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BOSTON  PARKS 
&  RECREATION 


ANNUAL  REPORT 
1990  •  1992 


THE  PARKS 
COMMUNITY 


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In  Memoriam 
Dorothy  M.  Curran 


On  December  12,  1992,  the  Parks  and  Recrea- 
tion Department  lost  a  great  leader  and  its  most 
exemplary  employee  —  Dorothy  M.  Curran. 

Dorothy  rose  from  an  entry-level  bookkeeper, 
hired  under  Mayor  James  Michael  Curley,  to  As- 
sistant Commissioner  during  her  43-year  career  as 
a  public  servant  for  the  City  of  Boston.  She  pio- 
neered recreational  programs  for  women,  special 
needs  children  and  the  elderly,  and  chaired  the 
Department's  Light  A  Life  campaign,  which  raises 
funds  for  local  hospices  through  the  sale  of  $1 
holiday  buttons. 

All  of  us  who  knew  Dorothy  will  miss  her  wis- 
dom, vitality  and  smile.  Her  spirit  of  compassion, 
giving  and  warmth  will  forever  guide  the  efforts  of 
the  Boston  Parks  Department. 


Produced  under  the  direction  of  : 

Lawrence  A.  Dwyer,  Commissioner 
Michael  P.  Quinlin,  Assistant  Commissioner 
Colleen  Cronin,  Editor/Writer 
B.  T.  Ozella,  Desisn 
Terri  Davis,  Photosraphy 


Editorial  assistance  provided  by 
Kathy  Kottaridis,  Justine  Liff, 
and  Ellen  Lipsey 


CITY  OF  BOSTON 


PKINTING  SECTIONl 


The  Parks  Community 

Boston  Parks  &  Recreation  Department 

Annual  Report  1990  -  1992 


Raymond  L.  Flynn,  Mayor 
Lawrence  A.  Dwyer,  Commissioner 


BOSTON  PARKS 
AND  RECREATION  DEPARTMENT 

1990-1992  ANNUAL  REPORT 

Table  of  Contents 

Messase  from  the  Mayor  1 

Messase  from  the  Commissioner  1 

Open  Space 2 

Maintenance  5 

Cemeteries  7 

Resional  Administration  10 

Prosrammins  12 

Public/Private  Partnerships      16 

Emerald  Necl<lace  23 

Boston  Youth  Clean-up  Corps  26 

Appendices    28-36 


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Letter  from  the  Mayor 


Dear  Friend: 

One  of  the  priorities  of  my  job  as  Mayor  of  Boston  is  to  ensure  ttiat 
residents  have  safe,  well-maintained  recreational  spaces  and  quality  ac- 
tivities for  all  ages  to  enjoy. 

1990-1992  vvere  tryins  years  for  the  City  of  Boston,  yet  the  Parks  and 
Recreation  Department  affirmed  its  commitment  to  residents  by  continu- 
ing its  level  of  excellence  despite  financial  cutbacks  and  unexpected  hard- 
ships. 

It  responded  to  community  input  by  renovating  65  parks  under  the 
City's  capital  improvement  plan,  "Rebuilding  Boston."  A  3450,000  cross- 
countn/  course  was  constructed  at  Franklin  Park  so  that  high  school  and 
collegiate  teams  could  practice  and  compete  on  a  first-class  course.  The 
Parks  Maintenance  Division,  which  was  awarded  the  Boston  Management 
Consortium's  American  Express  Program  Excellence  Award,  kept  our  192 
parks  and  playgrounds  consistently  clean  and  attractive. 

In  addition,  the  Parks  Department  provided  residents  with  hundreds  of 
year-round  activities  for  all  ages  to  enjoy  Sports  Camp  at  White  Stadium,  a 
free  athletic  program  which  teaches  youths  the  fundamentals  of  track  and 
field,  volleyball,  tennis,  punt,  pass  and  kick,  was  launched  in  1991  and 
attracted  over  1 5,000  participants  in  its  first  two  seasons. 

I  hope  you  will  continue  to  endorse  the  great  strides  that  are  taking 
place  and  continue  to  enjoy  one  of  the  finest  park  systems  in  the  country. 

Sincerely, 


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Raymond  L.  Flynn 
Mayor  of  Boston 


Letter  from  the  Commissioner 


Dear  Parks  User: 

The  strength  of  Boston's  park  system  and  youth  services  relies  on  the 
existing  partnership  between  residents,  community  and  environmental 
groups,  the  business  community,  the  Parks  Department  and  other  city 
agencies. 

Together  this  collaboration  has  combined  efforts  and  resources  to  main- 
tain and  beautify  Boston's  park  system  as  well  as  to  provide  free  quality 
programs  for  city  residents  and  employment  for  Boston's  young  people. 

I  would  like  to  thank  these  supporters  for  their  dedication,  hard  work, 
and  assistance  which  magnifies  the  success  of  Boston's  exemplary  park 
system. 

I  hope  we  continue  to  work  together  to  maintain  this  level  of  excellence 
and  to  see  you  in  the  parks  in  1 993. 

Sincerely, 


Lawrence  A.  Dwyer    • 
Commissioner 


Open  Space 


1990-1992  experienced  intense  activity  in  tlie 
rehabilitation  of  the  Boston  park  system  with 
over  75  sites  in  construction.  The  team  of  six 
project  managers,  three  landscape  architects 
and  three  engineers  —  supervised  over  $23.3 
million  in  improvements  to  parl<s,  playgrounds, 
and  playlots  cityv^/ide  working  closely  with  the 
Mayor's  Office  of  Capital  Planning  and  the  Pub- 
lic Facilities  Department,  this  construction  reha- 
bilitation of  the  Boston  Parks  System  continues 
today.  With  a  slowdown  in  the  general  econ- 
omy, the  Department  put  design  and  construc- 
tion firms  to  work,  favoring  those  based  in 
Boston.  The  bidding  climate  has  been  healthy, 
and  excellent  values  for  Boston  taxpayers  have 
been  the  result. 

Community  Involvement 

Thanks  to  the  combined  partnership  of  envi- 
ronmental and  community  advocates,  non- 
profit organizations,  community  residents,  the 
business  community  and  the  city  government, 
Boston  has  one  of  the  best  park  systems  in  the 
country. 

The  park  system,  which  encompasses  192 
parks  and  playgrounds,  16  historic  burying 
grounds,  3  active  cemeteries,  3  urban  wilds,  5 


community  gardens  and  150,000  street  trees,  is 
supported  by  a  number  of  community  organi- 
zations including  the  Park  Partners,  Greenspace 
Alliance,  Friends  of  the  Boston  Common  and 
Public  Garden,  Friends  of  Copley  Square,  the 
Fenway  Project,  Franklin  Park  Coalition,  and 
others. 

Open  Space  Plan 

The  Parks  Department  faced  challenging 
times  in  1990-1992  due  to  diminishing  state 
and  federal  resources,  however.  Mayor 
Raymond  L.  Flynn  and  the  Department  reaf- 
firmed their  commitment  to  open  space  revival 
by  initiating  the  citywide  drafting  of  the  Open 
Space  Plan  for  Boston.  The  Plan,  which  is  an 
extension  of  1987's  Greening  of  Boston  and 
Boston's  Open  Space:  An  Urban  Open  Space 
Plan,  updates  the  Department's  open  space 
planning  goals,  both  on  a  system-wide  and 
neighborhood  by  neighborhood  basis. 


A  neighborhood  clean-up  at  Savin  Hill  Park  in  Dorchester 
is  a  chance  for  adults  and  children  to  help  out  In  the  lo- 
cal community. 


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Thanks  to  fundins  from  the  Boston  Founda- 
tion and  support  from  the  Boston  Greenspace 
Alliance,  the  Department  held  a  citywide 
Open  Space  Consress  in  February  1991  fol- 
lowed by  meetinss  in  every  neishborhood 
throughout  the  spring  and  summer.  The  final 
product,  which  will  be  completed  in  1993, 
will  provide  planning  guidance  for  open  space 
throughout  the  city  over  the  next  5  years.  It 
will  address  neighborhood  issues  like  public 
shade  trees;  programming  needs;  capital  reha- 
bilitation; acquisition  of  new  facilities;  mainte- 
nance of  local  and  large  parks;  urban  wilds; 
cemeteries  and  community  gardens;  as  well  as 
addressing  citywide  systems  such  as  the 
Boston  Harbor  and  the  Emerald  Necklace.  The 
Parks  Department's  Open  Space  Plan  for 
Boston  will  give  the  City  of  Boston  direction 
on  the  future  of  open  space  and  will  ensure 
the  effectiveness  and  efficiency  of  further  in- 
vestment. 


Hundreds  of  Roxbury  residents  joined  Mayor  Raymond  L 
Flynn  and  Parl<s  Department  Assistant  Commissioner 
Jacl<ie  W.  Cooper  to  dedicate  a  new  park  in  tionor  of 
longtime  community  activist  Clarence  "Jeep"  Jones. 


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Assistant  Commissioner  Victoria  Williams  speaks  witti  local  residents  at  Puddin3stone  Urban  Wild. 


Urban  Wilds 

Urban  Wilds  are  the  City  of  Boston's  areas  of 
natural  beauty  and  ecolosical  importance.  The 
Parks  Department  and  the  Environment  Depart- 
ment have  been  plannins  for  acquisition  of  the 
natural  areas  under  city  ownership,  which  the 
Parks  Maintenance  Division  and  Boston  Youth 
Cleanup  Corps  have  been  manasing  since 
1989. 

In  1991,  the  Parks  Department  acquired  the 
Bussey  Brook  Urban  Wild  in  Jamaica  Plain. 
Mayor  Flynn  joined  Boston  Park  Rangers,  neigh- 
bors and  environmental  advocates  in  a  walking 
tour  of  the  newly  acquired  site  in  September. 
Also  during  the  fall,  the  Department  began 
working  with  the  Appalachian  Mountain  Club 
on  developing  a  trail  program  for  Allendale 
Woods  in  West  Roxbury  which  was  imple- 
mented in  the  summer  of  1992. 


