Last updated: June 12, 2024
Place
Western Electric Company Cable Factory
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From 1928 to 1931, Olmsted Brothers prepared roughly 256 plans for Western Electric Company’s new Maryland site, known as Point Breeze. In addition to a comprehensive master plan detailing the layout of buildings, Olmsted Brothers were also asked to create detailed landscaping plans.
The land Western Electric chose was formerly used as an amusement park, and once the park was razed, construction at Point Breeze got the nickname “The Playground That Went to Work”. In addition to planning the siting of the Company building, Olmsted Brothers also included in their plan enhancements for employees like recreational facilities, landscaped gardens, tree-lined boulevards, and underground pedestrian tunnels.
Source: "Western Electric Company's Point Breeze Plant & the Olmsted Vision," BMoreARt
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
The land Western Electric chose was formerly used as an amusement park, and once the park was razed, construction at Point Breeze got the nickname “The Playground That Went to Work”. In addition to planning the siting of the Company building, Olmsted Brothers also included in their plan enhancements for employees like recreational facilities, landscaped gardens, tree-lined boulevards, and underground pedestrian tunnels.
Source: "Western Electric Company's Point Breeze Plant & the Olmsted Vision," BMoreARt
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr