceived as an experiment that would apply the new "science" of city planning to a suburban setting, Forest Hills Gardens was created by the Russell Sage Foundation to provide housing for middle-class commuters as an alternative to cramped flats in New York City. Although it has long been recognized as one of the most influential planned communities in the United States, this is the first time Forest Hills Gardens has been the subject of a book." "Susan L. Klaus's illustrated history chronicles the creation of the 142-acre development from its inception in 1909 through its first two decades, offering critical insights into American planning history, landscape architecture, and the social and economic forces that shaped housing in the Progressive Era."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-197) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 207 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Modern Arcadia.".
- catalog identifier "155849314X".
- catalog isFormatOf "Modern Arcadia.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press in association with Library of American Landscape History, Amherst,".
- catalog relation "Modern Arcadia.".
- catalog spatial "Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.)".
- catalog spatial "New York (State) New York".
- catalog subject "307.1/216/09747243 21".
- catalog subject "HT169.57.U62 N75 2002".
- catalog subject "Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957 Contributions in city planning.".
- catalog subject "Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957.".
- catalog subject "Planned communities New York (State) New York Case studies.".
- catalog tableOfContents ""A garden city for America" -- All in the family : Olmsted's early career -- "A suburban town built on business principles": the foundation's experiment -- "The thoroughness with which things are done here" : planning and construction -- "The English type" : architectural and landscape design -- "Normal and usual social conditions" : marketing and management -- "A village of rare charm" : why we chose Forest Hills Gardens -- The legacy of Forest Hills Gardens.".
- catalog title "A modern Arcadia : Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. & the plan for Forest Hills Gardens / Susan L. Klaus.".
- catalog title "Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. & the plan for Forest Hills Gardens".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".