Community  Gardens 

In  1990-1992,  the  Parks  Department  contin- 
ued to  be  an  active  supporter  of  Boston's 
community  gardens.  The  Department  assisted 
the  gardens  through  maintenance  support, 
spring  and  fall  cleanups,  and  special  projects 
with  volunteer  organizations  like  City  Year  for  a 
Day.  Community  Gardening  Day  in  Boston  was 
celebrated  at  the  end  of  the  1991  growing 
season  with  a  Mayoral  Proclamation,  a  special 
luncheon,  awards  and  a  bus  tour  of  the  South 
End's  gardens. 

Also  in  1991,  the  Parks  Department  hired  ur- 
ban gardeners  at  the  community  farm  to  de- 
velop and  implement  a  training  program  for 
Boston  Housing  Authority  Grounds  Personnel. 
Employees  from  several  BHA  sites  completed 
the  program  and  a  second  phase  of  training 
was  completed  in  1992. 


Maintenance 


1990  throush  1992  brousht  a  slisht  decrease 
in  the  Parks  Maintenance  staff,  yet  the  force  re- 
sponded with  its  characteristic  fervor:  increas- 
ins  efficiency  throush  the  purchase  of  labor- 
savins  machines;  attendins  to  neishborhood 
needs  of  field  preparation  and  flower  beds; 
schedulins  resular  picl<ups  of  debris;  proac- 
tively  reachins  out  to  the  environmental  com- 
munity to  help  with  community  sardens,  ur- 
ban wilds,  and  compostins;  and  workins 
around  the  clock  to  beautify,  manase  and 
maintain  Boston's  parks  and  open  spaces.  For 
these  efforts,  the  Maintenance  Unit  was 
awarded  the  Boston  Manasement  Consortium's 
American  Express  Prosram  Excellence  Award 
for  1990. 

Hurricane  Bob 

In  the  field,  no  sinsle  event  could  have 
tested  the  orsanization  and  discipline  of  the 
Parks  Maintenance  Staff  and  Tree  Crew  more 
than  Hurricane  Bob.  This  Ausust  1991  storm 
brousht  in  over  700  requests  "for  assistance  to 
damased  trees.  There  were  500  trees  lost  in 
the  storm  and  the  Department  answered  all  in- 
quiries. Throushout  Hyde  Park,  Jamaica  Plain 
and  parts  of  Dorchester  where  the  storm  took 


the  bissest  toll,  trees  were  split  in  half,  block- 
ins  street  and  sidewalk  passase  and  destroyins 
nearby  cars  and  houses.  Workins  24-hour  days 
for  two  weeks,  the  dedicated  si'oup  headed 
by  Maintenance  Director  Don  Kins  and  Tree 
Superintendent  Brian  Gilbert  brousht  thinss  un- 
der control. 

Turf  Maintenance,  Ballfield  Prep, 
Tot  Lots 

The  Department  provides  resular  year-round 
maintenance  of  turf,  ballfields  and  tot  lots  in 
order  to  ensure  well-maintained  and  safe  recre- 
ational spaces.  The  Parks  Department  issues 
thousands  of  permits  for  sport  leasues  and- 
special  events  each  year  and  to  that  end, 
keeps  the  maintenance  staff  busy  preparins 
fields  and  parks  throushout  the  city.  More  and 
more  sport  leasues  have  been  usins  Boston 
playsrounds  and  that  is  reflected  in  the  num- 
ber of  ballfields  serviced:  Parks  maintenance 
crews  serviced  184  ballfields  per  year  from 
1990  throush  1992.  To  increase  efficiency, 
crews  are  trained  in  the  areas  of  safe  equip- 
ment use  and  enforcement  of  preventative 
maintenance  suidelines. 


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A  new,  state-of-the-art  greenhouse  in  Franklin  Park  adds  to  the  precision  of  the  horticulture  division  according  to  Super- 
intendent John  Siayter 


Tree  Policy  and  Reforestation 

In  1991,  the  Department  reconvened  the 
Shade  Tree  Advisory  Committee,  a  sroup  of 
tree  experts  and  advocates  to  advise  the  De- 
partment on  issues  pertainins  to  public  shade 
trees.  Amons  the  tasks  of  the  Committee  was 
the  adoption  of  the  Comprehensive  Public 
Shade  Tree  Policy  for  the  City  of  Boston  which 
reviews  existins  lesislation,  clarifies  procedure, 
defines  standard  tree  care  and  promotes  com- 
munity participation  in  tree  planting  and  main- 
tenance. Street  tree  plantings  increased  in 
1990-1992  with  over  693  new  trees  in  the 
ground,  thanks  in  part  to  the  Parks'  Community 
Tree  Program,  a  cooperative  program  between 
the  Parks  Department  and  its  constituents 
which  enables  local  businesses,  community  or- 
ganizations and  residents  to  purchase  trees  at 
wholesale  price  and  the  Parks  Tree  Division 
will  plant  these  trees  at  no  cost. 

In  addition  to  regular  tree  maintenance,  the 
Department  developed  annual  Arbor  Day 
planting  programs  for  Boston  schools.  Hun- 
dreds of  schoolchildren  participated  in  the  Ar- 
bor Day  celebration  as  part  of  the  Park  Rang- 
ers environmental  education  program. 


Rebuiidins  of  Franklin  Park  Yard 

The  rehabilitation  of  Franklin  Park  Mainte- 
nance Yard  has  been  ongoing  for  the  last  three 
years  thanks  to  the  continued  support  of  the 
Public  Facilities  Department,  this  important 
project  remains  ahead  of  schedule.  To  date, 
over  $2  million  has  been  spent  on  restoring 
the  basic  infrastructure  of  the  buildings.  Fol- 
lowing a  master  plan,  the  result  is  a  more  effi- 
cient and  utilitarian  work  space  which  pro- 
motes greater  efficiency  and  reflects  the 
professionalism  of  the  workforce  within. 

The  rebuilding  adds  a  second  state-of-the-art 
greenhouse  to  the  complex  which  includes  a 
flexible  heating  system  which  can  expand  as 
future  facilities  come  on  line.  The  greenhouses 
allow  the  h-lorticultural  Division  to  keep  up 
those  floral  traditions  in  the  Public  Garden  and 
over  80  neighborhood  locations. 


Photo  preceding  page: 

Cleaning  up  fallen  trees  and  debris  in  the  aftermath  of 
l-lurricane  Bob  revealed  the  stamina  of  the  Parks  Depart- 
ment Maintenance  crews. 


I^istoii 

Raymond  L.  Flynn,  Mayor 


April  1,    1993 


Dear  Friend: 

On  behalf  of  the  City  of  Boston  Parks  and  Recreation 
Department,  thank  you  for  supporting  our  efforts  to  maintain  and 
beautify  Boston's  park  system  and  to  provide  quality  programs 
for  city  residents . 

Enclosed  please  find  a  copy  of  the  Parks  Department's  Annual 
Report  for  the  years  of  1990  through  1992.   Although  these  years 
were  challenging  due  to  financial  cutbacks,  the  Department 
maintained  its  level  of  excellence  thanks  to  the  support  of 
residents,  the  corporate  community,  and  community  and 
environmental  groups . 

Thank  you  again  for  your  support;  I  hope  to  see  you  in  the 
parks  this  year. 


Sincerely, 


&incerej.y,   >r->. 

Lawrence  A.  Dwyer 
Commissioner 


Lawrence  A.  Dwyer/Commissioner/Parksand  Recreation  Department/lOlOMass.  Ave./Boston,  MA  021 18 


Cemeteries 


Active  Cemeteries 

The  City  of  Boston's  three  active  cemeteries, 
Fairview,  Eversreen,  and  Mount  Hope,  contin- 
ued to  receive  needed  improvements  and  up- 
Sraded  maintenance  over  1990-1992. 

At  Mount  Hope  Cemetery  in  Mattapan,  fund- 
ins  ^''om  the  Georse  Robert  White  Fund  re- 
paired the  1955  monument  to  Veterans  of  All 
Wars.  This  memorial  is  the  focus  of  the  annual 
Memorial  Day  services  at  Mount  Hope  v/here 
thousands  of  Boston  veterans  from  all  v/ars 
since  the  Civil  War  are  buried.  In  conjunction 
with  the  unveiling  of  the  newly  restored  monu- 
ment in  1990,  the  Parks  Department  also  dedi- 
cated the  Frank  Kelly,  former  Parks  Commis- 
sioner and  veterans  rights  advocate,  memorial 
veterans'  section  of  Mount  Hope. 

In  1991  the  majority  of  a  new  maintenance 
facility  was  completed.  This  space  provides 
storage  area,  maintenance  bays  for  equipment 
repair  and  cover  for  cemetery  vehicles.  The 
19th-century  administration  building  was  re- 
pointed  and  painted  in  1991,  and  the  porte- 
cochere  of  the  next  door  chapel  building  was 
fully  reconstructed. 

At  Fairview  Cemetery  in  Hyde  Park,  expan- 
sion of  burial  space  continued  in  conjunction 


with  the  1989  plan  to  increase  burials  by 
5,000  spaces  over  10  years.  750  double  crypt 
burial  spaces  were  constructed  in  1991  and 
loaming  and  seeding  of  new  burial  areas  com- 
pleted construction. 

At  Evergreen  Cemetery,  the  Parks  Depart- 
ment and  neighborhood  groups  successfully 
garnered  the  support  of  the  Edward  Ingersoll 
Browne  Fund  for  the  repair  of  the  Civil  War 
monument.  Located  in  the  center  of  the  ceme- 
tery, the  Civil  War  monument  was  constructed 
in  1868  as  the  Town  of  Brighton's  memorial  to 
26  Brighton  natives  who  died  in  the  war.  In 
1993,  the  monument  will  be  repaired. 


In  1990,  family  members,  friends  and  city  officials  gath- 
ered at  Mt.  Hope  Cemetery  to  celebrate  tfie  opening  of 
the  former  Parks  Commissioner  Frank  R.  Kelley  Memorial 
section. 


