New Towns for Old (1927): Achievements in Civic Improvement in Some American Small Towns and Neighborhoods (American Society of Landscape Architects Centennial Reprint)
Nolen's book tracks real problems and real solutions in towns from Walpole, Massachusetts, to Venice, Florida. His observations will fascinate historians as well as planners shaping new American towns.(Robin Karson, coeditor of Pioneers of American Landscape Design)Early in the last century, John Nolen planned model towns, garden suburbs, and industrial cities, whose refinement and design excellence remain impressive to this day. In New Towns for Old, Nolen explained how it was done. Thoughtful, wise, and still inspirational.(Witold Rybczynski)It is good to have Nolen's famous little book in print again, especially with Charles Warren's introduction bringing it to life. It is now clear that Nolen is a once and future American hero.(Andres Duany)