Emerald Necklace park system
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The Emerald Necklace park system is a chain of interconnected parks and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted as an urban greenway.
All labels observed (7)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
greenway
ⓘ
linear park ⓘ urban park system ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | landscape architecture ⓘ |
| connects |
Back Bay
ⓘ
Dorchester via Franklin Park ⓘ Jamaica Plain neighborhood ⓘ
surface form:
Jamaica Plain
Roxbury ⓘ Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Boston
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designer | Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse |
Muddy River
ⓘ
Stony Brook ⓘ |
| hasDesigner | Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Arnold Arboretum
ⓘ
Back Bay Fens ⓘ Boston Common ⓘ Commonwealth Avenue Mall ⓘ Franklin Park ⓘ Jamaica Pond ⓘ Olmsted Park ⓘ Public Garden ⓘ Riverway ⓘ The Fens ⓘ |
| hasTrail | multi-use paths ⓘ |
| hasUse |
bicycling
ⓘ
boating ⓘ jogging ⓘ nature observation ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Boston Landmark (some components) ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | picturesque landscape design principles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Brookline ⓘ
surface form:
Brookline, Massachusetts
|
| maintainedBy |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston
Brookline ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Brookline
nonprofit organizations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | emerald necklace metaphor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of urban design and natural landscape
ⓘ
interconnected parks and waterways ⓘ |
| partlyWithin |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston
Brookline ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Brookline
|
| partOf | Boston park system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ scenic preservation ⓘ urban greenway ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emerald Necklace
subject surface form:
MBTA Green Line D branch
this entity surface form:
Emerald Necklace park system (near Fenway and Longwood stations)
subject surface form:
Jamaica Plain
this entity surface form:
Emerald Necklace parkways
this entity surface form:
Emerald Necklace (Boston park system)
this entity surface form:
Emerald Necklace park system (by connection to Boston Common and Public Garden area)
this entity surface form:
Emerald Necklace parklands