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House & Garden 
The houses are not all re¬ 
modeled in the same style, 
and therein lies the charm of 
this garden. The house below, 
for example, has Venetian 
twisted, columns, buff in color; 
another has an arched cloister, 
a third has a columned por¬ 
tico on the roof 
The trees and shrubs were all 
retained and utilized to the 
best advantage. Uneven flags 
were laid about a central pool 
and fountain, making an Ital¬ 
ian effect. The flower pots 
are buff color and the water 
spouts are painted blue. These 
colors wih weather in time to 
a mellow tone 
A BIT OF OLD ITALY IN 
THE HEART OF NEW YORK 
A Garden in the Turtle Bay District 
Reconstructed by 
EDWARD C. DEAN and 
W. LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY 
Associated Architects. 
What is known as the Turtle Bay District of New York lies 
between East 48 th and 49th Streets and between 2nd and 3rd 
Avenues. The neighborhood has recently been experiencing a re¬ 
vival of interest as a residential area and many of the brownstone 
houses along those streets are being reconstructed into modern 
residences. In this particular spot twenty houses were remodeled 
and the backyards formed into a garden 200 ' long by 100 ' wide. 
The walls of the houses are tinted salmon pink and their shutters 
are bluish green 
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