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Salt Lake City, Utah - A Closer Look



Salt Lake City - A Closer Look

Joseph Smith never made it to Utah, but his “Plat of the City of Zion” became the blueprint for the town built under the leadership of his successor, Brigham Young.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - A Closer Look



Philadelphia - A Closer Look

William Penn envisioned a “green country town” with large lots for each home. His plans gave way to more density, but the layout of Philadelphia remained strong.

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St. Augustine, Florida - A Closer Look



St. Augustine - A Closer Look

St. Augustine, Florida took shape according to The Laws of the Indies, guidelines set forth by King Philip II of Spain.

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The High Line - A Closer Look



The High Line - A Closer Look

The High Line embraces the buildings and city vistas around it and celebrates its post-industrial character.

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Gas Works Park - A Closer Look



Gas Works Park - A Closer Look

With Gas Works Park, designer Richard Haag showed that a clean slate isn’t as interesting as a dirty one.

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Freeway Park - A Closer Look



Freeway Park - A Closer Look

Freeway Park addressed environmental, aesthetic, and urban planning problems created when Interstate 5 cut through downtown neighborhoods.

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Overton Park - A Closer Look



Overton Park - A Closer Look

Overton Park was the subject of an epic, years-long, and game-changing conservation battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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San Antonio River Walk - A Closer Look



San Antonio River Walk - A Closer Look

Robert Hugman’s design for a winding, landscaped canal solved an engineering problem for San Antonio–and created a tourist magnet.

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Chicago's Neighborhood Parks - A Closer Look



Chicago's Neighborhood Parks - A Closer Look

Chicago’s new-style parks were designed to provide recreational opportunities and social services for Chicago’s poor and immigrant population.

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Central Park - A Closer Look



Central Park - A Closer Look

Landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux modelled Central Park on an idyllic and romantic English countryside.

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Mount Auburn Cemetery - A Closer Look



Mt. Auburn Cemetery - A Closer Look

Mount Auburn marked a whole new kind of cemetery, replacing the crowded church graveyards that came before.

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Fairmount Park - A Closer Look



Fairmount Park - A Closer Look

Fairmount Park was created to solve a major public health issue: the need for fresh, clean water.

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The Squares of Savannah - A Closer Look



The Squares of Savannah - A Closer Look

The squares of Savannah were part of an innovative urban plan that took shape in the 1730s.

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Ten Towns that Changed America | About



SPONSORS

Major funding for 10 TOWNS THAT CHANGED AMERICA is provided by:
The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation.

Additional funding is provided by:
Joan and Robert Clifford and The Walter E. Heller Foundation, in memory of Alyce DeCosta.

Funding is also provided by:
Millennium Properties R/E, Peter and Jane McNitt, Marvin and Adele Goldsmith, Mark and Lisa Pinsky, Sonia T. Marschak, and Chicago Architecture Foundation.

Ten Parks that Changed America | About



SPONSORS

Major funding for 10 PARKS THAT CHANGED AMERICA is provided by:
The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation.

Additional funding is provided by:
Joan and Robert Clifford and The Walter E. Heller Foundation, in memory of Alyce DeCosta.

Funding is also provided by:
Millennium Properties R/E, Peter and Jane McNitt, Marvin and Adele Goldsmith, Mark and Lisa Pinsky, Sonia T. Marschak, Allstate Insurance Company, and Chicago Architecture Foundation.

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