books.google.com - First built in Europe and grandly imported to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, the classic multiway boulevard has been in decline for many years, victim of a narrowly focused approach to street design that views unencumbered vehicular traffic flow as the highest priority. The American...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Boulevard_Book.html?id=BoFLR2RkOSUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Boulevard Book