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Development: Parkways

With the rise of the bicycle, parkways like Victory Memorial Parkway in Minneapolis...

10/07/2009

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Development: Parkways

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With the rise of the bicycle, parkways like Victory Memorial Parkway in Minneapolis...

With the rise of the bicycle, parkways like Victory Memorial Parkway in Minneapolis complete the vision of park founders.

10/07/2009

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Acquisition

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Clip: Special | 7m 23s | When park commissions formed in Minneapolis and St. Paul in the 1880s, the focus... (7m 23s)

Amusements

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Clip: Special | 6m 59s | Entertainment and amusements complete the holistic function of parks. These gathering... (6m 59s)

Development Part I

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Clip: Special | 6m 24s | The planting and protecting of trees in what had been largely a treeless prairie... (6m 24s)

Development Part II

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Clip: Special | 5m 31s | From the linking of the lakes in Minneapolis to the construction of the Como... (5m 31s)

Development Part III

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Clip: Special | 5m 51s | The unique developments of the Twin Cities park systems can be seen in two gardens... (5m 51s)

Origins

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Clip: Special | 9m 40s | The origins of the Twin Cities Parks systems represent vision, civic engagement and... (9m 40s)

Recreation Part I

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Clip: Special | 7m 18s | From early playgrounds to ice skating and water recreation, the rise of recreation... (7m 18s)

Recreation Part II

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Clip: Special | 4m 13s | From St. Paul's two baseball hall of famers to the equal spread of rec centers in... (4m 13s)

Recreation Part III

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Clip: Special | 1m 55s | The Brackett Park Rocket makes a return journey. (1m 55s)

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