radburn nj
radburn nj
Radburn was the first garden city in the US. This is a travelogue built with the Tripod Photo Album Builder. All the photos were taken with a digital camera, minimally processed and uploaded to Tripod Photo Album Builder. I am also using the NEW comment and link features! Click here for a free blog and album
Underpass - 2
Underpass - 2 
 
View through underpass near the school. Early ads for the community promoted this as a safety feature for children.
Garden Cities (England)
Letchworth Garden City
Utopian Britannica - info on Welwyn and Letchworth
Letchworth Garden City Society - interesting articles
Colonial Terraces (Newburgh NY) - by Henry Wright

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Jamie, the tunnel is not all that long and the road is not a major highway. Only a few spoiled kids like to jump their cars over the road hump at night.
Radburn Resident | October 21, 2005

yea, jamie, this tunnels are SO LONG!! i can't even see the other end!!!
kaili | April 10, 2005

One of the really nice thinga about Radburn is that you can walk from place to place without worrying about the cars. The fronts of the houses are all interlinked - with sidewalks and pathways - and there are a lot of people around, unlike a lot of suburbs where you don't see people. So it feels safe. This tunnel above connects the school and tennis courts with another section of the development.
Michael (FTDog) | [email protected] | March 19, 2005

I agree with Jamie, although, we have so many busy residential streets in our town of Elk Grove, CA, it would be great not to have to worry about cars hitting the children. Plus, the children so often don't even think about getting hit by cars around here and there are so many drivers that are too busy and stressed out to watch out for children on the roads. I'm sure there must be some mothers out there that know what I'm talking about.
Margot C. | March 19, 2005

Mmmm, yes. I can see where long dark, unlit tunnels under a noisy road might be a great safety feature for children. Man, I guess the '20s were a shade different than today.
jamie | March 17, 2005