In October, 1973, then Mayor Kevin White was in the process of selecting a new Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. The Garden Club of the Back Bay took the stand that the best way to go forward was to appoint a different person for each category. Members were asked to write the Mayor and state their opinion that the maintenance of the park areas had been sadly neglected, and that the hiring of a qualified landscape architect would be the most satisfactory solution. We wish we could report the campaign was successful, but we cannot. Below is the hardly inspiring view of City Hall Plaza, c. 1973.
