"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" ...
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press; New edition edition (May 24, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781558494435
ISBN-13: 978-1558494435
ASIN: 155849443X
Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.8 x 9.8 inches
Amazon Rank: 2751918
Format: PDF Text djvu book
reviews: The book was very comprehensive and well researched, however I would have liked to have seen more architectural renderings and photos of Forest Hills Gardens from it's earliest inception of planning. It's a fine read and I highly recommend it to anyo...
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