East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . t. The lighting system of East Boston is simple and effectivebut there has been no attempt to adorn the business streetswith decorative lights and poles, a feature of no little meritthat might be made to give character and stimulus to thedistrict. In the details of the present design the question of streettrees plays a most important part. At present there arefew trees standing in the streets of East Boston, and inmost of the existing streets as now designed there is little Development of East Boston. 67 chance for trees to be planted. Many stre
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . t. The lighting system of East Boston is simple and effectivebut there has been no attempt to adorn the business streetswith decorative lights and poles, a feature of no little meritthat might be made to give character and stimulus to thedistrict. In the details of the present design the question of streettrees plays a most important part. At present there arefew trees standing in the streets of East Boston, and inmost of the existing streets as now designed there is little Development of East Boston. 67 chance for trees to be planted. Many streets of EastBoston, as of other early towns, were once well shaded withrows of trees, mostly set out by the East Boston TreeAssociation, organized in 1845 and very active for the nexttwenty years. A few were survivors of the fine oldforests. Up to a certain time these trees grew andthrived. A few trees have been set out in recent yearsas the result of the activities of the Home Club of EastBoston. With the increase in severity of city conditions. FIG. 21.—SARATOGA STREET, EAST FROM MOORE car lines, two lines of vehicles, two narrow sidewalks, and no regular tree space. Treesat curb on one side are doing well because buildings are low, but will doubtless be crowded bybuildings and starved at the roots. and the lack of sufficient public care to offset these, thenumber and quality of the trees in streets and open spaceshave been actually decreasing for many years. The treeshave been cut into by wiremen at the top, by horses at thetrunk, by pavers at the ground and by trench diggers belowthe surface. They have been starved and stifled at theroot by the removal or destruction of the soil and by pavingthat shut off the surface water; blistered on the trunk bysevere exposure to wind and to the heat that is reflectedfrom the pavements and buildings, and starved at the topby the over-shadowing buildings which shut off sunshine 68 City Planning Board. and fresh air. They have
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