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valley. The plateau land above is thickly settled, and the valley banks are mere dumps of the most unsightly and objectionable character, which rob the Boulevard of much of its value as a pleasure drive. These banks are commercially of little use. In some portions of the valley there is sufficient depth of private property between the Boulevard and the foot of the bank to give usable frontage on the parkway, but the location, in the bottom of a valley, is so undesirable for house sites that a very cheap and unsightly development is apt to take place. This would be even more damaging to the pleasure drive than the present conditions. It is urged, therefore, that this whole valley from the top of one bank to the top of the other be taken as an essential part of the present parkway.

13. Negley Run Parkway. -- It is further urged that the entire valley of Negley Run be added to the park system. This would be part of the plan for extending a thoroughfare parkway from Beechwood Boulevard up this valley and along Princeton Place to the heart of East Liberty.*

Lincoln Avenue bridge over Beechwood Boulevard, at Silver Lake, Pittsburgh

14. Silver Lake Playground. -- Partly as an improvement at Beechwood Boulevard, but chiefly for its own sake, Silver Lake, together with the enclosing valley and its banks, should be taken for park purposes. It is an attractive spot in the midst of a closely built up section which has no local parks. Though small, it could well supply much of the need for recreation in the immediate neighborhood.

15. Haights Run Valley. -- Another valley which should be added to Highland Park is that of Haights Run. Topographically it is so related to the park that any defacement of its present beauty by unsightly usage would greatly injure the value of the

* Part II, Section 23, page 66.

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Original document: Frederick Law Olmsted, 1910