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- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Copyright
- Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
- ISSN
- 1943-2186
- eISSN
- 1460-1176
- DOI
- 10.1080/14601176.2005.10435446
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Abstract The development of the American motor parkway was one of the most significant landscape design achievements of the twentieth century. In addition to serving as prototypes for the high-speed motorways that changed the face of the developed world, parkway development provided an international model for the harmonious integration of engineering, landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning (figure I). At the height of their popularity in the 1920S and 1930S, parkways were championed by the popular and professional press and embraced by a diverse array of interests including engineers, landscape architects, city and regional planners, patriotic societies, scenic beautificationists, public officials, tourism interests and elite architectural critics. Motorists flocked to them as well, cramming the commuter parkways that spread throughout metropolitan suburbs and enjoying extending excursions on the long-distance parkways that traversed America's backcountry (figure 2).
Journal
Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes – Taylor & Francis
Published: Oct 1, 2005