Olmsted's Riverside: Stewardship Meets Innovation in a Landmark Village

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Editore: Southern Illinois University Press, 2024

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WINNER, Certificate of Excellence in "Scholarly Publications" from the Illinois State Historical Society's 2025 Best of Illinois History Awards! Honorable Mention, 2025 Society of Midland Authors Award in History! The challenge to preserve Chicagoland's unique haven Just outside the bustling metropolis of Chicago lies the unlikely green oasis of Riverside, Illinois, a small village that has continued to directly influence American landscapes and suburbs since the 1870s. Once farmland, the location provided a blank canvas for preeminent designers Fredrick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's manifestation of a truly democratic society. Olmsted's Riverside details the village's historical significance, harmony with nature, and its nearly 150-year impact on American suburbs today. Cathy Jean Maloney explores how Riverside's layout and design presaged today's urban planning goals of walkability, green space, public transportation access, sustainability, and resiliency. Houses in Riverside are set back from the road, sidewalks meander along gently curving roads, and public green spaces abound. Maloney shows how Riverside's leaders and residents struggled with stewardship of Olmsted's ideals by balancing competing interests in suburban development and Chicago sprawl from the 1870s to the 2020s. She details in chronological chapters how the village adapted to tragedies such as the Great Fire of 1871 and the Panic of 1873, as well as advancements in transportation, local civic life, urban policy, and environmental thought, all while staying true to the framework inherited from Olmsted and Vaux. Olmsted's Riverside provides engaging examples of how citizen involvement can protect a community's ideals. This richly illustrated volume combines landscape architecture, regional history, and urban design to show how audacious civic planning and thoughtful conservation can provide a model for future American suburbs.…

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Titolo
Olmsted's Riverside: Stewardship Meets Innovation in a Landmark Village
Autore
Cathy Jean Maloney
Editore
Southern Illinois University Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2024
Condizione
Very Good
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0809339528
ISBN 13
9780809339525

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