Mayor hugh o'brian's speech on Boston parks.
Published: 1984
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Boston (Mass -- Report.; Boston Mayor.; Celebrations -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Franklin Park.; Maguire, Patrick.; Meade, Peter.; O'Brian, High.; Parks -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.; West Roxbury Park, Boston (Mass.) -- History.
Other titles: Franklin park coalition bulletin, July 1984.
Description: ...includes an 1877 report of the Special Committee on the Subject of Parks for Boston, a history of the Boston park movement, the text of the Mayor's 1877 inaugural address and an essay titled "Hugh O'Brian and Patrick Maguire: Moses and Aaron and the Construction of Franklin Park"; the essay provides historical background and interpretation of events; it's postscript provides information on the 1977 black tie dinner dance celebrating the 100th anniversary of the park system and background information on Park Commissioner (1977) Peter Meade; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...