The Archive · 1934

Infant Parks of the City

Undeveloped Grounds and Some of the Minor Open Spaces Under the S.M.C. Jurisdiction In Us the Ath of the series on the city's recreation grounds, @ variety of the "infant parke" within ettlement area or under the jurisdiction of the SM.C. are described. Many of these though smalt or undeveloped, will tu time be brought nto the favour by @ much larger population and tt tein view of that fact the foresight of the administration ts to be commended. The number of parks and recreation grounds within Shenghat Rae by no means deen exhausted Gnd these are being investigated to form the subjects of many more in the Present series, Next week, ooking further afield, interesting formation. t= Promised.

Three "infant parks" will one day serve the Shanghai public as the expansion of the city dictates new recreational facilities in the course of "These parks are in their "infancy" not so much in regard to size as in regard to development, it would seem, for Kiaochow Park, well north of the water works, will offer many new interests in addition to those already provided in the older parks. Together with Poyang Park, located beyond the Shanghat Power 'Company's land, 'Kiaochow Park will one day accommodate hundreds. A "Students' Garden' is even now in the process at the latter park, where land is likewise being raised and aletted for a children's play-ground, tennis courts, at east one baseball' diamond, and. for football.

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