. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. DEVELOPING THE BASIN 201 RofttRT R StLLOwa ( , _. WAUPn w Gray | AncMa- ff »t>.ci?j .rrrREtr ^ ?? ? ^^ w ^^^^^^ w ??j\ -^^-::^.- I ^^: ,,?•- ^%^, - ^^^ .>^Sr: -. MEDIIM SIZED ISLAND FOR RECREATION AND OTHER PrRPOSE> ample and inconspicuous boathousesites, which could be conveniently reachedfrom all parts of the MetropolitanDistrict by the Harvard Bridge. In a stiff breeze, the surface of thebasin is now too exposed for convenientuse by the
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. DEVELOPING THE BASIN 201 RofttRT R StLLOwa ( , _. WAUPn w Gray | AncMa- ff »t>.ci?j .rrrREtr ^ ?? ? ^^ w ^^^^^^ w ??j\ -^^-::^.- I ^^: ,,?•- ^%^, - ^^^ .>^Sr: -. MEDIIM SIZED ISLAND FOR RECREATION AND OTHER PrRPOSE> ample and inconspicuous boathousesites, which could be conveniently reachedfrom all parts of the MetropolitanDistrict by the Harvard Bridge. In a stiff breeze, the surface of thebasin is now too exposed for convenientuse by the lighter kinds of pleasure craft,be n Some portion of the waters shouldre protected. An island would give quiet reaches of water along itsshores at all times, particularly if de-signed with sheltering coves and water-ways, and would add much to the safetyand enjoyment of the boating winter, inland lagoons would giveearlier available and safer j)laces forskating; in summer, they would bespecially interesting and ;u1;ii)I(mI for. Space available for purpose; ll,AX FOR SCHEME Buther than recreation, 1,000,000 square feet with illuMl;. 202 NEW BOSTON canoeing. For stauncher craft, particu-larly sail boats, a sufficiently broadexpanse of water would still remain be-tween Harvard and Cambridge bridges,and this should not be materially re-stricted. The problem also is how to give thebasin more charm and variety, and to dothis, effectively, on a satisfactory financialbasis. A narrow island, of necessarily some-what irregular form, would introduce theneeded element of picturesqueness, andgive the variety which lends beauty tosuch a landscape. Lying in the centerof the river, it -would present, from bothshores of the basin, a diversity of attrac-tive views of water, sky and trees. Itwould involve the least expenditure andgive the maximum of effect. No treatmentof the same nature and extent along thepresent shores of the basin could be nearlyas effective. An island with
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