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Frederick Law Olmsted’s Boston Park System, consisting of several parks and connecting parkways, was principally completed between 1878-1896. The seven-mile long park system, intended to connect the Charles River to Boston Harbor, was later coined the Emerald Necklace.
Frederick Law Olmsted’s Boston Park System, consisting of several parks and connecting parkways, was principally completed between 1878-1896. The seven-mile long park system, intended to connect the Charles River to Boston Harbor, was later coined the Emerald Necklace. Photos included in the digital Olmsted Archives for job 00971 show plans for the Muddy River (00971), Arborway (00901), Olmsted Park (00964), and Franklin Park (00918).
While the size and scope of the completed “Emerald Necklace” is impressive, Olmsted originally planned for an even greater park system. A Greeting district to Franklin Park, also known as Ante-Park, was eliminated due to financial constraints. The Strandway, meant to provide greater connectivity and link Franklin Park to Marine Park, was abandoned when park commissioners could not acquire the necessary land. A Muster Ground, intended to provide recreation space outside of a rural park, was planned for the South Bay, however the land was swampy and the city did not have funds at that time to fill it. The Muster Ground, now known as Harambee Park, was later completed.
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