Lake Wales City Plan, Mountain Lake FL #07879
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In 1929 the Olmsted Brothers were hired to create “a study of present conditions, of trends of development, of the principal requirements that are likely to face the city in the future and of probable resources for meeting those requirements”.
In 1929 the Olmsted Brothers were hired to create “a study of present conditions, of trends of development, of the principal requirements that are likely to face the city in the future and of probable resources for meeting those requirements”. [W.L. Phillips to Mr. W.J. Smith _06-05-1929_LOC-OAR-B-R407_im.4] A street planting plan for Lake Wales, Florida was drawn by the Olmsted Brothers in 1930. The design elements of the plan focused on “improvements in alignment or location and width of major through traffic routes…the designation of additional park lands and recreation areas…[and] the establishment of a definite civic center.” [W.L. Phillips to Mr. W.J. Smith _06-05-1929_LOC-OAR-B-R407m.5]
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| Type | Title | |
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| Job fIle (LOC) | LOC_07879(1929-1931)_OAR-B-R407_mss52571.05572 | View |
| Job fIle (LOC) | LOC_07879(1931)_OAR-B-R407_mss52571.05573 | View |
| website | TCLF City of Lake Wales | View |
| ON website | Lake Wales Field Notes | View |
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Olmsted Archives - digital collection courtesy of NPS Frederick Law Olmsted NHS