RECREATION PARKS 



ordinarily confine themselves to the two senses of sight and hearing, 

 the parks should be so disposed as to compel a certain amount of 

 exercise in reaching the various points of interest. The park, while 

 offering a certain amount of passive amusement, should exact some 

 degree of activity on the visitor's part for the wholesome benefits he 

 will derive. Exercise is not inimical to rest and recreation. 



Many recreation parks, because of their extensive areas and 

 naturalistic character, often become known as Driving Parks, a sup- 

 positional pleasure of the rich or of the comparative few who may have 

 carriages and automobiles. Such parks, if actually exclusive, are a 

 burden on any city, contributing to the enjoyment of too small a 

 minority to justify their expense and maintenance. They should be 

 immediately taken in hand, and arranged or rearranged to serve a 

 larger purpose. Every expedient of design should be called upon and 

 be made use of to convert each into a recreation ground for all, afford- 

 ing to everyone opportunities of outdoor pleasure and enjoyment of a 

 sort that will win general appreciation and approbation. 



DRIVEWAYS ARE PIONEER DEVELOPMENT 



The fact that a park is of large area, or that it is provided with 

 drives, should not stigmatise it. Driveways are always the first ex- 

 pedient in design for the exploitation of newly-acquired park lands, 

 opening up beautiful areas and revealing natural features that might 

 otherwise remain unknown. If the initial roadways, having blazed the 

 way as it were, are soon accompanied by walk-ways and other park 

 development, the park will come into the universal use which is desired. 

 The Bois de Boulogne of Paris and the Tiergarten of Berlin are in one 

 sense driving parks, but they serve a greater function, meeting the 

 needs of all classes on Sundays and holidays when the people have 

 opportunity of getting out into the open. 



A large recreation park involves much the same fundamental plan- 



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