Milwaukee 



The existing and proposed park system of Milwaukee is less interesting than 

 , many of the others, because it follows the lines, always unfortunate, of the gridiron 

 system of streets. It wili be observed that but a small portion of the connecting 

 links has been constructed. One interesting feature, however, and one that is a 

 significant result of the park movement, is the proposal to connect existing parks 

 along the lake -front with the large Lake Park at the north, thus bringing it into 

 intimate connection with the city's heart. 



This appreciation of water-fronts is becoming more notable with every new report 

 on existing or proposed park systems. In the case of small streams, the usual plan 

 is to preserve the valley from hill-crest to hill-crest. In the case of the larger rivers, 

 flowing through what will ultimately be the centers of cities, the adoption of the 

 treatment by European cities of their water-fronts is being more and more strongly 

 recommended. 



For further information, apply to Frank P. Schumacher, Secretary Park Commissioners, City 

 Hall, Milwaukee, Wis. 



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