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FOREWORD. Municipal Art Society iii 



I. THE NEED OF PARKS FOR NEW LONDON 1 



II. PARK AND PLAYGROUND PROPERTIES 6 



A. CITY SQUARES AND SMALL OPEN SPACES ... 6 



B. SCHOOL GROUNDS 9 



C. PLAYGROUNDS AND ATHLETIC FIELDS 12 



D. NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS 15 



E. LARGE OUTLYING RESERVATIONS 22 



F. INNER AND OUTER PARKWAY SYSTEM 23 



SOME EXAMPLES OF THE INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC PARKS IN 



INCREASING CITY LAND VALUES 28 



INFLUENCE OF PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS ON SUBURBAN 

 DEVELOPMENT AND LAND VALUES FROM THE POINT 



OF VIEW OF A REAL ESTATE OPERATOR 39 



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