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2 unusual facts about Beautification


Beautification

The Laurel Hill Association of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1853, is the oldest incorporated village beautification society in the United States.

Old-fashioned cobblestones are sometimes used for crosswalks; they provide the additional benefit of slowing motorists.


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Boston and Albany Railroad

At the same time, the B&A hired landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to design the grounds of several stations and to work with the railroad to establish a landscape beautification program for other stations.

Clara Luper

The Clara Luper Corridor is a streetscape and civic beautification project from the Oklahoma Capitol area east to northeast Oklahoma City and was announced by Governor Brad Henry.

Confederation Square

Two prime ministers had promoted the beautification of the capital city, Wilfrid Laurier from 1896-1911 and William Lyon Mackenzie King whose first term began in 1921.

Courtney Campbell Causeway

In 1948, the Davis Causeway was renamed for Courtney W. Campbell, a Clearwater Beach resident, U.S. Representative, and member of the Florida Road Board who spearheaded efforts to ensure needed repairs and beautification of the Causeway was completed.

Courtney W. Campbell

In 1948, the Davis Causeway across Tampa Bay was renamed the Courtney Campbell Causeway in honor of Campbell who spearheaded efforts to ensure needed repairs and beautification of the causeway were completed.

Eva Bonnier

She established a foundation for the beautification of Stockholm, which in its first years financed paintings and sculptures for public places and institutions, such as the Royal Library, Stockholm University, and several Stockholm schools.

Greta, New South Wales

Greta's Tidy Towns projects have also been nationally recognised and even achieved multiple awards and prestige for its beautification of what was once considered an unfashionable place to live.

Harold A. Henry

Henry was active in the development and beautification of Wilshire Boulevard and the Miracle Mile.

Jevremovac

Also, arboretum was very neglected for decades and only recently began its partial renovation and beautification but Jevremovac soon became popular again and today, with 60,000 visitors a year, it is the second most visited natural monument in Serbia, after the mountain and national park Kopaonik.

La Fontaine Park

Beautification works were initiated in the park in 1990: a new pathway leads visitors to a lookout above the upper pool, while a second lookout, where the works of Michel Goulet can be observed, dominates the lower pond in the axis of Roy Street.

Laurel Hill Association

Founded in 1853 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, it has played a key role in the beautification of the town.

N2 Gateway

Its detractors claim that the N2 Gateway is a beautification project for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Redevelopment agency

The Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency has created many project that have led to jobs growth and city beautification.

Tajrish

The Deputy head of Tehran Beautification Organization for technical affairs, announced that the bazaar is close to Emamzadeh Saleh Mausoleum as well as Velenjak, Darband and Darakeh mountain resorts and its renovation is a top priority for Tehran Beautification Organization.

Wilhelm Victor Keidel

His community beautification project was to plant hackberry trees along local roads.


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