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Historic  Cemeteries 

The  Park?  Department's  Historic  Buryins 
Grounds  Initiative  is  a  6-year-old  effort  to  re- 
store the  16  historic  cemeteries  in  the  City  of 
Boston.  Many  of  these  cemeteries  date  to  the 
1600s  and  1700s  and  are  the  restins  place  of 
many  famous  Americans  includins  Paul  Revere, 
John  Hancock,  Samuel  Adams,  Cotton  Mather, 
the  lesendary  Mother  Goose  and  many  other 
men  and  women  responsible  for  the  develop- 
ment of  Boston  as  a  city. 

Over  the  past  three  years,  with  combined 
public  and  private  support,  the  Initiative  suc- 
cessfully completed  several  restoration  projects 
in  historic  cemeteries  as  well  as  a  series  of  ed- 
ucational prosrams  and  outreach  efforts  for 
schoolchildren  and  community  sroups. 

At  the  Dorchester  North  Burying  Ground, 
$125,000  of  funding  from  the  Edward  Ingersoll 
Browne  Fund  and  the  George  B.  Henderson 
Foundation  made  possible  the  repair  of  over 
700  broken  and  toppled  gravemarkers  and  al- 
lowed for  the  installation  of  security  lighting. 
Another  important  gravestone  conservation 
program  was  undertaken  at  the  Central  Burying 
Ground  on  Boston  Common  where  combined 
grants  totalling  $24,000  from  the  Massachusetts 


Cultural  Council,  the  Henderson  Foundation 
and  the  Friends  of  the  Public  Garden  and 
Common  funded  the  comprehensive  repair 
and  resetting  of  several  hundred  gravestones. 

The  Friends  of  Granary  Burying  Ground,  a 
group  made  up  of  representatives  of  abutting 
institutions  and  building  owners,  oversaw  the 
installation  of  a  new  path  system  and  a  handi- 
cap accessible  entrance  in  the  site,  which 
dates  to  1660.  With  plans  provided  by  CBT, 
Inc.,  this  $100,000  project  was  funded  in  large 
part  by  a  contribution  of  Leggatt  McCall  Prop- 
erties, developers  of  neighboring  73  Tremont 
Street. 


Boston  Park  Ranger  Joy  Reo  leads  a  tour  througti  tiie 
city's  historic  cemeteries. 


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General  Superintendent  Frank  Havlin  and  Administrative  Assistant  Theresa  Dean  review  gravesites  at  Mt.  Hope  Cemetery. 


A  series  of  structural  projects  were  com- 
pleted with  the  assistance  of  Mayor  Flynn's 
"Rebuilding  Boston"  capital  improvement  pro- 
gram. The  gates  at  Granary  and  King's  Chapel 
Burying  Grounds  were  completely  rehabilitated 
with  missing  finials  and  pickets  replaced  and 
bronze  plaques  cleaned.  The  front  masonry 
wall  was  reconstructed  at  the  Market  Street 
Burying  Ground  in  Brighton,  and  the  Hull 
Street  entrance  and  wall  at  Copp's  Hill  Burying 
Ground  was  repaired.  At  Bennington  Street's 
Cemetery  in  East  Boston,  $40,000  was  devoted 
to  a  new  steel  picket  fencing  along  Swift  Ter- 
race. 


The  Friends  of  Bennington  Street  Cemetery 
was  also  formed  over  the  past  three  years  by 
over  400  neighborhood  residents.  Thus  far,  the 
Friends  have  raised  funds  to  plant  17  trees  in 
the  burying  ground  and  have  sponsored  nu- 
merous events  and  activities,  garnering  greater 
support  for  East  Boston's  first  cemetery. 

In  1991,  the  Historic  Burying  Grounds  Initia- 
tive and  the  Boston  Park  Rangers  collaborated 
with  the  Old  South  Meeting  House  and  the 
Freedom  Trail  Foundation  to  develop  "From 
Meeting  Place  to  Resting  Place,"  an  interpretive 
program  for  Boston  schoolchildren  using  the 
Granary  Burying  Ground  and  the  Old  South 
Meeting  House  as  teaching  tools. 


Regional 
Administration 


The  resional  administrators  iielp  facilitate 
constituent  requests,  community  meetinss, 
neishborhood  cleanups,  and  special  activities 
in  local  parks. 

The  heart  of  the  system  is  the  Constituent 
Service  Center,  formed  in  1990  as  a  clearins- 
house  for  requests,  complaints,  and  comments 
from  Boston  residents.  From  1990-1992,  the 
Center  handled  362,006  calls,  includins  7,544 
tree  requests,  and  10,168  inquiries  about  park 
services  as  a  result  of  vandalism,  graffiti,  dam- 
aged lights  and  equipment. 

Fifty  Park  Partners  work  with  the  Regional 
Administrators  to  develop  recreational  activi- 
ties, park  cleanups,  summer  employment,  and 
park  security.  Local  businesses  such  as  WAAJX- 
FM  and  Browning  Ferris  Industries  support  this 
worthwhile  program  by  funding  cleanup  and 
Green  Up  Days  each  spring  and  fall. 

Since  the  1970s,  the  Friends  of  Titus  Sparrow 
Park  in  the  South  End  have  closely  monitored 
developments  and  changes  to  this  neighbor- 
hood landmark,  playing  an  active  role  in  park 
maintenance,  safety  and  programs  such  as  ath- 
letics, gardening  and  concerts.  From  1990  to 
1992,  the  community  group  worked  diligently 
with    the    Parks    Department    to    implement 


$60,000  in  capital  improvements  for  a  chil- 
dren's playground  and  landscaping,  aiding  in 
the  planning  and  design  processes. 

The  Brookside  Neighborhood  Association  has 
fought  over  the  years  to  preserve  their  neigh- 
borhood from  urban  crime  and  blight.  As  an 
original  Park  Partner,  they  began  caring  for 
Cornwall-Flaherty  Playground  in  Jamaica  Plain 
by  sponsoring  the  purchase  of  a  fence  to 
close  the  park  to  vehicles. 

The  Roberta  "Bobbie"  Delaney  Tot  Lot  in 
Charlestown  was  dedicated  amidst  neighbors 
and  family  joined  by  Mayor  Raymond  L.  Flynn 
and  former  Mayor  Kevin  H.  White,  hlonoring 
Mrs.  Delaney  for  her  years  of  service  and  part- 
nership with  the  community,  the  new  facility 
provides  Charlestown  youngsters  with  a  new 
playground  in  a  safe,  clean  environment  at  Do- 
herty  Park. 


The  new  children's  playground  in  South  Boston's  Colum- 
bus Park,  named  for  longtime  Parks  Department  em- 
ployee Dorothy  M.  Curran,  is  a  popular  spot  for  children 
of  all  ages  and  abilities. 


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Mayor  and  Mrs.  Kathy  Flynn,  Commissioner  Dwyer,  Capital  Piannins  Director  Ellen  Daley,  Public  Facilities  Director  Mary 
Nee,  and  Parks  Regional  Administrator  Bill  Stoddard  join  neighborhood  residents  and  advocates  at  the  opening  of  Martin 

Playground  in  1999. 


Portsmouth  Street  Playsround  in  Brighton  re- 
ceived $288,000  in  improvements  to  the  chil- 
dren's playlot,  the  basi<etball  court,  new  land- 
scaping and  fencing.  Working  with  Parks 
Department  staff  throughout  the  renovation 
process,  residents  helped  select  equipment, 
design  the  park  layout  and  develop  play  areas 
to  meet  specific  needs. 

The  Dorothy  Curran  Playground  in  Columbus 
Park  in  South  Boston  was  dedicated  in  Octo- 
ber 1990  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Curran,  an  employee 
of  the  Parks  Department  for  over  forty  years, 
who  has  dedicated  herself  to  public  service 
and  providing  recreational  opportunities  to  all 
Boston  residents.  Curran,  who  developed  the 
Camp  Joy  program  for  residents  with  special 
needs  perpetuates  her  devotion  with  this  play- 
ground which  is  specifically  designed  to  inte- 
grate handicap  and  able-bodied  children.  The 
colorful  play  equipment  is  always  in  use,  pro- 
viding a  meeting  ground  for  children  of  all 
ages  and  abilities. 

In  July  1991,  the  Healy  Field  complex  in 
Roslindale  was  reopened  to  the  public  after 
completion  of  nearly  $2  million  in  renovations. 
The  Parks  Department,  in  cooperation  with  the 
Public  Facilities  Department,  built  a  tot  lot,  re- 


furbished the  basketball  court,  and  added 
fencing,  landscaping,  drinking  fountains  and 
ball  diamonds.  At  the  official  park  opening. 
Mayor  Flynn  and  Parks  Commissioner  Lawrence 
A.  Dwyer  presented  a  plaque  to  John  Derm- 
jian  for  his  leadership  and  service  to  the  Park- 
way community. 

The  Dorchester  Park  Association,  the  Lower 
Mills  Civic  Association  and  neighboring  Carney 
Hospital  all  provided  the  impetus  and  direc- 
tion for  $825,000  worth  of  improvements  to 
Dorchester  Park  completing  one  of  the  most 
extensive  neighborhood  renovations  in  the 
city. 

The  September  1991  dedication  of  Jeep 
Jones  Park  in  Roxbury  drew  hundreds  of  local 
residents  and  community  leaders  to  the  new 
facility  to  honor  its  namesake,  Clarence  Jeep 
Jones,  a  longtime  community  activist.  Many  of 
those  in  attendance  had  participated  in  the 
renovation  project  from  its  inception.  Assistant 
Commissioner  Jackie  W.  Cooper  met  with  stu- 
dents and  teachers  from  the  Timilty  Middle 
School  and  neighborhood  residents  several 
times  to  develop  a  comprehensive  plan  ad- 
dressing the  needs  of  the  community  and  the 
adjacent  school. 


Programming 


The  Parks  Department  takes  pride  in  its  abil- 
ity to  provide  free,  year-round  quality  pro- 
Srammins  to  Boston  residents.  From  1990-1992, 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  people  enjoyed  ac- 
tivities varyins  in  the  areas  of  sports  and  fit- 
ness, musical  performances,  educational  pro- 
Srams,  seasonal  events,  and  arts  and  crafts. 

