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llic llaslcni Parkway Gate 



Tlierc are still two entrances that arc little uuwv than opeiiini^'s 

 n\ the fence — the north l^^lathnsh .\\-enue gate and the entrance at 

 J'^astern Parkway. A design tor the ])()rtal at h'.astern I'arkvvay 

 \vas pre])ared in l')30 hy iMcKini, A lead and White, l)nt fnnds for 

 it Iku'c not vet heconie axailahle. ddie nrg'cncy of the need for 

 this gate can liardK' l)e exaggerated. This is tlie main entrance to 

 the l^otanic (iarden, and faces one of the most jironiinent and 

 most used ])ark\\a\'s in l'.roi)kl\-n. It is not onlv needed lor 

 utilitarian ]nn'poses, hut the architectural features at the north end 

 of the I ^ong (h'een, ])resente(l hv Mrs. Oshorne, arc ])redicated 

 ui)on till' construction ot this i^ortal. 



The design ])rovi(U's for a structure of architi'Ctural dignit_\- and 

 scale suitahle for the main entrance of a ])ul)lic institution like the 

 Holanic (larden, and in harmou}' with the imi)osing iSrooklyn 

 Museum huilding adjacent on the east, in addition to entrance 

 and exit turnstiles, there are two roonrs to ser\-e for the storage 

 of garden implements, the N'endnig ol |nihlications, and the shelter 

 and comfort of visitors, ddiis gate is the last major item in the 

 initial ])h\sical de\elopnient of the grounds. It would not only 

 meet an urgent nc'ed of the I'otanic (iarden, hut would also. Irom 

 its architectural \-alue, 1)e an im]M)rtant civic im])rovement. The 

 cost will approximate $60,000. 



IhtruiiKj of iJic Sliinio Shriiic 



Wdiile memhers of the Woman's Auxiliar\' and of the (iardeu, 

 and their friends, were attending the lecture-luncheon hy Mrs. 

 Constance Sprw at the Waldorf-Astoria llotel, on Tuesday, Janu- 

 ary 25. the Inari Shrine in the Ja])anese (iarden was com])letely 

 destro\-e(l l)v lire. Comment on the lire, on the editorial page of 

 the IlrraUPTiihtiHC of Januar\- 30, included the following: "If 

 . . . the lire was a deliherate anti-Ja])anese demonstration instead 

 of one of accidental origin, the incident is doubl}- regrettable.'' 

 The facts are as follows: There had been a semes ot sexeral ])re- 

 vailingh- rain\- daws before the da)' of the hi-e. There had been 

 rain during the foi'cnoon ol that daw and it was raining when the 

 lire broke cnit. The outside of the Shrine was thorough]}' wet. 



