Shade-tree city
Nov 23rd, 2007 by Lenape
Newark had always been a shade-tree city. Just after the revolution John Davis was attracted by the cluster of trees that shaded the pleasant houses. Isaac weld called the town a cheer-full-looking place. The Duke de La Rochefoucault Lioncourt described it as “one of the finest villages in America and mentioned in particular our very broad street, planted thick with rows of trees and composed of truly handsome houses with neat gardens behind them. Besides these attractions there were several beautiful parks in the center of the town with many old trees still standing in them”.
The Building of Cities
by Harlean James, A.B.
published 1917
page 74