Sports  and  fitness,  concerts,  arts  and  crafts, 
and  family  outinss  like  the  Annual  Kite  Festival 
are  scheduled  each  summer  in  neighborhood 
and  dov/ntown  parks,  which  teem  with  activ- 
ity 

During  the  school  year,  the  Programming  Unit 
schedules  Envirocation  classes,  a  Halloween 
parade,  ice  skating,  and  holiday  entertainment, 
especially  during  school  vacation  weeks. 

Sports  and  Fitness 

From  1990-1992,  the  Department  continued 
its  commitment  to  the  youth  of  Boston  through 
clinics  in  the  sports  of  basketball,  tennis,  soc- 
cer, baseball  and  golf  in  neighborhood  parks 
throughout  the  City  of  Boston.  Mayor's  Cup 
tournaments  in  golf,  baseball,  softball  and  flag 
football  drew  thousands  of  men  and  women 
from  throughout  the  city. 

Local  youths,  aged  6  to  14,  competed  for 
the  gold  at  the  Mayor's  Youth  Olympics  which 
consisted  of  five  regional  preliminaries  capped 


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The  Courageous  Sailing  Center,  Inc.  gives  Boston  youths  a 
chance  to  set  sail  on  Boston  Harbor 


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off  by  a  citywide  championship  at  White  Sta- 
dium in  Franklin  Park.  The  Stadium  was  also 
the  site  of  the  Hershey  Games,  one  of  the  larg- 
est developmental  track  and  field  programs  in 
the  country,  which  brings  youths  from  all  50 
states  to  a  national  competition  in  Hershey, 
Pennsylvania. 

The  Parks  Department's  dedication  to  the  im- 
portance of  physical  fitness  was  demonstrated 
through  the  Fitness  in  the  Park  program  spon- 
sored by  Adidas,  Eau  de  Vie,  Boston  Athletic 
Association  and  WLVI-TV  Channel  56  Kids  Com- 
pany. The  two-part  exercise  series  was  en- 
hanced by  the  visit  of  international  film  star 
and  Chairman  of  the  President's  Fitness  Council 
Arnold  Schwarzenegger  to  Boston  Common. 
The  actor  spoke  to  a  crowd  of  over  10,000 
people  on  the  significance  of  regular  sports 
participation  and  led  a  series  of  calisthenics. 

Concerts 

Music  in  the  parks  is  a  great  Boston  tradition 
each  summer;  over  65  free  concerts  are  sched- 
uled with  local  sponsors  like  WBOS,  Cablevi- 
sion.  The  Boston  Five,  and  others. 

The  oldest  music  series  in  Boston  is  the  City 
Hall  Plaza  Concert  Series  on  Wednesday  eve- 


nings. A  tradition  in  Boston  since  1967,  this 
free  concert  series  on  City  Hall  Plaza  is  en- 
joyed by  about  15,000  people  each  week  in- 
cluding elderly  residents  with  transportation 
provided  by  the  Parks  Department.  1990-1992 
featured  musical  legends  like  Al  Martino,  Count 
Basie  Orchestra,  Sha  Na  Na,  the  Spinners,  and 
Herb  Reed  and  the  Platters. 


Ferdinand  Colloredo-Mansfield  of  the  Boston  Coordinating 
Committee  presents  a  checl(  to  Mayor  Flynn  in  support 
of  the  city's  Sports  Camps  at  White  Stadium,  providing 
thousands  of  children  with  summer  recreation  and  ath- 
letics training. 


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Herb  Reed  and  the  Platters  perform  on  City  Hall  Plaza  as  part  of  the  Wednesday 
Evenings  on  the  Plaza  concert  series. 


Other  Recreational  Programs 

Boston's  neishborhood  parks  came  alive 
with  free  tiieater  performances  durins  the 
summers  of  1990-1992.  Boston  Children's  The- 
atre, a  company  of  young  actors,  performed 
popular  children's  stories  "Little  Red  Riding 
Hood"  and  "Free  to  be  You  and  Me,"  for 
neighborhood  kids  in  local  parks. 

Once  again,  Fun-on-Wheels  vans  traveled 
through  the  City  of  Boston  bringing  sports, 
games,  arts  and  crafts  and  other  organized 
group  activities  to  kids  ages  15  and  under.  The 
program  was  sponsored  by  WFXT-TV  Channel 
25  and  supported  by  Child  World. 


Thousands  of  young  sailors  took  to  the 
Boston  Harbor  during  the  summers  of  1990  to 
1992  aboard  the  Courageous,  a  two-time 
America's  Cup  winner  that  was  donated  to  the 
City  of  Boston  in  1986.  The  Courageous  Sailing 
Program  provided  Boston  youths,  ages  8  to  20, 
with  free  sailing  lessons  and  allowed  adults  to 
rent  the  fleet  of  J/22s,  Rhodes  19  and  Laser 
sailboats  situated  at  Charlestown  Navy  Yard, 
which  are  handicap  accessible  to  learn,  race 
or  simply  enjoy  the  outdoors.  Rowboats  and 
sailboats  were  also  available  for  rent  at  Ja- 
maica Pond. 


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In  the  winter  months,  Boston  Park  Rangers  teach  urban  ecolosy  to  fourth  and  fifth  graders  in  the  public  schools  through- 
out the  city. 


Ranger  Programs 

Throughout  the  Emerald  Necklace,  whether 
on  horseback,  bicycle  or  foot,  Boston  Park 
Rangers  enforce  security  and  rules,  but  more 
importantly  educate  the  public  on  the  city's 
open  spaces.  The  Rangers  offer  a  number  of 
educational  and  recreational  programs  which 
appeal  to  all  ages  and  areas  of  interest  and 
vary  from  bicycle  and  walking  tours  through 
the  Emerald  Necklace,  Urban  Wilds  and  bury- 
ing grounds,  to  pondside  poetry  and  prose 
and  fishing  lessons.  The  Rangers  are  assisted 
by  Junior  Park  Rangers  each  summer,  part  of 
the  city's  Jobs  For  Youth  program. 

1990-1992  were  remarkable  years  for  the 
Rangers.  Four  new  programs  were  developed 
and  implemented.  They  include  Tour  of  Post 


Office  Square  Park,  Boston  Black  FHeritage, 
Women's  FHistory  Walk  and  Pondside  Poetry 
and  Prose. 

Educational  programs  include  Envirocation, 
in  which  Rangers  visited  Boston  elementary 
schools  which  culminated  with  the  Design  A 
Park  Exhibit  at  City  hHall;  and  the  Pilot  Environ- 
mental Education  Program  for  30  high  school 
students  affiliated  with  the  Fenway  Community 
Program  at  Bunker  H\\\  College. 

Special  projects  included  the  Fall  Leaf  Festi- 
val, the  5th  Annual  New  England  Mounted  Po- 
lice Association  Competition  sponsored  by  the 
Rangers,  and  Earth  Day  celebrations  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Massachusetts. 


Public/Private 
Partnerships 


A  variety  of  economic  and  political  factors 
have  encourased  local  government  agencies  to 
develop  a  new  reliance  on  corporate  and  me- 
dia sponsorships  to  supplement  diminishing 
operating  budgets. 

The  City  of  Boston  is  fortunate  to  have  a 
number  of  responsible  and  philanthropic  cor- 
porations which  understand  the  importance  of 
giving  back  to  the  community,  and  thereby 
helping  to  define  the  quality  of  life  in  Boston. 

During  this  administration,  the  Boston  Parks 
and  Recreation  Department  initiated  an  aggres- 
sive corporate  sponsorship  program,  largely 
targeted  toward  introducing  new  recreational 
and  educational  programs  to  Boston  youths. 
The  goal  was,  and  still  is,  to  target  neighbor- 
hood and  downtown  parks,  define  a  menu  of 
programs  needed  in  each  community,  and  so- 
licit support  from  local  companies. 

Donations  come  in  a  variety  of  forms:  dol- 
lars, services,  equipment,  and  advertising 
space.  In  FYQl  the  Parks  Department  raised  a 
total  of  $337,000  and  increased  its  total  in 
Fy92  by  over  300%,  for  a  total  of  $1.2  million. 

Partying  in  the  Parks 

Leading  contributors  to  Parks  programs  dur- 


ing these  three  years  were  Cablevision  of 
Boston,  The  Boston  Five,  and  WBOS  92.9  FM, 
all  of  whom  sponsored  summer-long  concert 
series  in  neighborhood  parks  throughout  the 
city.  Surely  the  highlight  of  the  season  was  the 
Willie  Nelson  Concert,  September  4,  1991, 
sponsored  by  Cablevision  and  the  Parks  De- 
partment on  the  Boston  Common.  Other  mem- 
orable concerts  included  the  annual  Italian 
Night  in  Brophy  Park,  sponsored  by  The 
Boston  Five,  and  the  June  1991  Sean  Colvin 
concert  on  Copley  Square  Park,  sponsored  by 
WBOS-FM. 

The  Haymarket  Bank,  the  Union  Oyster 
House,  Bostonian  Hotel,  Sharp's,  Cablevision, 
and  WPLM-FM,  all  supported  the  prestigious 
Wednesday  Evenings  on  City  Hall  Plaza, 
formed  in  1967.  Programmed  for  the  enjoy- 
ment of  the  city's  senior  citizens,  the  series  in- 
cluded prestigious  bands  like  Glen  Miller,  Ben 
E.  King,  Duke  Ellington,  and  the  Tommy  Dorsey 
Orchestra. 


Willie  Nelson  performs  on  Boston  Common,  the  3rand  fi- 
nale of  Cablevision's  "Party  in  the  Park"  concert  series  in 
1991. 


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Media  Sponsors 

The  Boston  Herald  was  the  Parks  Depart- 
ment's major  media  sponsor,  donatins  twelve 
weeks  of  free  space  advertising  each  year  to 
promote  not  just  concerts,  but  sports  clinics. 
Ranger  programs,  and  special  events.  Thanks  to 
the  Herald's  generosity,  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  Boston  residents,  commuters,  and  tourists 
were  apprised  each  week  of  the  free  activities 
offered  in  the  parks. 

