. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. ie life history of humamty has proved nothing more clearly than thai crowdedpopulations, if they wonld live in health and happiness, imisi have space jor atr Jarlight, for exercise, for rest, and for the enjoyment of that peaceful beauty oj nature wluchbecause it is the opposite of the noisy ugliness of towns, is so wonderfully rejreshing tothe tired souls of townspeople:—Charles Eliot, Landscape iSiipifilii Jl,i|li|l||lsii« THE PROPOSED CIVIC CENTER IN CHIC
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. ie life history of humamty has proved nothing more clearly than thai crowdedpopulations, if they wonld live in health and happiness, imisi have space jor atr Jarlight, for exercise, for rest, and for the enjoyment of that peaceful beauty oj nature wluchbecause it is the opposite of the noisy ugliness of towns, is so wonderfully rejreshing tothe tired souls of townspeople:—Charles Eliot, Landscape iSiipifilii Jl,i|li|l||lsii« THE PROPOSED CIVIC CENTER IN CHICAGO Courtesy of Hamptons Magazine *THE AMERICAN CITY OFTOMORROW FREDERIC C. HOWE Author of The City, the Hope of Democracij, Privilege and Democracy inAmerica, etc. {Reprinted in part by of Hamptons Magazine.) A CITY built like a home—withevery provision for comfort, con-venience, beauty, happiness—didvour mind ever dwell on such a city asthis? A city designed by architects, engi-neers, educators, artists, by expertsemployed by the city and thinking ofthe city—a city for the people, for all thepeople—did your dreams ever lingeron such a numicipal vision? There are many such cities in have been designed by experts,just such experts as you would employwere you building a home. These citiesare built for use; they are planned forbusiness, for factories, for people, witha far-visioned outlook on the future anda consciousness that the city must becontrolled in the interest of humanity ifit would no
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