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Book Synopsis Baltimore's Historic Parks and Gardens by : Eden Unger Bowditch
Download or read book Baltimore's Historic Parks and Gardens written by Eden Unger Bowditch and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of resplendent parks and gardens, Baltimore has a long history of embracing local flora and greenery. Through the centuries, Baltimore has been at the forefront of park design, playgrounds, and green spaces, counting the Olmsted brothers among their visionary architects. In fact, the city of Baltimore has been internationally recognized for its development and protection of its green spaces. Baltimore's Historic Parks and Gardens explores the history of those spaces, including the vast and ancient Druid Hill Park, the gorgeous acreage of Cylburn Arboretum, and Mt. Vernon's beautiful floral presentation.
Book Synopsis Baltimore's Patterson Park by : Tim Almaguer
Download or read book Baltimore's Patterson Park written by Tim Almaguer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patterson Park is an urban oasis, a sacred green space surrounded by red brick row homes and generations of diverse cultures and neighborhoods. For almost 180 years, Baltimoreans have picnicked under tall tulip poplars, strolled the deeply curved paths, and enjoyed the rich architectural design of this 137-acre East Baltimore park. Patterson Park is not simply beautiful landscapes, scenic vistas, and tree-lined pathways. This refuge is also an urban emerald with many facets. Patterson Park has served as the defenses of Baltimore during the War of 1812, a Civil War surgical hospital, and a picturesque home to herons, wood ducks, and painted turtles. Patterson Park has a free outdoor gym with tennis courts, volleyball nets, and an ice rink, as well as paths for relaxing walks around the boat lake. Since its beginnings in 1827, Patterson Park has been a prime example of how urban open spaces can complete and unify diverse communities.
Book Synopsis Druid Hill Park by : Eden Unger Bowditch
Download or read book Druid Hill Park written by Eden Unger Bowditch and published by Landmarks. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Druid Hill Park lies at the hears of Baltimore and made history as one of the first public parks in America. This beautifully illustrated history tells the story of Druid Hill from the seventeenth century until today, and celebrates this natural refuge for fun and relaxation in urban Baltimore.
Book Synopsis Baltimore's Historic Parks and Gardens by : Eden Unger Beowditch
Download or read book Baltimore's Historic Parks and Gardens written by Eden Unger Beowditch and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of resplendent parks and gardens, Baltimore has a long history of embracing local flora and greenery. Through the centuries, Baltimore has been at the forefront of park design, playgrounds, and green spaces, counting the Olmsted brothers among their visionary architects. In fact, the city of Baltimore has been internationally recognized for its development and protection of its green spaces. Baltimore's Historic Parks and Gardens explores the history of those spaces, including the vast and ancient Druid Hill Park, the gorgeous acreage of Cylburn Arboretum, and Mt. Vernon's beautiful floral presentation.
Book Synopsis Baltimore Neighborhoods by : Marsha Wight Wise
Download or read book Baltimore Neighborhoods written by Marsha Wight Wise and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baltimores rich diversity is represented by its many neighborhoods95 at last count. Some neighborhoods meander for several city blocks while others claim only a few. This volume of vintage postcards provides unique glimpses into the past of many of Baltimores neighborhoods. Included are the elegant homes of Roland Park, Guildford, and Sherwood Gardens; the workingmans Highlandtown, South Baltimore, and Locust Point; the streetcar suburbs of Mount Washington, Overlea, Ten Hills, and Hunting Ridge; and the city parkanchored communities of Patterson Park, Federal Hill, and Gwynns Falls. Readers will find no two communities alike.
Book Synopsis Glass House of Dreams by : David Simpson (photographer.)