WFXT-TV  Channel  25  helped  to  send  a 
Boston  delegation  of  100  young  athletes  to  the 
25th  annual  Youth  Games  in  Atlanta,  Georgia, 
in  1991,  where  they  competed  with  kids  from 
16  other  cities.  Fox  also  provided  valuable  tele- 
vision time  to  help  the  city  promote  special 
activities  like  the  annual  Halloween  Parade  and 
the  popular  Christmas  Tree  Lighting  on  Boston 
Common. 

Other  valuable  media  sponsors  included 
WBZ-AM  1030,  which  sponsors  the  annual 
Teddy  Bear  Picnic  on  Boston  Common,  WMJX- 
FM,  which  sponsored  a  Family  Day  on  Boston 
Common  and  a  seasonal  park  cleanup,  WLVI- 
TV  Channel  56,  which  sponsored  the  annual 
Kite  Festival  and  a  number  of  children's  pro- 
grams, and  WILD-AM,  which  also  helped  spon- 
sor the  Kite  Festival. 


Games  in  the  Parks 

Quality  recreation  is  a  critical  element  in  the 
city's  efforts  to  work  with  Boston  youth,  and  a 
number  of  new  programs  were  initiated  with 
sponsorship  support.  The  Boston  Coordinating 
Committee  (Vault)  invested  $50,000  in  the  first 
two  citywide  Sports  Camps  at  White  Stadium 
in  Franklin  Park,  wherein  over  15,000  young- 
sters learned  athletic  fundamentals  in  five 
sports.  The  instructor/student  ratio  was  1:10, 
and  most  of  the  instructors  were  professional 
and  collegiate  coaches  and  athletes  from  the 
Boston  area. 


Hundreds  of  youn3sters  brought  their  teddy  bears  out  to 
the  WBZ  Teddy  Bear  Picnic  and  enjoyed  music  per- 
formed by  the  internationally  acclaimed  folk  duo  Rosen- 
shontz. 


Thanks  to  the  continued  support  of  The  Boston  Five,  lo- 
cal youngsters  learned  the  sport  of  golf  from  profession- 
als. 


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Reebok  helped  resurface  basketball  courts  at 
Townfield  in  Dorchester,  and  then  helped  un- 
derwrite the  city's  first  Blacktop  Tournament, 
where  Boston's  top  players  competed  for 
brassins  rishts  as  the  number  one  playground 
team  in  the  city. 

The  New  England  Lawn  Tennis  Association 
has  also  worked  closely  with  the  City  of 
Boston  to  provide  tennis  lessons  throughout 
Boston's  neighborhood  parks. 

The  Boston  Five  sponsored  the  city's  Junior 
Golf  Program  at  Franklin  Park,  where  thousands 
of  local  children  learned  about  driving,  put- 
ting, and  the  protocol  of  golf. 

Sports  Pros  Visit  Parl<s 

The  Parks  Department  also  developed  the 
city's  first  "Professional  Athletes  Series,"  which 
brought  coaches  and  players  from  Boston's 
four  professional  athletic  teams  into  local  parks 
to  not  only  teach  fundamentals  of  sports,  but 
to  speak  to  kids  about  teen  violence,  drug 
abuse,  and  the  importance  of  staying  in 
school. 

The  Boston  Red  Sox  launched  the  Series  in 
1988  with  SoxTalks,  and  brought  leading  play- 
ers like  Roger  Clemens  and  Tony  Pena  to  inner 


city  parks,  where  aspiring  ballplayers  got  a 
chance  to  talk  about  bunting,  pitching,  batting, 
and  catching. 

The  Boston  Celtics  gave  the  Parks  Depart- 
ment a  series  of  basketball  clinics  each  sum- 
mer, supported  in  part  by  Gatorade.  Reggie 
Lewis,  Joe  Kleine,  Dee  Brown,  Rick  Fox,  Ed 
Pinckney  and  others  made  sure  that  Boston 
youngsters  could  dribble,  pass,  and  shoot  free 
throws. 

The  Boston  Bruins  and  Ne  '  England  Patriots 
have  also  supported  the  city  s  efforts  to  reach 
Boston  teenagers  by  supplying  tickets  and 
equipment  to  community  programs. 


Mayor  Flynn,  flanked  by  Boston  Celtics  Dee  Brown  and 
Dominique  Wilklns,  officially  dedicates  the  refurbished 
basketball  courts  at  Dorchester's  Townfield,  renovated  by 
Reebok  through  their  Blacktop  promotion. 


1992  SPECIAL  EVENTS 

Public/Private 

1992  marked  the  initiation  of  many  large- 
scale  events,  which  have  been  in  the  planning 
stages  for  the  past  fev^  years.  These  new  Parl<s 
programs  were  enjoyed  by  thousands  of 
Boston  residents,  commuters  and  tourists  and 
were  entertaining  as  well  as  educational.  With 
support  from  the  business  community,  the 
Parks  Department  plans  to  establish  these  pro- 
grams as  annual  events  in  order  that  they  will 
continue  to  have  a  lasting  effect  on  the 
Greater  Boston  area. 

20th  Annual  lAAF/Snickers 

World  Cross-Country  Championships 

Over  580  of  the  world's  best  runners  from 
54  different  countries  competed  at  the  20th 
Annual  lAAF/Snickers  World  Cross-Country 
Championships  at  Franklin  Park  on  March  21, 
1992.  Athletes  galloped  through  the  snow- 
covered  trails  of  the  newly  constructed  course 
in  four  races  —  junior  men,  junior  women,  sen- 
ior men,  and  senior  women.  Lynn  Jennings  of 
Newmarket,  New  Hampshire,  captured  her 
third  straight  World  Championship  title  in  the 


senior  women's  race  and  Kenyan  John  Ngugi 
triumphed  in  the  senior  men's  division. 

The  event  marked  Boston's  first  international 
competition,  having  brought  4,000  visitors  to 
the  city  and  generating  $10  million  into 
Boston's  economy.  More  than  20,000  specta- 
tors attended  the  race  which  was  broadcast 
live  and  tape-delay  to  over  30  million  people 
worldwide.  The  championships  were  spon- 
sored by  M  &  M  Mars/Snickers,  International 
Amateur  Athletic  Federation,  City  of  Boston, 
Coca-Cola,  NTV,  Seiko,  Olivetti,  Boston  Globe, 
Massport,  Prudential  Property  Company,  Adi- 
das and  the  MBTA. 


Runners  from  all  over  the  world  compete  during  the  20th 
Annual  lAAF/Snickers  World  Cross  Country  Champion- 
ships on  the  newly  constructed  course  in  Franklin  Park. 


First  Annual  Copley  Square 
Book  Fair 

On  June  12  and  13,  1992,  the  Boston  Parks 
Department  introduced  a  new  use  of  park 
space  when  it  launched  the  First  Annual  Co- 
pley Square  Book  Fair  in  Copley  Square  Park, 
nestled  between  the  Boston  Public  Library  and 
Trinity  Church.  The  event  was  held  in  conjunc- 
tion with  the  Boston  Public  School  Department 
and  Boston  Public  Library  and  was  sponsored 
by  the  Boston  Phoenix,  WBZ-AM  1030,  Fox  25, 
and  Cablevision.  Over  25,000  people  attended 
the  book  fair  over  the  two-day  period. 

More  than  100  publishers,  bookstores  and  lit- 
eracy sroups  displayed  and  sold  a  wide  ranse 
of  readins  materials,  while  over  80  authors  in- 
cludins  Dan  Wakefield,  Alan  Dershowitz  and 
Jay  O'Callahan  participated  in  discussion  pan- 
els, readinss,  storytellins  and  book  sisninss. 
Boston  Public  schoolchildren  performed  sonss, 
scenes  from  children's  books,  and  read  essays 
they  had  written. 


Proceeds  from  the  book  fair  totallins  over 
$3,000  in  cash  derived  from  author  signings 
and  a  raffle,  and  $12,000  worth  of  books  con- 
tributed by  participating  publishers,  were  do- 
nated to  local  chapters  of  Reading  Is  Funda- 
mental (RIF),  the  nation's  oldest  children's 
literacy  group.  Aer  Lingus  and  the  Irish  Tourist 
Board  provided  the  grand  prize  in  the  raffle  — 
a  round  trip  for  two  to  Ireland.  A  presentation 
ceremony  was  held  at  the  Maurice  J.  Tobin 
School  on  September  17,  1992,  with  Mayor 
Raymond  L.  Flynn,  RIF  Chairman  of  the  Board 
Mrs.  Anne  Richardson,  School  Superintendent 
Lois  hIarrison-Jones  and  representatives  from 
local  publishers. 


Mother  and  son  browse  through  exhibits  during  the  First 
Annual  Copley  Square  Book  Fair. 


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Sail  '92 

The  Boston  Parks  Department  played  a  key 
role  in  the  success  of  the  majestic  SAIL  '92  cel- 
ebration in  July,  as  hundreds  of  tall  ships  from 
over  30  countries  sailed  into  Boston  Harbor,  as 
part  of  the  Columbus  quincentennial. 

All  of  the  city's  parks  alons  the  waterfront 
were  used  as  viewins  areas,  and  provided  the 
estimated  2  million  spectators  with  concerts, 
entertainment,  vendors  and  picnic  space. 

The  Parks  Department  held  its  own  fundrais- 
ins  event  at  the  Couraseous  Sailins  Center  in 
Charlestown  Navy  Yard,  to  benefit  this  city 
prosram  dedicated  to  teachins  inner  city  chil- 
dren sailins  fundamentals  on  the  ocean. 

Helpins  to  sponsor  the  fundraiser  was 
WHDH  Television  and  Radio,  which  provided 
vendors  and  sampling,  and  live  broadcast 
throughout  the  weekend. 

