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HANDEBQQK / T O T HE N]! ENTENNAI. MU PARK FAI RM OU NT . WHERET OGO ANDWHAT T OSE] ‘ s t : c upvm ag a m P H I L AD EL P H I A ‘ E P OT T ER 8: COM P ANY OHN . J , R H ED Y OHN E P OT T ER OM PANY I N 1 6 OPY I G T B 8 . C J . C , 7 I U HAND- BOOK T O T HE CENT ENNIAL GROU NDS ANDBU ILDINGS , AND F A I R M O U N T P A R K HECENT ENNI AL GROU ND T S . T HEground selected for the site of the e difices will be erected by the foreign E i i n F o f f r xhibit on airmount Park is west commissions , to be used as o fices , pa l R o f G c . T o f o u r the Schuylkil iver, and north irard lors , et hirteen States will u t Elm A o n l u . A 1 and venues , a p atea ninety p up similar structures bout 5 0 feet above the river, heretofore known as buildings will be erected on the ground . T he Ex T E n r Lansdowne . boundaries of the his xhibitio is the largest eve hibi i S Elm Av . T he t o n are : outh , enue , from held following table shows the - - W s o f Forty first to Fifty second streets ; est , ize previous Exhibitions i n acres a n d ’ th G : e Park drive to eorge s Hill , with the tenths C N B m M oncourse ; orth , elmont drive fro unich ’ George s Hill to the foot o f Bel m ont ; Ne w York a n d E Bel E 1 8 1 ast , Lansdowne drive from ngland , 5 F first - T he o f 18 mont to orty street . whole Paris , 5 5 E n 1 8 1 the xhibition being enclosed , thirtee London , 5 ’ n C l 18 1 entrances have bee established along London , rysta Palace , 7 n 186 1 the boundary drive , which it has bee Paris , 7 3 . S t V 18 uggested migh appropriately be named ienna , 74 o f hi n S . B 60 in honor the t rtee original tates Philadelphi a ( uildings) . Econo m y and adaptability of the terri T he following figures will be o f interest tory have been the guiding points i n the i n connectio n with the M a p n v T he A o f 2 6 selectio of the arious locations . rea enclosed grounds , 3 acres . n o f r of of mai line connection between the Lineal numbe feet the enclosure , b a n d uildings are straight and correct ; , t he o f v N b o f 1 for still greater convenience isit um er entrances , 3 . ors o f M B 1880 , it is proposed to have cars running Dimensions ain uilding, o n T he b e 6 . w . , the same meado ground feet by 4 4 feet n r Ar t G 2 10 6 tween the mai avenues , reserved fo allery, feet by 3 5 feet . “ l M 60 f 1 0 private exhibition building , wil be treat achinery Hall , 3 eet by 4 2 i n e et ed regular Park style , with walks and f . i 160 0 planting , to unite the whole nto a hand Horticultural Hall , feet by 35 f f e e t . some picture . Lakes and fountains , ine o f U S G E rare specimens trees and shrubs , sta nited tates overnment xhibition t u a r l B 60 00 1 y and vases , etc . , wil be added to uilding, 3 feet by 3 feet , % acres . Of S C the ornamentation . fice for the U nited tates ommis T he E s 8 0 f n B o . xhibitio uildings proper are ion , feet by 334 feet , an acre i n 60 A five number, and occupy about venues and walks , 7 miles . ’ Le n tlr o f acres , at the foot of George s Hill , in g proposed horse railway , 4 W T w o m . the est Park . hundred and thirty iles acres have been enclosed for the purposes Average distanc e between the build of i 0 the Exhibitio n T hirteen ornamental ngs , 5 5 feet . ( I ) O 2 HO W T GET T O T HE GR OU NDS . HO W T O G ET T O T HE G R O U NDS . T he m ost direct routes for reaching the Visitors preferring the route through Centennial buildings are as follow the Park will r each the eastern entrance T he C W a U n i on c Li n e hestnut and alnut street (yel by the c rs of the , stopping B t B A low) cars carry passengers to elmon at rown street ; the rch street line , A M m A T - venue , close to achinery Hall and the fro Second and rch to wenty sixth M a m Building ; the M arket street cars and Ca llo whill ; the Spri ng Garden a n d o n Elm B r S n run avenue to elmont avenue , Popla street line , from eve th and alongside the entire length o f the M ain Poplar streets to the Brown street e n B M T he G C S s uilding , passing emorial Hall , and trance . reen and oates treet stopp ing near M achinery Hall ; the Race line runs up Eighth street to Fai rmount V Ca llo whi ll o u t F v and ine street cars cross the avenue , and airmount a enue to the s B treet ridge , and stop on a parallel line Park . C W i S on S with the hesnut and alnut street l ne . teamboats run the chuylkill from T he G A n r F W W irard venue line runs to T hirty ea the airmount ater orks , stop first Gi a t E le sfield street crossing rard avenue bridge , ping g g , at the entrance to the la n dI n a Z G T s and g passengers at the entr nce oological arden . his route passe “ to t he W e st B of N Park . the oat Houses the S chuylkill avy, T he W alnut street line carries the vis and affords a fine view o f the landscape i tor f W through the most interesting portion attractions o the East and est Park . o f C f m A E le sfield the ity proper , passing its est private short walk from the g g land I n C B residences , p ublic nstitutio s , churches ing bring us to the entennial uildings . R S h and squares , crossing the commodious ailroad trains run from eventeent d C t a nd n Be l bri ge at hestnu street . It continues street Pennsylvania ave ue for m i S A s three iles through the most nteresting mont tation . short walk from thi i W e port on of est Philadelphia , passing station takes us through a very attractiv o f B M n rows highly ornamented residences , regi on , passing the elmont ansio , C C on o f beautiful villas , pleasant grounds , well hrist hurch Hospital ( the border ’ G a n d adorned with statuary , etc . , and many the Park), leads to eorge s Hill , n e w C G . and elaborate churches , and publi c thence to the entennial rounds s T he i T he . M R n. institution arket street l ne Pennsylvania ailroad , at certai M i o f r m crosses arket street br dg e , and gives seasons the year, uns trains fro the visitor a fine Vi ew of Fairmount and W ashington Avenue direct to the Cen S t en n ia l B the chuylkill , and of the older portions uildings . o f W i T he R O est Ph ladelphia . ace and ther routes will probably be esta ’ Vi n e st r e et bli she d for line carries us through the the convenience of visitors . most interesting Northern portion of the T hat the carrying facilities will equal i ha s c ty , abounding in handsome private resi the demand , cannot be doubted . It de n c e s i n , public , charitable and other been estimated that nearly per st it u t i on s S l h , and crosses the chuy kill over sons were comfortably conveyed to t e G o n th o f 1 8 T he the allowhill street bridge , which super Park the 4 July , 75 . s d R s S . C sede the old wire u pension bri ge Pennsylvani a ailroad ompany , the r R R R h Passenge ailways running north and eading ailroad , and other lines , ave south issue exchange tickets good o n the abundant facilities for conveying subur - m b a n f h above na ed lines . visitors almost to the do ors o t e u Another desirable mode o f reaching the building . Exc rsion trains from remote C n B d n ~ o f enten ial uil ings is by passe ger rail points , and a complete system ex way cars to the Eastern entrance to the change and concert o f action among the o f Park , and a walk over Lemon Hill and railroad companies the U nited States , G A B d h d ff irard venue ri ge , w ich will enabl e will oubtless a ord rapid and cheap the visitor to see many notable views and transit to and fr om Philadelphia and all he o f T .