PARK AND PLAYGROUND SYSTEM 



athletic purposes. This plan illustrates also the kind of 

 use that could be made of other properties here rec- 

 ommended for acquisition, even though their develop- 

 ment might not be undertaken immediately. I rec- 

 ommend that this property be acquired early, and that 

 full working plans (grading, construction, and planting) 

 be prepared by a landscape architect. 



D. NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS 



23. Riverside Park 



One of the main features of the existing park system, 

 with 35 or 40 acres occupying a partially wooded slope 

 down to the Thames River. The park is well located. 

 Its size, however, could be considerably increased with 

 advantage, as shown on the plan. At present it is cut 

 up by too many roads and it lacks recreation facilities. 

 The new approach provided by the proposed Inner 

 Parkway would be a great improvement. I recom- 

 mend, as one of the first actions of the Park Board, the 

 preparation of definite plans for the extension and devel- 

 opment of Riverside Park. It is already too good not 

 to be made better. Now appears to be the time for 

 action, as this neighborhood will build up rapidly with 

 the opening of the College for Women. 



24. Ocean Beach Park 



An existing shore reservation of inestimable value for 

 wholesome and delightful recreation. The city already 

 owns about 2,000 feet of ocean beach at this point. 

 It is recommended that it be extended to the west, as 

 indicated on the General Plan, so as to include a beach 

 with a total length of at least 3,600 feet, a wide strip 



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