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Eventually everything connects—people, ideas, objects…

“Eventually everything connects—people, ideas, objects… the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se… I don’t believe in this ‘gifted few’ concept, just in people doing things they are really interested in doing. They have a way of … Continue reading

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Considering Boston Connections.

from the Lewiston, Maine Evening Journal, Tuesday November 15, 1892 PRESIDENT MCLEOD IN BOSTON – He arrives There This Morning in His Private Car To Look Over Matters.  Boston, Nov 15 – President McLeod of the Boston & Maine and … Continue reading

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Gravel Paths in Parks….Paul Cret’s frustrations.

  ‘In a letter to Mrs. Eli Kirk Price, Paul Cret expresses frustration at the social behavior in the park, comparing it unfavorably with that common in Europe: “It seems that our problem at the pool is not yet solved. …The children at … Continue reading

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Decade. Big Ideas.

“In January 2003, Friends of the High Line launched Designing the High Line, an open, international ideas competition, soliciting innovative proposals for the High Line’s reuse. Entries did not have to be practical or realistic. Entrants were encouraged to be bold … Continue reading

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All a Big Wild Garden by Paul vanMeter

Seed catalogs, trade shows, winter gardening.  The business of gardening rumbles reliably as all those trains once did into Philadelphia’s Victorian stations and terminals. And so much relates.  The last 1.1.2103 blog post related Philadelphia’s gilded, gritty and authentic, Victorian … Continue reading

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NEWS.

                  VIADUCTgreene Through advocacy and a lot of walking tours, this group brought into real consideration the idea of an above- and below-ground park along the former Ninth Street and City branches … Continue reading

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