Download or read book Glass House of Dreams written by David Simpson (photographer.) and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glass House of Dreams celebrates the City of Baltimore's landmark Victorian glass palace, one of the surviving architectural treasures in historic Druid Hill Park. An extensive collection of original lithographic postcards illustrate the history of this 1888 botanical conservatory, the second oldest glass house in America. The book's author, Margaret Haviland Stansbury, is founder of the non-profit Baltimore Conservatory Association that worked with the City to bring this Victorian jewel back to life. The original Palm House featuring 175 glass windows, many of them curved, is once again packed with exotic flora from around the world. The real excitement of this book is a portfolio of stunning new photographs by David Simpson. Simpson's cutting-edge photographs not only capture the elegance of this architectural gem, but also present us with intimate images that portray the beauty of its individual plants and flowers. This book, celebrating the past, present and future of The Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens, will be released in Fall 2010.
Author :Betsy A. McMillion and Edward F. Johnson Publisher :Arcadia Publishing ISBN 13 :1467129569 Total Pages :128 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (671 download)
Book Synopsis Patapsco Valley State Park by : Betsy A. McMillion and Edward F. Johnson
Download or read book Patapsco Valley State Park written by Betsy A. McMillion and Edward F. Johnson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in the stunning flora and fauna, trails, ruins and other wonders the Patapsco Valley State Park provides. Patapsco Valley State Park is nestled in four Maryland counties - Carroll, Baltimore, Howard, and Anne Arundel. From its humble beginnings in 1907 as a 43-acre forest reserve to its expansion to over 16,000 acres today, this hidden gem has become a refuge for wild animals and native vegetation and a retreat from suburban and city life. With its eight developed recreation areas and over 200 miles of trails, more than a million visitors annually explore this vast area rich with history. Visitors have discovered the park's National Historic Landmark, the Thomas Viaduct, which remains in use today with modern trains passing over the first multiple-arch stone railroad viaduct in the United States. Other marvels from the past include remains of 19th-century mills and mill towns, the Civilian Conservation Corps' Camp Tydings, and the popular and scenic swinging bridge. Visitors to the park today continue to experience the joy of the great outdoors like millions before them.
Book Synopsis Outwitting Squirrels by : Anne Wareham
Download or read book Outwitting Squirrels written by Anne Wareham and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining and practical, this is an honest book of advice that will be appreciated and enjoyed by amateur and professional gardeners alike.
Book Synopsis History Lover's Guide to Baltimore, A by : Brennen Jensen
Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Baltimore, A written by Brennen Jensen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Neither southern nor northern, Baltimore has charted its own course through the American experience. The spires of the nation's first cathedral rose into its sky, and the first blood of the Civil War fell on its streets. Here, enslaved Frederick Douglass toiled before fleeing to freedom and Billie Holiday learned to sing. Baltimore's clippers plied the seven seas, while its pioneering railroads opened the prairie West. The city that birthed "The Star-Spangled Banner" also gave us Babe Ruth and the bottle cap. This guide navigates nearly three hundred years of colorful history--from Johns Hopkins's earnest philanthropy to the raucous camp of John Waters and from modest row houses to the marbled mansions of the Gilded Age. Let local authors Brennen Jensen and Tom Chalkley introduce you to Mencken's "ancient and solid" city--]cBack cover.
Book Synopsis Historic Amusement Parks of Baltimore by : John P. Coleman
Download or read book Historic Amusement Parks of Baltimore written by John P. Coleman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the rich history of the old amusement parks and beach resorts frequented by Baltimoreans beginning in the 1870s and stretching into the late 20th century. Readers may recognize such popular amusement parks as Gwynn Oak, Carlin's, and Tolchester Beach, and will learn about some of the more obscure places like Frederick Road Park and Hollywood Park. Each of the major parks is documented here, complete with a detailed history of the sites they were built on, the creative owners behind the parks' inceptions, the individuals and companies who provided the rides and attractions, and, the people that happily traveled by boat, streetcar, train and automobile to reach their favorite park or resort.
