Hand-Book to the Centennial Grounds and Fairmount Park
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Excerpt from Hand-Book to the Centennial Grounds and Fairmount Park: Where to Go and What to See The ground selected for the site of the Exhibition in Fairmount Park is west of the Schuylkill River, and north of Girard and Elm Avenues, on a plateau ninety feet above the river, heretofore known as Lansdowne. The boundaries of the Exhibition are: South, Elm Avenue, from Forty-first to Fifty-second streets; West, the Park drive to George´s Hill, with the Concourse; North, Belmont drive from George´s Hill to the foot of Belmont; and East, Lansdowne drive from Belmont to Forty first-street. The whole of the Exhibition being enclosed, thirteen entrances have been established along the boundary drive, which it has been suggested might appropriately be named in honor of the thirteen original States. Economy and adaptability of the territory have been the guiding points in the selection of the various locations. The main line of connection between the buildings are straight and correct; and, for the still greater convenience of visitors, it is proposed to have cars running on the same. The meadow ground between the main avenues, reserved for private exhibition building, will be treated in regular Park style, with walks and planting, to unite the whole into a handsome picture. Lakes and fountains, fine rare specimens of trees and shrubs, statuary and vases, etc., will be added to the ornamentation. The Exhibition Buildings proper are five in number, and occupy about 60 acres, at the foot of George´s Hill, in the West Park. Two hundred and thirty acres have been enclosed for the purposes of the Exhibition. Thirteen ornamental edifices will be erected by the foreign commissions, to be used as offices, parlors, etc. Thirteen of our States will put up similar structures. About 150 buildings will be erected on the ground. This Exhibition is the largest ever held. The following table shows the size of previous Exhibitions in acres and tenths: Munich ... 4.4 New York ... 4.2 England, 1851 ... 18.6 Paris, 1855 ... 22.1 London, 1851 ... 23.9 London, Crystal Palace, 1871 ... 25.6 Paris, 1867 ... 31. Vienna, 1874 ... 56.5 Philadelphia (Buildings) ... 60. The following figures will be of interest in connection with the Map: Area of enclosed grounds, 236 acres. Lineal number of feet of the enclosure, 16,000. Number of entrances, 13. Dimensions of Main Building, 1880 feet by 464 feet. Art Gallery, 210 feet by 365 feet. Machinery Hall, 360 feet by 1402 feet. Horticultural Hall, 160 feet by 350 feet. United States Government Exhibition Building, 360 feet by 300 feet, 1¿ acres. Office for the United States Commission, 80 feet by 334 feet, ¿ of an acre. Avenues and walks, 7 miles. Length of proposed horse railway, 4 miles. Average distance between the buildings, 550 feet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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