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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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avebeen spared in assisting nature to make this resort one of the mostattractive in the vicinity of Rochester. It is owned by the Rochester& Suburban Railway Co., which is at present operated by the Roch-ester Railway Co. The trolley ride from Rochester to the park iseight miles in length, the cars in use being of the large, open, cross-seat type. Sea Breeze Park is the picnic resort of western New York, andfrom the day the schools are closed until they are opened in thefall, the park is the scene of many picnics. The park is so arrangedthat as many as ten large picnics can be accommodated in one dayand still each picnic is practically by itself. The average number ofpicnics per day for the past season was six. The feature that hasmade the park so popular with picnics has been the free pavilions,which have been specially constructed with fully equipped kitchens,■ hot and cold water, dishes, ice and an attendant to assist the pic-nickers, all of which is furnished free of charge.
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THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS AND KILTIES BAND, AT GLEN HAVES PARK amusement parks, and possesses such features as the figure-eighttoboggan, merry-go-round, Katzenjammer castle, temple of mirth,cave of the winds, house of trouble, trip to the north pole, thebumps, etc. The possibilities of electricity have not been forgotten,and Glen Haven, with its thousands of incandescents. is a brilliantsight after dark. The park has no theater proper and the forms of entertainmentsthat would naturally be given in a theater are given on the CircusMaximus, a large open circular stage or platform, backed by aseries of elevations which make a good band stand. Added to theseelevations on either side are two artistic towers serving as dressing-rooms for the performers. The most successful attractions duringthe past season were band concerts and standard vaudeville, espe-cially the big animal acts. Any attraction that pleased the childrenseemed to assure a big attendance at the park. One special feature-that has a

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