{"product_id":"eden-by-design-the-1930-olmsted-bartholomew-plan-for-los-angeles-region-9780520224155","title":"Eden by Design: The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan for Los Angeles Region","description":"In 1930 the Olmsted Brothers and Harland Bartholomew \u0026amp; Associates submitted a report, \"Parks, Playgrounds, and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region,\" to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. After a day or two of coverage in the newspapers, the report dropped from sight. The plan set out a system of parks and parkways, children's playgrounds, and public beaches. It is a model of ambitious, intelligent, sensitive planning commissioned at a time when land was available, if only the city planners had had the fortitude and vision to act on its recommendations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Parks, Playgrounds, and Beaches\" has become a highly valued but difficult-to-find document. In this book, Greg Hise and William Deverell examine the reasons it was called for, analyze why it failed, and open a discussion about the future of urban public space. In addition to their introduction and a facsimile reproduction of the report, \u003ci\u003eEden by Design\u003c\/i\u003e includes a dialogue between Hise, Deverell, and widely admired landscape architect Laurie Olin that illuminates the significance of the Olmsted-Bartholomew report and situates it in the history of American landscape planning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Hise,William F. Deverell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.08w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520224155","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45198958559369,"sku":"9780520224155","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d914a9c8-099f-4262-8b16-e1cdf5028c19.jpg?v=1769492145","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/eden-by-design-the-1930-olmsted-bartholomew-plan-for-los-angeles-region-9780520224155","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}