Stolichnaya  Vodka  also  helped  sponsor  a 
fundraiser  for  the  Center  on  February  14,  1992, 
at  Faneuil  Hall  Marketplace.  Hundreds  of  peo- 
ple gathered  to  view  the  actual  America's  Cup 
during  its  visit  to  Boston  and  bid  on  silent  auc- 
tion items  done*Td  by  local  restaurants  and  re- 
tailers. 

A  newly  created  Courageous  Sailing  Center 
Board  of  Directors,  consisting  of  Parks  staff  and 
members  of  the  local  corporate  and  sailing 
communities,  was  formed  as  a  result  of  these 
successful  programming  efforts.  The  Board  will 
develop  a  marketing  plan  for  the  Center  and 
coordinate  activities  over  the  next  five  years. 


Thousands  of  residents,  commuters  and  tourists  joined 
the  festivities  at  the  Courageous  Sailing  Center  in  celebra- 
tion of  the  tall  ships  visit  to  Boston. 


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WXKS  Fall  Festival 

The  Boston  Parks  and  Recreation  Department, 
in  conjunction  with  WXKS-FM  "Kiss  108"  and 
Avery-Gold  Productions,  hosted  a  free  three- 
day  cultural  extravasanza  on  the  Boston  Com- 
mon on  Columbus  Day  Weekend,  October  9- 
11,  1992. 

The  fall  festival  included  performances  from 
local  musicians,  many  who  have  appeared  in 
the  Parks  Department's  summer  concert  series, 
as  well  as  from  nationally-known  recordins 
stars  like  Wilson  Phillips,  David  Sanborn, 
"Cheers"  star  Woody  Harrelson  and  the  Moon- 
Doss,  and  the  Cover  Girls. 

The  event  was  attended  by  over  50,000  peo- 
ple over  the  three-day  period  and  also  fea- 
tured a  variety  of  arts  and  crafts  exhibitions 
and  food  from  some  of  the  city's  finest  restau- 
rants. 

Civil  War  Reenactment 

Hundreds  of  people  sathered  on  the  Boston 
Common,  the  nation's  oldest  park,  to  help  re- 
create American  histon/  on  November  7,  1992. 
The  event  marked  the  city's  first  reenactment 
and  was  part  of  the  city's  Veterans  Day  cele- 
bration. Over  100  troops  dressed  in  authentic 
Civil  War  period  costumes,  armed  with  mus- 


kets and  cannons  presented  drills,  encamp- 
ments, demonstrations,  and  flas  displays.  Two 
Irish  resiments  from  Massachusetts  who  fought 
in  the  Civil  War  were  memorialized  —  the  Irish 
9th  (now  the  101st  Infantry,  Massachusetts  Na- 
tional Guard)  and  the  28th  Infantry. 

The  reenactment,  co-sponsored  by  the  Parks 
Department,  Massachusetts  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians  (AOH)  and  the  Irish  Brigade  Associ- 
ation, also  supported  the  city's  "Adopt  A 
Statue"  program,  a  fundraising  effort  to  main- 
tain the  memorial  statue  to  Thomas  Cass,  Colo- 
nel of  the  Ninth  Massachusetts  Infantry,  located 
in  the  Public  Garden,  and  other  public  art  trea- 
sures throughout  Boston. 


Over  100  troops  comprised  of  Massachusetts  Irish  volun- 
teers recreate  the  Civil  War  on  the  Boston  Common, 
marking  the  first  reenactment  of  its  kind  on  the  nation's 
oldest  park. 


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Franklin  Park  (Boston's  Larsest  Park) 

Franklin  Park's  revitalization  prosram  was 
quite  literally  off  and  running  on  November  30, 
1991,  when  tine  newly  finislied  $450,000,  4- 
mile  cross-country  course  officially  opened  for 
the  1991  National  Championships.  Capital  in- 
vestments exceeding  $36  million  in  Franklin 
Park  have  ensured  a  true  restoration  of  the 
city's  largest  park.  The  golf  course,  the  Zoo, 
White  Stadium,  and  the  new  cross-country 
trails  have  moved  the  park  forward.  Active 
neighborhood  participation  has  secured  this  in- 
vestment. 

The  most  exciting  measure  of  Franklin  Park's 
renewal  is  in  the  numbers  and  types  of  users* 
the  park  serves.  Over  the  past  three  years  the 
refurbished  William  Devine  Golf  Course  has 
seen  60,000  rounds  of  play  and  is  the  site  of 
large-scale  tournaments.  Visitation  at  the 
greatly  upgraded  Franklin  Park  Zoo  has 
reached  over  20,000  people  annually,  and  now 
has  a  boost  each  Halloween  with  the  En- 
chanted Forest. 

The  city's  $4.2  million  furbishing  of  White 
Stadium,  undertaken  by  the  Public  Facilities  De- 


partment, School  Department,  and  the  White 
Fund,  was  celebrated  with  a  gala  opening 
which  the  Parks  Department  co-hosted  in  Sep- 
tember 1990.  Other  capital  improvements  to 
Franklin  Park  during  1990  to  1992  include 
nearly  $800,000  invested  by  the  city  to  relight 
and  repave  Circuit  Drive;  and  $130,000  pro- 
vided by  the  Parkman  Fund  to  complement 
previous  efforts  by  the  MBTA  to  enhance  the 
Humboldt  Avenue  entrance. 

Boston  Common  Management  Plan 

In  the  fall  of  1991  the  Boston  Common  Man- 
asement  Plan  received  a  Merit  Award  in  Land- 
scape Planning  from  the  Boston  Society  of 
Landscape  Architects.  As  Boston  Common,  es- 
tablished in  1634  marking  the  oldest  public 
park  in  the  United  States,  is  the  city's  signature 
park,  the  plan  is  a  model  for  all  Parks  Depart- 
ment open  space. 


Each  year,  thousands  of  people  tee  off  on  the  newly  re- 
furbished William  Devine  Golf  Course  at  Franklin  Park. 


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Mother  and  son  stroll  around  scenic  Jamaica  Pond. 


After  a  year  of  refining  tine  recommendations 
by  community  activists,  the  plan  was  adopted 
by  tine  Parks  Commission  and  published  in  a 
format  that  guides  city  administrators,  state  ad- 
ministrators, events  organizers,  and  all  who 
want  to  protect  and  enhance  Boston  Common. 
As  the  plan  developed,  so  did  several  capital 
efforts.  The  city  instituted  projects  include  the 
$80,000  restoration  of  Brewer  Fountain.  A  city 
match  of  a  donation  of  new  play  equipment 
resulted  in  total  tot  lot  improvements  of 
$75,000.  The  Parkman  Fund  provided  $13,500 
for  handrails  at  the  Shaw/World  War  I  Memo- 
rial. Another  $102,000  in  Parkman  Fund  monies 
provided  a  model  for  pathway  and  furnishing 
replacement  along  the  Park  Street  Mall. 

The  plan  continues  to  provide  a  framework 
for  action.  Over  the  past  three  years,  the  Mass- 
achusetts Convention  Center  Authority  has 
worked  with  the  city  and  the  community  to 
design  replacement  kiosks  and  to  rehabilitate 
the  Parade  Grounds  when  the  underground 
Boston  Common  garage  is  reconstructed.  The 
city's  $1  million  project  to  replace  the  Visitor 
Information  Center  will  be  constructed  in  1993, 
focusing  on  the  reuse  of  the  existing  Ranger 
Station  building.  The  city  and  the  MBTA  will 


work  together  to  assure  that  when  the  Park 
Street  and  the  Boylston  Street  stations  are  re- 
habilitated, Boston  Common  will  be  protected 
and  enhanced. 

Emerald  Necklace 

In  all  the  Olmsted  parks  of  the  Emerald 
Necklace  there  are  new  signs  at  major  en- 
trances, as  part  of  the  continuing  implementa- 
tion of  the  Emerald  Necklace  sign  program. 
The  signs,  installed  in  1990  in  Franklin  Park,  Ja- 
maica Pond,  Olmsted  Park,  the  Riverway,  and 
Back  Bay  Fens  parks,  were  paid  for  by  $60,400 
in  Parkman  Fund  monies. 

Between  Franklin  Park  and  Boston  Common, 
polishing  of  the  Emerald  Necklace  was  evident 
throughout  1990  to  1992.  Arnold  Arboretum 
infrastructure  improvements  continued  with 
path  paving,  and  bench  and  drinking  fountain 
installation,  totalling  $150,000  in  city  funds. 

The  $415,000  rehabilitation  and  reopening  of 
the  Jamaica  Pond  Boat  House  and  Bandstand, 
directed  by  the  Boston  Public  Facilities  Depart- 
ment, was  feted  June  2,  1991,  This  day  also 
celebrated  completion  of  the  bike  path  con- 
structed along  the  former  bridle  path  and  the 
first  phase  of  capital  improvements  to  restore 


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Thousands  of  visitors  and  residents  gattier  for  caroling  and  fun  during  the  annual  Christmas  tree  lighting  ceremony  on 
Boston  Common. 


the  water's  edse  and  pedestrian  path,  projects 
supported  with  $457,752  in  state  funds  and 
$250,000  in  Parl<man  Fund  monies  administered 
by  the  Trust  Office  of  the  City  of  Boston.  The 
past  three  summers  have  seen  the  new  plant- 
inss  at  the  water's  edse  besin  to  tal<e  hold, 
with  extra  care  provided  by  the  Jamaica  Pond 
Project. 

At  Ward's  Pond  subtle  and  important 
chanses  took  place  under  joint  efforts  with  the 
Appalachian  Mountain  Club.  Hard  work  to  se- 
lectively clear  away  brush,  dead  I03S,  under- 
cover vesetation  and  improve  pathways  and 
trails  was  executed  by  students  from  the  Edna 
Stein  and  Compass  Schools,  under  the  AMC's 
Youth  Opportunities  Prosram.  Plans  are  under 
way  to  expand  the  efforts  in  1993. 

