Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis for the year ending March 14, 1887

One highlight of the fourth annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis is a letter from renowned landscape architect and designer of New York City's Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, touching on the duties of park commissioners, the impact of changing ways of doing business on the layout of streets and the structure of cities, and reflections on the purpose, design and planning of parks and parkways. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Board of Park Commissioners
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board 1887
Subjects:	Park Reports Minneapolis Park system Minneapolis Park System; Park Buildings; Parks Design and Construction; Park Reports; Parks; Sports and Recreation
Online Access:	https://collection.mndigital.org/catalog/p16022coll55:393