1. Eldridge Hirst Lovelace was an American city planner and author who prepared comprehensive plans for many large US cities.
22 Facts About Eldridge Lovelace
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Eldridge Lovelace was married to Marjorie Van Evera Lovelace from 1937 to her death in 2005.
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Eldridge Lovelace attended the University of Kansas and the University of Illinois, and in 1935 he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois Eldridge Lovelace studied under Harland Bartholomew, who was Professor of Civic Design at Illinois, and upon graduation he joined the firm Harland Bartholomew and Associates in St Louis.
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Eldridge Lovelace became partner in 1943, senior partner in 1961, and chairman of the board upon the firm's incorporation in 1978.
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Eldridge Lovelace prepared comprehensive plans for numerous smaller cities and suburbs, particularly those of St Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati.
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Eldridge Lovelace was recognized as an authority in long-range planning, including plans for military installations.
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Eldridge Lovelace's site-planning projects included Kaanapali, Hawaii, and the grounds at the Gateway Arch National Park in St Louis, Missouri.
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Eldridge Lovelace offered expert testimony in numerous land use control litigation cases.
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Eldridge Lovelace devised methodologies for relating urban park and recreational plans to the needs and interests of a population.
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Eldridge Lovelace prepared plans for recreation areas, including Cannon Reservoir, Missouri, and Babler State Park, in Missouri.
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One of Eldridge Lovelace's last design interests was a courtyard for the University of Toronto Biological Station at Joker's Hill.
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Eldridge Lovelace was a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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Eldridge Lovelace served as National Secretary and as the first chairman of Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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Eldridge Lovelace was the ASLA delegate to the International Federation of Landscape Architects for six years, after which he served as Secretary General and as Vice President.
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Eldridge Lovelace was a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
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Eldridge Lovelace was a member of the American Institute of Consulting Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers.
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Eldridge Lovelace was active in the Open Space Council of Metropolitan Saint Louis and served as its secretary and president.
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Eldridge Lovelace was a member of the American Planning Association St Louis Metropolitan Section.
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In 1971 Eldridge Lovelace was appointed a Commissioner of Tower Grove Park, and he later served as board president, from 1988 to 1995.
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Eldridge Lovelace remained deeply interested in the park as a commissioner emeritus.
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In December 2006, the St Louis chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects selected Eldridge Lovelace to receive the Robert Goetz Award for a Distinguished Career in Landscape Architecture.
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Eldridge Lovelace contributed numerous articles to professional journals and to newspapers and authored one book:.