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Winner, Center for Historic Preservation Book PrizeWinner, New York City Book Award for Landscape HistoryConceived as an experiment that would apply the new ¿science¿ of city planning to a suburban setting, Forest Hills Gardens was created by the Russell Sage Foundation to provide housing for middle-class commuters as an alternative to cramped flats in New York City. Although it has long been recognized as one of the most influential planned c...

An illustrated history of one of America's most notable planned communities, built in the suburbs of New York City in the early twentieth century.

Located in Queens, fifteen minutes from Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station, Forest Hills Gardens is a leading example of England's garden city transplanted onto American soil. The commuter suburb drew national attention when plans for its development were announced by the Russell Sage Foundation in 1909, and the thriving community continues to provide a parklike haven for more than 6, 000 residents. Susan L. Klaus offers a richly illustrated acc...