East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . FIG. 28 —WOOD ISLAND PARK REVISION AND EXTENSION PLAN. Development of East Boston. 87 Beyond the city limits the proposed park extensionnorthward should be further continued to connect with themetropolitan park system, either at Short Beach alongBelle Isle inlet or over a bridge and through Cottage Parkto Winthrop Beach reservation at Great Head, or, better,through both routes as suggested in Sections 42 and 43. If main thoroughfares are located as suggested on allsides of the proposed extended park (numbered 30, 38, 39,18 and 38 again), with a
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . FIG. 28 —WOOD ISLAND PARK REVISION AND EXTENSION PLAN. Development of East Boston. 87 Beyond the city limits the proposed park extensionnorthward should be further continued to connect with themetropolitan park system, either at Short Beach alongBelle Isle inlet or over a bridge and through Cottage Parkto Winthrop Beach reservation at Great Head, or, better,through both routes as suggested in Sections 42 and 43. If main thoroughfares are located as suggested on allsides of the proposed extended park (numbered 30, 38, 39,18 and 38 again), with a crossing at the narrow point (45),there will still be a stretch of park nearly a mile long nextto the railroad yard location with no cross street. The. FIG. 29.—FLATS WEST OF BATH HOUSE AT WOOD ISLAND PARK. Showing area proposed to be regraded and provided with a permanent pool. Jeffries Point inthe distance. plans of the Port Directors do not call for any such crossing,but it seems fair to suppose that the time may come whenthis will be much needed, and one has therefore been sug-gested a short distance south of the present line of WoodIsland Park to connect with the south line of the proposedindustrial pier. In order that this crossing may interfereas little as possible with the park interests, it is suggestedthat the street be carried across on a low grade, to tunnelunder the proposed pleasure way. (See Section 29.) The waterfront of the present park is very charming athigh tide, but very dismal at low tide, when a broad area 88 City Planning Board. of muddy flats extends half a mile or more from the water now varies from a mean high tide at or a maximum tide at elevation to a low tidenear elevatio
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