Book Synopsis The Garden Squares of Boston by : Phebe S. Goodman
Download or read book The Garden Squares of Boston written by Phebe S. Goodman and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the many types of historic landscapes that have become treasured open spaces in North America's dense urban fabric, the garden (or residential) square largely has been overlooked. Yet the garden square played an important role in the planning of Philadelphia, Savannah, Boston, and New York, several of America's major early cities. Boston's garden squares most closely resemble the squares of London in purpose and appearance. Intended as speculative real estate ventures, the London garden squares were distinguished by row houses and ornamental iron fences enclosing gardens planted with trees and grass. The gardens served as welcome patches of greenery for affluent residents who chose to live in relatively cramped quarters within the city. As such, gardens were the raison d'etre for this early form of urban design. Although garden squares pre-date well-documented municipal parks, the historical significance of these squares is not fully understood. In this remarkable book, Goodman tells the story of Boston's garden squares and offers her readers a fascinating glimpse of early urban planning. Goodman traces Charles Bulfinch's connection with these historic landscapes and compares them to their London prototypes. While Bostonians and others are familiar with Boston's iconic Louisburg Square on Beacon Hill, few people know that Boston's South End neighborhood boasts a group of eight garden squares. After discussing London squares and their effect on urban planning in several eastern seaboard cities, Goodman turns to Boston's three privately developed garden squares, all of which were located close to the original center of the city. She pays special attention to Louisburg Square, the only one that has survived. Focusing on the characteristic landscape features that define the gardens, Goodman also showcases the five of the eight publicly developed garden squares of the South End--Blackstone Square, Franklin Square, Chester Square, Union Park, and Worcester Square. Concluding with a chapter on the evolution and preservation of the garden squares of the South End, Goodman discusses private versus public ownership and access, maintenance, and preservation treatments--issues that provide practical information helpful in the management of historical as well as contemporary landscapes. She urges a combined effort of neighborhood groups and the public sector to maintain these squares. Otherwise, she warns, "the future of these historic garden squares will be in jeopardy."
Book Synopsis 2012 Camp Directors' Trip Guide by :
Download or read book 2012 Camp Directors' Trip Guide written by and published by Family Publications. This book was released on with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camp Directors' Trip Guide is the only guide that helps camp directors, counselors and recreational center directors plan day, overnight and travel trips for campers.
Book Synopsis Gardens Across America, East of the Mississippi by : John H. Russell
Download or read book Gardens Across America, East of the Mississippi written by John H. Russell and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2005-07-28 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening is one of America's most popular hobbies, and attendance at public gardens and arboreta continues to rise. Gardens Across America is a comprehensive two-volume guide to nearly 2,000 gardens. Each entry in this state-by-state guide contains such basic information as hours of operation and directions as well asa listing of activities, educational programs, and any unique botanical features. Gardens are also indexed by type (Japanese, children's etc. and by designer; another index lists plant species and where they can be found. Twenty-four pages of color plates round out this portable directory of America's public gardens.
Book Synopsis Park and Cemetery and Landscape Gardening by :
Download or read book Park and Cemetery and Landscape Gardening written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Not in My Neighborhood by : Antero Pietila
Download or read book Not in My Neighborhood written by Antero Pietila and published by Ivan R. Dee Publisher. This book was released on 2010 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baltimore is the setting for (and typifies) one of the most penetrating examinations of bigotry and residential segregation ever published in the United States. Antero Pietila shows how continued discrimination practices toward African Americans and Jews have shaped the cities in which we now live. Eugenics, racial thinking, and white supremacist attitudes influenced even the federal government's actions toward housing in the 20th century, dooming American cities to ghettoization. This all-American tale is told through the prism of Baltimore, from its early suburbanization in the 1880s to the consequences of "white flight" after World War II, and into the first decade of the twenty-first century. The events are real, and so are the heroes and villains. Mr. Pietila's engrossing story is an eye-opening journey into city blocks and neighborhoods, shady practices, and ruthless promoters. -- Book jacket.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :256 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 4. Considers H.R. 5194, identical H.R. 5344, and related H.R. 953 and H.R. 2331, to establish the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and to authorize Maryland to operate and maintain parkway extending from end of George Washington Memorial Parkway to Cumberland, Md.
Book Synopsis Making Educated Decisions by : Charles A. Birnbaum
Download or read book Making Educated Decisions written by Charles A. Birnbaum and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides practical guidance to make informed decisions when researching, planning, managing, interpreting, and undertaking project work for any cultural landscape resource.
