Monumentality in Microcosm

Much of the material and hardscape strategies established during the 1867-1933 OPB&G era persist in the present day.  The Army Corps’ legacy of investment in triangle parks carried directly into the early National Park era, when from 1935-1938 the New Deal program provided labor and funding to execute the plans created by the OPB&G.  In addition to the ubiquitous post-and-chain fences, other material features remain from this period, such as the rounded concrete curbs that edged planted areas.  In the decades since, concrete repair and replacement has been executed to match the original curved profile of these curbs.