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club houses. The long curves and changing views will tend to relieve the formal monotony 

 of the parallel, level roadways and rows of trees, as will also various scraps of land on 

 the landward side due to making the boundary follow old lot lines in some places. Large 

 areas in the shallow bay are being dredged to improve the anchorage ground for yachts. 

 The myriads of little yachts and sailboats here constitute one of the sights of Boston. 



MARINE PARK 



Probably few of those engaged in determining upon a park at City Point, the east 

 end of South Bostori, had the faintest conception of what was to result from the imagination 

 of the lansdcape architect, for there was practically nothing to guide the imagination. 

 There was a small fringe of upland outside Q Street, with a few small boating establish- 

 ments and wharves upon and attached to it. The rest was mud flats at low water, and 

 shallow water. The first thought was to have a shore drive and beach, the next to extend 

 the drive across the shallow water to Castle Island; then to run out a point and a long 

 promenade pier at the other end. The beach between the two naturally took on in the 

 mind of the designer a convex curve, and hence followed the idea of Pleasure Bay. Dredg- 

 ing the bay to supply material for filling, and adding a great bathing establishment 

 and refreshment pavilion for the populace, brought the design nearly to completion; 

 but there were many difficulties and a vast expense involved. The plan is not yet entirely 

 executed, even with the expenditure of a million dollars; but the plan was cordially approved, 

 and the city has an original and magnificent recreation place which is immensely patronized 

 on warm, pleasant holidays by the populace, but not much visited by the well-to-do of 

 the other districts of the city. It is a worthy terminal for one of the most varied and 

 picturesque continuous park systems of the country. 



Time is lacking for describing other parks and playgrounds belonging to the city. 

 As a concluding statement, the city has paid out for parks up to a year and a half ago 

 just about $18,000,000, and is satisfied she got her money's worth. 



