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tri <br /> 1 <br /> _." .00101 SHERBURNE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY <br /> _ 13122 First Street <br /> /51 R'M' I3ECKER, MINNESOTA 55308 <br /> N 261.4550 253-6623 441-1880 263-6699 <br /> PRESS RELEASE: EXHIBIT OPENING AT SHERBURNE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY <br /> PARKS: THE CHANGING SHAPE OF PUBLIC SPACE <br /> For Immediate Release: MfItai .241 I4$/ <br /> Contact: Mary Nemec @ numbers above <br /> The fads and fancies of city park planning are graphically illustrated <br /> in Parks: The Changing Shape of Public Space, a traveling, photographic <br /> exhibit from the Minnesota Historical Society. The exhibit opens on <br /> • April 4, at the Sherburne County Historical Society, in Becker. And <br /> is on view Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm, through May 8. <br /> Over forty reproductions of photographs, maps, and etchings from the <br /> collections of the Minnesota Historical Society provide a glimpse into <br /> the leisure-time settings and activities of city-dwellers in an age before <br /> the automobile changed recreation. Park planning, like clothing and <br /> architecture has had its fads and fashions. During the nineteenth <br /> century a "natural" look replaced the formal, "classical" style of <br /> • landscape design popular in earlier decades. Meandering pathways, <br /> circular pools, and scenic vistas simulated a rural setting within the <br /> city. Today, the "modern" look of concrete has come into style, reflecting <br /> changes in our attitudes and activities. The exhibit explores these changes <br /> in public taste and landscape design through photographs and etchings <br /> dating from the turn of the century. <br /> School and other groups are always welcome. To arrange a visit by your group, <br /> please call 261-4550, 253-6623, 441-1880. There is no charge to visit the <br /> museum. <br /> • <br /> • <br /> � <br /> 8112.COMO PARK '- Ba+r NOOSE And PArlpMit � ` �r.'.. • 1 • l -a <br />