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THE CITY PLAN ~ R(;CHAPTER THREE .

) <'. " PARKS, RECREATION AND SCHOOLS

This section of the City Plan approved .by the City Planning Comm.ission and .

. publication authorized July 25, 1945.

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TYPE OF AREAS AND·FACILITIES

PlAYGROUNDS PARKS AND PLAYFIELDS

HomeGrounds

Tot Lots ..... '"InteriorBlocklPlaygrounds

SchoolPlaygrounds

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Children, one to, five years.Swings, sand box and teeters,etc. in private Ya~ds.

IChildren1 one to five years.S.izeo.rarea varie.S, usually City­owned and enclosed by fence.preferably neighborhood oper­ated and maintained. Swings,teeters, slides, sandbox, etc.

Children, five to fourteen years.Size -of area. varies according tosize of the school, although twoand 'ooe:.h&l£ acres is recom­mended minimum for schoolplaygroun~s. Play,area' fencedwith separation of play for boysand for girls. Play' equipmentshould be, organized so that asmuch of the area as possible isleft for active play, such assoftball, etc.

IChildren~ five to' ro~teen years.To be located in areas not ade~<:tu.ately served.by· school play­ground .or park playground.Size should be ,adequate toserve neighborhood needs.

Children, five to fourteen yeats.Minimum size of 'area, threeacres. Facilities are similar toschool play area although it isdesirable to have large openplay space for active', games.The playgrounds should ,benear the center of activity atthe pavilion or swimming ·pool.These ,smaller playgrounds ,are.provided' for '·children of groupsusing other park facilities.

Neighborhood Parks ...

Play Field .

Large City Parks...

Forest Preserves andNatural Areas

Us~ally 30 to 60 acres: An important char­acteristic of a neighborhood park is a largeopen playfield for active games and pro­vision Jor intensiv.e use, with ,safe activeand passive play facilities ~or appeal to theentire family. There should in general beprovision' for swimming, skating, tennis,picnicking, softball, hardball, archery, cro~

quet, horseshoe, with tot-lots and smallplaygrounds for children at the center ofpark activity. It is very important thatthese areas are park like in character andthat they are ,so located that travel is re­duced to not more than one ,mile from resi­dence -to the park area.

In some cases due to land costs it maybeadvisable ,to establish playfield areas .ofapproximately 20, to 30 acres for, activerecreation rather than a neighborhood park.Playfields should provide a large open areafor mass games, tennis, baseball, softball,etc., service building spd children's pl~y­ground.

Size usually 100 to 500 acres: Elmwo0d and'Levi Carter Park are good'examples. Theselarger _areas. furnish many of the samefacilities provided by neighborhood parksbut, being much larg~r in size, ar~ abl~ tohandle -large crowds on holidays and week­ends. Usually the areas are establishedbecause of some special feature such as alake, or because it is well suited for picnick~

ing or group activities. Golf is often includedin these areas.

Size usually 100 to 500 acres: FontenelleForest and Hummel Park are good examples'.This type of area provides adults and olderchildren (Boy Scouts, etc.) with oppor­tunities for study and for outdoor activities.In areas of this type, facilities are confinedto hiking, riding, camping, nature study andpicnicking.

The small City squares, the triangles usuallyconnected with -the road or with the boule­vard system and the 'Jandscaped setting

Landscape Areas, of public and semi-public buildings. areBoulevards and . features which should add to the openParkways ~.'. spaces and beauty of the City. .

Boulevards and parkways should be pro~vided for pleasure drives and access to parkareas.

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