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PARKS 



of a park with neighborhood playfield features will be found on page 183 

 of this chapter. 



The following plan for the improvement of Lynnhurst Field (see Plate 

 46) is typical of a number of modern playfields of about ten acres re- 

 cently constructed in Minneapolis. The improvement of such a field costs 

 between $75,000 and $100,000, depending upon such factors of the amount 

 of grading and drainage necessary. The cost is paid for by the neighborhood 

 in which the field is located, the assessments ranging from $70 for a 5O-foot 

 lot adjacent to the park, to $10 for the lots located about a half mile from 

 the playground. The cost of grading is usually about 40 cents a cubic yard, 

 or a total of $30,000 to $40,000; of drainage, about $10,000; of water supply, 

 approximately $1,200; of shelter building, from $i 2,000 to $16,000; of cement 

 walks, steps and curbs, about $7,000; of four concrete tennis courts, approxi- 

 mately $6,000; of playground equipment, about $15,000; of lighting, $3,000; 

 of plantings, $5,000, and of engineering and contingencies, $3,000. 



lARD CH? PARK COMMISSIONERS 

 MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA 



ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 



PLATE No. 46 



DESIGN OF A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYFIELD-PARK, LYNNHURST FIELD, MINNEAPOLIS 

 PARK SYSTEM, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 



One of the fundamental principles followed in the design of practically all of the neighborhood playfield-parks 

 in Minneapolis is to surround the areas, especially those devoted to active recreation, with a wide border plantation. 

 The effectiveness of this border is often enhanced both as a screen and as an adornment by depressing the major 

 playing area or areas and raising the elevation of the borders. This plan also enables the playing areas to be more 

 readily adapted to winter sports. The field houses are always located so that they are readily accessible from all 

 the divisions and so they interfere as little as possible with a maximum active use of the total areas. This field 

 of 8.268 acres is typical of the many neighborhood playfield-parks of about ten acres in the Minneapolis park 

 system. Note the tables for checkers near the shelter house. 



