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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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FIG. 1.—NIGHT VIEW OF THE WHITE CITY, NEW HAVEN,• CONN. FIG. 2.—ENTRANCE TO THE WHITE CITY, AT NEW HAVEN, CONN.
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FIG. i— A CROWDED DAY SCENE IN THE WHITE CITY, CHICAGO, SHOWING THE GREAT POPULARITY OF THE OPEN-AIR CIRCUS ment for the masses. A study of some of the parks built withinthe past two or three years shows how easily profitable trafficcan be created if the amusement grounds are properly locatedand furnished with suitable attractions. In presenting the ac-companying illustrations and descriptions, it is desired to givesome characteristic examples of parks and park attractions pany, said to a representative of the Street Railway Jour-nal: The chief factor in making possible the remarkable progresswhich has been made is the modern street railway system ortrolley. Prior to its introduction on an extended scale it wasphysically impossible to transport large numbers of people to JANUARY 13, I906.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 87 any given point with comfort, speed, and at nominal expense.By the complete solution of the.se difficulties the success ofamusement resorts has been made possible, and s

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