City Park New Orleans
Subtitle: magnificent balance of art, nature & play
By: photography by Kerri McCaffety ; text by Kerri McCaffety ; with Mikko Macchione
Contributors: Macchione, Mikko
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Vissi d'Arte Books for Friends of City Park
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Orleans
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780970933690
Subjects: Pictorial works; History; Buildings structures; Social life and customs
Description: "A photo documentary and history of City Park New Orleans in large format with 220 color photographs"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Robert W. Becker, Ph.D., and William D. Hoffman; title: History, Part 1. A soft nuisance; title: From land grant to municipal dairy farm; title: Trees without equal anywhere in the world; title: History, Part 2. Fête champêtre; title: The father of City Park and something to celebrate; title: Isaac Delgado's sweet deal; title: New Orleans Museum of Art; title: History, Part 3. Works Progress Administration & big changes; title: Roads, bridges and a modern City Park; title: The agony and the ecstasy : Tad Gormley Stadium; title: A poem in flora; title: The Botanical Garden; title: The Carousel Gardens & Storyland; title: Pirates, flamingos and reindeer gators; title: Celebration in the oaks; title: Run, sweat and gears; title: Sports at City Park; title: A glorious new century for City Park; title: The master plan for 2018; title: After the storm, a silver lining.