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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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while eating his meal. The management issues a veryattractive illustrated booklet descriptive f the park which includes aschedule of the rate of fare from various points to the park. Spe-cial inducements in the nature of reduced rates are offered t excursion parties. 1.. W. Richards is the park manager. Anniston Electric & Gas Co. The Anniston Electric & Gas Co. has operated Oxford Lake ParkMine 1K80, and in fact, at that time changed the corporate name ofthe street railway to the Oxford Lake Line. It was continued assuch until 1899 when that company was consolidated with the Annis-ton Electric & Street Railway Co. and the Anniston das & LightCo., under the corporate name of the Anniston Electric & Gas Co.The street railway at Anniston, Ala., was originally started in 1884as a horse car line, operated between the town of Oxford, threemiles below Anniston, and Anniston. which even at that time, wasa larger place than the old town of Oxford, one of the earliest set-
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IESERVATICN Tl WF.H AM AFE, RENWIC la \i II PARK. ITU \i \, \, and the ride makes a very pleasant preface to a days outing atthe park. The park proper covers about 27 acres and is lightedwith 3,000 incandescent lamps arranged to good advantage. Con-siderable time ami thought have been expended in the arrange-ment of the grounds and the general result obtained is very pleasing. A large summer theater, known as the Casino, forms one of theprincipal attractions. The stage has a proscenium opening of 50ft, a width of 120 ft. from wall to wall, a depth of 35 ft. from thecurtain line and a height of 65 ft. from the floor to the gridiron.At present, the managemeni is playing nothing hut vaudeville. Fiveacts are given each week and the performance is closed with theexhibition of a moving-picture machine, the bill being changedweekly. An orchestra of eight pieces and a complete scenic equip-ment is maintained and the management has found that the theateris an excellent money-getter. The casino

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