Cincinnati (Ohio), Board of Park Commissioners Scrapbook, 1931 1931

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Cincinnati (Ohio), Board of Park Commissioners Scrapbook, 1931 1931

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This collection contains a scrapbook with news clippings highlighting activities and events connected with Cincinnati Parks. Of particular note are articles on the building of Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati city budget issues, difficulties in financing the Cincinnati Zoo, the building of Union Terminal, and accidents and crimes in the Parks.

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University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library

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Cincinnati Zoo

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Cincinnati Union Terminal (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Irwin M. Krohn Conservatory (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Cincinnati (Ohio). Board of Park Commissioners

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The City of Cincinnati formed the Board of Park Commissioners in 1906, and in 1907, the city adopted it's first park plan, "A Park System for the City of Cincinnati" by landscape architect, George Kessler. The city then embarked on an aggressive campaign of land acquisition, and by the 1920s, most of the parks recommeded in the 1907 plan were established including Mt. Airy Forest, Ault Park, and Mt. Storm Park. Enchancements were made to the parks in the 1930s and early 1940s as a result of fede...