HISTORIC CITY PARK NEW ORLEANS.

Reeves, Sally K. Evans, William D. Reeves with Ellis P. Laborde and James S. Janssen. Waldemar S. Nelson (Foreword). Friends of City Park.

Published by New Orleans: Friends of City Park, 1982.

About this Item

First printing (as stated upon copyright page). xiv, 234 pages. Hardcover: H 28.5cm x L 22cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Green cloth; light bumping at spine ends; gilt stamping to spine and front board remains bright. With endpaper maps, Dedication, Foreword by City Park Board President Waldemar S. Nelson, Acknowledgements, Introduction, b/w illustrations (including photographs and maps), Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Features fifteen chapters titled as: "Hard Times and False Starts: The Early Years;" "New Beginnings: The 1890s;" "Streetcars and Concerts: The 1900s;" "Speculation and Politics: The City Park Race Track;" "Abundance and Expansion: The 1920s;" "WPA and a New Era: The 1930s;" "Athletics and Entertainment: Tad Gormley Stadium;" "Commerce and Recreation: Bayou St. John and Spanish Fort;" "Nature Embellished: Arts and Monuments;" "Art Began at Home: The New Orleans Museum of Art;" "The Natural World: Flora and Fauna;" "City Park is for Fun;" "Anyone Can Play: Golf in City Park;" "For Young and Old: Tennis;" and "Administering a Great Municipal Park" plus "Epilogue. A Park in Transition." Reeves et al review the history and planning of New Orleans' City Park. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 096100620X.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HISTORIC CITY PARK NEW ORLEANS.
• Publisher: New Orleans: Friends of City Park, 1982.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana-Regional