In  the  Fens,  work  by  the  Georse  Robert 
White  Fund  was  completed  to  restore  the 
World  War  II  Memorial.  That  project  and  con- 
servation of  the  Johnson  Memorial  Gates  at 
Westland  Avenue  were  administered  by  the 
Trust  Office.  The  work  on  the  Gates,  includins 
lishtins  scheduled  for  1993,  will  come  to 
$30,000.  Reroofins  of  the  Duck  House  at  Asas- 
siz  Road  was  supervised  by  the  Public  Facili- 
ties Department  at  a  cost  of  $35,000.  Projects 


pending  in  the  Fens  will  add  an  anticipated 
$400,000  in  improvements  to  rehabilitate  the 
ball  field,  stabilize  Clemente  Field  House,  and 
improve  Victory  Gardens  fencing,  pathways, 
and  drainage. 

In  1990,  thanks  to  a  grant  from  the  Browne 
Fund  of  $25,000,  new  planting  and  paving 
were  installed  around  the  Sarmiento  statue. 
The  community,  Parks  Department,  Landmarks 
Commission,  Art  Commission,  and  Back  Bay  Ar- 
chitectural Commission  have  reviewed  the  de- 
sign of  soon  to  be  realized  lighting  for  three 
more  statues  (the  Collins,  Sarmiento,  and  Garri- 
son), general  landscape  improvements  for  the 
Hereford-Massachusetts  Avenue  block,  and 
fencing  at  Clarendon  Street  with  city  contribu- 
tions of  $125,000. 

A  trip  to  the  Public  Garden  for  a  once-a-year 
swan  boat  ride  or  a  once-a-day  walk  is  so 
magical  that  one  must  pause  to  consider  the 
needs  of  aging  infrastructure  as  well  as  abun- 
dant trees  and  flower  beds.  The  Boston  Com- 
mon and  Garden  Utility  Report  was  prepared 
in  1990  for  that  purpose,  and  based  on  its  rec- 
ommendations Phase  One  improvements  to 
the  Garden's  irrigation  system  and  to  decora- 
tive fountains  in  the  amount  of  $150,000  was 
completed  in  1992. 


Boston  Youth 
Clean-Up  Corps 


The  Boston  Youth  Clean-up  Corps  (BYCC) 
was  created  in  1986  to  meet  the  overwhelm- 
ins  need  to  employ  the  youth  of  Boston.  Each 
summer,  youths  ases  14  to  17,  take  to  the 
streets,  parks,  vacant  lots,  housins  develop- 
ments and  community  centers  of  the  city. 
Wearing  their  signature  Red  Shirts,  these  work 
crews  give  Boston  its  annual  facelift,  removing 
debris,  whacking  weeds,  painting  benches, 
and  helping  non-profit  groups  provide  family 
services  to  the  community. 

The  Boston  Youth  Clean-up  Corps  is  a  vi- 
brant summer  program  that  not  only  cleans  up 
Boston,  but  also  provides  an  outlet  for  thou- 
sands of  inner  city  teenagers  to  earn  money, 
take  pride  in  their  neighborhood,  and  experi- 
ence a  sense  of  accomplishment  that  comes 
from  dedication  and  hard  work.  By  funding 
jobs  in  community  based  organizations,  the 
BYCC  has  helped  deal  with  the  impact  of  cut- 
backs, while  enriching  the  lives  of  thousands 
of  teenagers  who  gained  experience  working 
in  professional  settings  within  the  human  serv- 
ices field. 

The  success  of  the  program  is  not  only  mea- 
sured in  the  tons  of  debris  removed  each  sum- 
mer, but  also  by  the  enthusiasm  with  which 


teenagers  return  to  the  program  each  year, 
and  by  the  praise  they  receive  from  hundreds 
of  residents,  businesses,  and  agencies  who 
have  been  affected  by  the  program. 

The  Corps,  during  1990-1992,  has  solidified 
itself  as  an  integral  part  of  city  service  delivery. 
The  BYCC  accomplishments  have  been  many, 
some  more  tangible  than  others,  but  all  have 
been  important  to  the  betterment  of  the  city 
and  its  residents.  In  1991  the  BYCC  won  a  first 
place  award  from  the  Massachusetts  Recrea- 
tion and  Parks  Association  for  Maintenance  In- 
novation and  in  1992  was  recognized  by  the 
Boston  City  Council  as  one  of  the  most  effec- 
tive efforts  the  Flynn  Administration  has  ever 
undertaken. 


The  BYCC  employs  thousands  of  inner  city  youths  each 
summer  to  clean  various  sites  throughout  Boston.  Special 
crews  include  trash,  mural,  paint,  chipper,  composting, 
and  photo,  while  many  are  employed  at  community 
based  organizations. 


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Specialized  crews  tackled  larse-scale  proj- 
ects and  the  beautification  of  major  arteries  in 
the  City  of  Boston  lil<e  Melnea  Cass  Boulevard 
and  Blue  Hill  Avenue  in  Roxbury,  Day  Boule- 
vard in  South  Boston,  Codman  Square,  clean- 
ing of  beachfront  property  in  collaboration 
with  the  MDC,  and  40  urban  wilds  and  com- 
munity gardens. 

One  measure  of  the  BYCC's  impact  is  the 
"Trash  Attack  Hot  Line,"  which  was  created  in 
1991,  through  the  Mayor's  Office  of  Neighbor- 
hood Services,  to  respond  to  constituent  re- 
quests for  cleanups.  In  its  initial  year,  the  BYCC 
received  over  400  phone  calls  from  Boston  res- 
idents; in  1992,  the  BYCC  responded  to  over 
900  calls. 

Mayor's  Coordinated 
Summer  Employment  Program 

The  Boston  Youth  Cleanup  Corps  is  an  ele- 
ment of  the  Mayor's  Coordinated  Summer  Em- 
ployment Program,  which  is  a  collaboration  of 
city  agencies,  private  businesses,  state  and 
federal  governments. 


A  committee  comprised  of  members  from 
the  Parks  Department,  Private  Industry  Council, 
Action  for  Boston  Community  Development, 
Boston  Community  Centers,  Boston  Housing 
Authority,  EDIC,  state  and  federal  delegates 
and  headed  by  Parks  Commissioner  Dwyer 
oversees  the  jobs  for  youth  program. 

Since  the  coordinated  effort  began  in  1988, 
beginning  with  the  City  of  Boston,  Private  In- 
dustry Council,  ABCD  and  federal  government, 
over  71,514  young  people  have  been  em- 
ployed. 


Parks  Commissioner  Lawrence  Dwyer,  BYCC  Executive  Di- 
rector Brian  Connolly,  and  Parks  Chief  of  Staff  Marcus  De- 
Florimonte  lead  Senator  Edward  and  Vicki  Kennedy,  and 
lesislative  aide  Ellen  Guiney  through  a  tour  of  the  BYCC 
cleaning  crews  and  sites  in  1992. 


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Appendices 


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PARK  COMMISSION 


Lawrence  A.  Dwyer 
William  P.  Doherty 
Herbert  P.  Gleason 
Charles  Titus 
William  Walczak 
Archie  Williams 
Victoria  L.  Williams 


Commissioner 
Associate  Commissioner 
Associate  Commissioner 
Associate  Commissioner 
Associate  Commissioner 
Associate  Commissioner 
Associate  Commissioner 


SENIOR  STAFF 


Raymond  L.  Flynn 
Lawrence  A.  Dwyer 
Patrick  S.  Harrinston 


Mayor 

Commissioner 
Deputy  Commissioner 


Brian  Connolly 
Maura  Connolly 
Michael  Connor 
Dorothy  Curran 
Marcus  DeFlorimonte 
Francis  Grigalunas 
Francis  Havlin 
Stanley  J.  Ivan 
Dianne  Kerrissey 
Donald  King 
Justine  Mee  Lift 
William  Linehan 
Cornelius  O'Connell 
Michael  P.  Quinlin 
John  Ruck 
Marie  Spagnolo 
Eugene  Survillo 
William  Taylor 
Margaret  Wall 
Victoria  L.  Williams 


Executive  Director/BYCC 

Deputy  Director  of  Programming 

General  Superintendent  of  Horticulture 

Executive  Assistant 

Chief  of  Staff 

Director  of  Programming 

General  Superintendent  of  Cemeteries 

Chief  Engineer 

Deputy  Director  of  Programming 

Director  of  Park  Maintenance  Division 

Director  of  Planning  &  Development 

Director  of  Regional  Administration 

Boston  Common  Administrator 

Assistant  Commissioner 

Executive  Secretary  of  Finance 

Personnel  Director 

Chief  Park  Ranger 

General  Superintendent  of  Maintenance 

Executive  Secretary  of  Administration 

Assistant  Commissioner/Olmsted 

Administration 


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CAPITAL  PROJECTS 
COMPLETIONS/GROUNDBREAKINGS 


1990 


June: 

Abraham  Lincoln  Square 

South  Boston 

Jamaica  Pond  Pathways 

Jamaica  Plain 

Kins's  Chapel  Cemetery 

Boston 

Marcella  Park 

Roxbury 

Oak  Square 

Brishton 

Paul  Revere  Mall 

North  End 

July: 

Adams  Park 

Roslindale 

Arnold  Arboretum  Wall 

Jamaica  Plain 

Boston  Common  Tot  Lot 

Boston 

Brewer  Fountain 

Boston 

Central  Buryins  Ground 

Boston 

October: 

Columbus  Park  Tot  Lot 

South  Boston 

December: 

Benninston  Street  Cemetery 

East  Boston 

Copp's  Hill  Cemetery  Wall 

North  End 

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CAPITAL  PROJECTS  (Continued) 
COMPLETIONS/GROUNDBREAKINGS 


CAPITAL  PROJECTS  (Continued) 
COMPLETIONS/GROUNDBREAKINGS 


1991 

1992 

March: 

Franklin  Park  street  lishts 

Dorchester 

March: 

American  Legion  Park 

East  Boston 

April: 

Walker  Playground 
(Sroundbreaking) 

Mattapan 

April: 

Titus-Sparrow  Park 

South  End 

May: 

Hooker  Playground 

Allston 

June: 

