. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. BOATHOLSE AT MIMC H. LOMHARD BRIDGE WITH BINNEN ALSTER BEYOND THE ALSTER BASIN IN HAMBURG ARTHUR COLEMAN COMEY Member American Society of Landscape Architects The Alster Basin offers a splendid example of the effective utilization of a ivaterpark and playground in the heart of a great city. Mr. Comeys article is full of sugges-tion for the further development of the Charles River Basin, a project which has becomean important part of the Boston-Wlo program.—Editor. AMONG
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. BOATHOLSE AT MIMC H. LOMHARD BRIDGE WITH BINNEN ALSTER BEYOND THE ALSTER BASIN IN HAMBURG ARTHUR COLEMAN COMEY Member American Society of Landscape Architects The Alster Basin offers a splendid example of the effective utilization of a ivaterpark and playground in the heart of a great city. Mr. Comeys article is full of sugges-tion for the further development of the Charles River Basin, a project which has becomean important part of the Boston-Wlo program.—Editor. AMONG the many interestingphases of civic improvementstudied by the Boston Chamberof Commerce party in Europe the pastsummer probably none offered a closerparallel to developments possible atBoston than the treatment of the AlsterBasins at Hamburg. Eor here in theheart of a great city we found a bodyof water nearly two miles in length andfrom one-half to three-quarters of amile in width, lying in a position verysimilar to that of our Charles RiverBasin. But in its use and development,the Alster is sharply contrasted withthe Charles and present
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