Boston  Common  Pathways 

Boston 

John  Harvard  Mall 

Charlestown 

Condon/Orton  Playground 

South  Boston 

Walnut  Park 

Roxbury 

Fairview  Cemetery 

Hyde  Park 

Harvard  Mall 

June: 

Ceylon  Park 

Dorchester 

(groundbreaking) 

Charlestown 

Fallon  Field 

Roslindale 

Hayes  Square 

Charlestown 

Franklin  Park  Tennis  Courts 

Dorchester 

Franklin  Park 

Dorchester 

O'Day  Playground 

South  End 

July: 

Beethoven 

McLaughlin  Playground 

Mission  Hill 

(groundbreaking) 

West  Roxbury 

Msgr.  Reynolds  Playground 

South  End 

Rogers  Park 

Brighton 

Portsmouth  Street  Playground 

Brighton 

August: 

Martin  Playground 

Dorchester 

AuSUSt: 

Ceylon  Park 

Mt.  Pleasant  Playground 

Roxbury 

(groundbreaking) 

Roxbury 

Walker  Playground 

Mattapan 

Dorchester  Park 

Dorchester 

Dorchester  North 

September: 

Hayes  Square 

South  End 

Burying  Ground 

Dorchester 

Public  Garden 

Beacon  Hill 

Fallon  Field 

(irrigation  and  fountains) 

(groundbreaking) 

Roslindale 

Union  Park 

South  End 

Garvey  Park 

Dorchester 

Granar/  Burying  Ground 

October: 

Buckley  Playground 

pathways 

Boston 

(groundbreaking) 

South  Boston 

Jeep  Jones  Park 

Roxbury 

Cook  Street  Playground 

Orchard  Park 

Roxbury 

(groundbreaking) 

Charlestown 

Mozart  Park 

Cedar  Square 

Roxbury 

(groundbreaking) 

Jamaica  Plain 

Hunt  Playground 

Mattapan 

Mt.  Pleasant  Park 

Porzio  Park 

East  Boston 

(groundbreaking) 

Roxbury 

Prescott  Park 

East  Boston 

Murphy  Playground 

Jamaica  Plain 

Quincy  Stanley 

Peters  Park 

(groundbreaking) 

Dorchester 

(groundbreaking) 

South  End 

Sumner-Lamson 

Ronan  Park 

Dorchester 

(groundbreaking) 
Victory  Garden 

East  Boston 
Back  Bay  Fens 

September: 

Carmody  Court 

South  Boston 

Martin  Street  Playground 

November: 

Commonwealth  Avenue  Mall 

Back  Bay 

(groundbreaking) 

Dorchester 

Flaherty  Park 

Ripley  Playground 

(groundbreaking) 

Jamaica  Plain 

(groundbreaking) 

Dorchester 

McGann  Playground 

Hyde  Park 

Trotter  Playground 

Roxbury 

Peters  Park 

South  End 

Winthrop  Playground 

(groundbreaking) 

Dorchester 

December: 

Fairview  Cemetery 
Harambee  Field 

Hyde  Park 

October: 

Galvin  Park 

(groundbreaking) 

Dorchester 

(groundbreaking) 

Brighton 

LoPresti  Park 

East  Boston 

Titus  Sparrow  Park 

South  End 

Ripley  Playground 

Dorchester 

Wainwright  Park 

Dorchester 

Winthrop  Playground 

Roxbury 

November: 

Hooker-Sorrento  Park 
Prescott  Square 
(groundbreaking) 
Porzio  Park 
(groundbreaking) 
Walnut  Street  Park 

East  Boston 

East  Boston 

East  Boston 
Roxburv 

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1990-1992  PROGRAM  SPONSORS 


Adidas 

Aer  Linsus 

Avery-Gold  Productions 

Ben  and  Jern/'s  Ice  Cream 

Boston  Athletic  Association 

Boston  Bruins 

Boston-Cambridge  Trolley  Tours 

Boston  Celtics 

Boston  Coordinating  Committee  (Vault) 

The  Boston  Five 

Boston  Globe 

Boston  Herald 

Boston  Phoenix 

Boston  Red  Sox 

Bostonian  Hotel 

Cablevision  of  Boston 

Coca-Cola 

Copley  Plaza  Hotel 

EaudeVie 

Eliot  Lounge 

Faneuil  Hall  Marketplace 

Four  Seasons  Hotel 

Gatorade 

Hampshire  House/"Cheers"  Pub 

Haymarket  Bank 

International  Amateur  Athletic  Federation  (lAAF) 

Irish  Brigade  Association 

Irish  Tourist  Board 

M&MMars/Snickers 

Massachusetts  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  (AOH) 

MBTA 

Mass  port 

NTV  (Japanese  Television) 


New  Boston  Garden  Corporation 

New  England  Athletics  Congress  (NEAC) 

New  England  Lawn  and  Tennis  Association  (NELTA) 

New  England  Patriots 

Olivetti 

Park  Plaza  Hotel 

Pepsi 

Priviet  Vodka 

Prudential  Property  Company 

Reading  Is  Fundamental  (RIF) 

Reebok  International 

Samuel  Adams  Brewery 

Seiko 

73  Tremont  Street 

Sharp's 

Sportsmith 

Stolichnaya  Vodka 

The  Athletics  Congress  (TAC) 

Tyrone  Irish  Crystal 

Union  Oyster  House 

Walt  Disney's  World  on  Ice 

WBOS  92,9  FM 

WBZ-AM  1030 

WBZ-TV  Channel  4 

WEEI-AM  590 

WFXT-TV  Channel  25 

WHDH-AM  850 

WHDH-TV  Channel  7 

WILD-AM  1090 

WLVI-TV  Channel  56 

WAAJX-FM  106.7 

WPLM-FM  99.1 

WXKS-FM  107.9 


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AWARDS 


1990 

All  America  Rose  Selection: 

*  Certificate  of  Achievement  for  the  James  P. 
Kelliher  Rose  Garden 

Code  Enforcement  Department: 

*  Boston's  Best  Kept  Neishborhood  Award  for 
Maintenance  Division 

Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society: 

*  Silver  Medal  for  flower  show  display  at  the 
Boston  Flower  Show 

Massactiusetts  Recreation  and  Parks 
Association: 

*  First  Place,  Annual  State  Award  for  Excel- 
lence in  the  catesory  of  Maintenance  Innova- 
tion 

1991 

American  Express: 

*  Manasement  Excellence  Award  for  Parks  De- 
partment Grounds  Maintenance  Manasement 
Team 

Boston  Manasement  Consortium/IDS  American 
Express  Co.: 

*  Prosram  Excellence  Award  for  Maintenance 
Division 

Boston  Society  of  Landscape  Architects: 

*  Merit  Award  for  Landscape  Plannins  for  the 
Boston  Common  Manasement  Plan 

Greater  Boston  Convention  and  Visitors  Bureau: 

*  Spirit  of  Partnership  Award  to  Parks  Commis- 
sioner Lawrence  Dwyer 

Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society: 
Silver   Medal   for   flower   show   display   at 
Boston  Flower  Show 


1991  (cont.) 

Massachusetts  Recreation  and  Parks 
Association: 

*  First  Place,  Annual  State  Award  in  catesory 
of  Maintenance  Innovation  for  the  Boston 
Youth  Clean  Up  Corps 

*  Honorable  Mention,  Annual  State  Award  in 
catesory  of  Desisn  of  Facility  for  the  Cross 
Country  Runnins  Course  at  Franklin  Park 

National  Recreation  and  Parks  Association: 

*  Dorothy  Mullen  National  Arts  and  FHumanities 
Award  for  the  FHistoric  Buryins  Grounds  Ini- 
tiative 

1992 

American  Freedoms  Foundation: 

*  Georse  Washinston  Honor  Medal  for  the  His- 
toric Buryins  Grounds  Initiative 

American  Society  of  Landscape  Architects: 

*  Merit  Award  for  Landscape  Plannins  for  the 
Boston  Common  Manasement  Plan 

Boston  Society  of  Landscape  Architects: 

*  Urban  Desisn  Award  for  desisn  excellence 
for  Mozart  Park  in  Jamaica  Plain 

Boston  Society  of  Landscape  Architects: 

*  Merit  Award  for  Landscape  Plannins  for  the 
Franklin  Park  Master  Plan 

Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society: 

*  Urban  Desisn  Award,  Citation  for  Commemo- 
rative Art  Works  in  a  Public  Place  for  Oak 
Square  in  Brishton 


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Boston  Parks  and  Recreation  Department 
Average  Operating  Revenue* 


6  8 

MILLIONS  OF  DOUARS 

EXTERNAL  OPERATING  REVENUE 


12  14 


Does  not  include  corporate  grants  or  sponsorship  monies 


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FY  1991 

Boston  Parks  and  Recreation  Department 

Average  Operating  Budget* 


MAINTENANCE 

62.6% 


ADMINISTRATION 
9.2% 

REGIONAL  ADMIN. 

^;  6.3% 

PLANNING 
8.6% 

PROGRAMMING 
13.3% 


FY  1993 

Boston  Parks  and  Recreation  Department 

Average  Operating  Budget* 


ADMINISTRATION 
MAINTENANCE    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^A  11.7% 

60.0%  ^^^^^^^ 

'^^^^^^^\  ENVIRONMENT 
3.1% 

REGIONAL  ADMIN. 
6.1% 

PLANNING 
7.1% 

PROGRAMMING 
12.0% 

Does  not  include  corporate  grants  or  sponsorship  monies 

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B.y.C.C  1987-1992 
Employee  Breakdown  by  year 


Number  of  Employees 


1987  1988  1989  1990 

Year 


1991  1992 


B.y.C.C  1987-1992 
Tonnage  Breakdown  by  year 


Tonnage 


1000 


800 


600 


400 


200 


1987  1988 


1989  1990 

Year 


1991  1992 


boston  parks 
and  recreation 


Raymond  L.  Flynn,  Mayor 
Lawrence  A.  Dwyer,  Commissioner 

Parks  and  Recreation  Department  /  1010  Mass  Ave.  /  Boston,  MA  021 18 


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