, 1866-08-20

Onr Lack or the Is Articles, In Chicago
improvements Made. and SuG-
geeted-A Model Block in
the West Divfs1ou.

The great feasare Of Chicago, in ih pub1ie As
pee, Which frst strikes stranger on slsls:ns our
cty Is the want Of Uniformity in Its buildings, II
hse aluays been 60. Even few years ago, when
Tic buildings were uniformly of wood, there was
the Sane diversity Is now, Rnd perhaps = little
more 20. Now we Ase at least aiming to e6tab-
lfsh something Ike 4 uniform grads, then the
houses were not only constructed Of every 1aagiu-
able pattern, b1t IN close constguisy dizesenc: Of
several feet In the level Of the doors WAS often
There Is one point in which this apparently de:
eir1LIe feature hiss bcen secured, mose fully than
iEni.i1s s xsy T n aties our ty la 6e.s aDea ap
We rcftg to the direction Of tho streets. The
ttrrct lines run carafna1ly in nearly every u
uro his been takcn from the Through" plan.
Eren theee Irregularities arc being grsj abol-
ss isa TT sssd5 !nS Ssa;a Fss
through to Jackson. The lltle streets nearer the
twenty twenty ycsls be wiped oat, nd through sttsss@
cat Of the character Of Lake, Madison, State. Hal
e,cd anh Reuben, al eyer tho casy. ThsEe neser
II psfeS @ % xolE of i io.er New Tosk q se.ton il
Chicago; VI ses hess psopls ;p made Of regular
BEL Bat wi,h 80 oaT ujidinss there IS mneh room for
l improvement Al present the stase!J Sherman
| Hnute slands ne Il TO Hne Of Low shsutdes, the
I'd en 9. T. so4s aSeis
one boarded ro<s@ snsxcra for The 1tsidence Of
pster fa1ailias hos. Of children pig 1nd score
family il ehe could only enter ths low ussrow door
way. Brick ard WOOD asc 100 well mown neigh.
bors 70 invita- Es;natk ~ "a one sna fons s.os5ea
tss1ph,n The general aspect q ous ctt, Is some ON
agss aVef .ss n'd xhsis saSe e.sss to ea essee '
eaieaas aoaas. no aDs s.sh s s. .ssi.s ss9pas
place ior cl.y, hid stFewn the accumulation.
broadcast oys1 ihe p.see lsartng tas people 70 so
ont 70 hslr own ins - dIa the passos
Nis = PITY lnat we have not sons kind Of orde1
OF rule for The ssseociation ef buildings In othe
Of temporary structures adaceni % pestnancn
I Improvements, Q. wooden buildings iu conuguit!
10 brick. Hert there seeuds to be no LAW agalne
1s seDa a to o tSe IT, aStas & si.sd IL III s md
church next door ntiEhbors. 4 case In pofnt I
tse .ept nov - s9inS mad to eScst .E1sn
Presbyterian church. In the Vest DisIdon- "
mention this only = sa1,ple instance Can "
pSieties Of he situation may be respected, an
enca gross sioIatoa1,
e uniformity sshiea woald reduce III 2 pils .
:. should be constructed on the esme modal, pts
, visa Hhich won!i BE- The eaIae whichever WAY y
d tu1r, Variety is The spice Of extstence-moFs-
b | il Tie efseuca OF individuality. Make eEctJ ~
= cynct1y alike and Jon could noi dt9n9gnlsh .
> ! tween sny two-ihefe wou1d Be no such Thing 70
= yr1rity Of appearance, shought expression, i4su
= feeling prindp1e ax interest. an ttsEnal> pailn
q = deadly samenesa would reign, destroying ever
:. ching which now gtrel spice 2 existsnce; :
Y with 4 sa.ncne4s Of buildings: We shonld afas
- pleasure in looking nj norc thar ono WnGfc eve
Il one was the exact Counterpart Of eFes5 otnet;
- = There u, too, good opportunity o. stAdyn
p = character md its Developments. - well - 1nt
y | F1du1l s&Stc1, In the examination Of building
= ! which II Of considerable value to him who wtll
n | through the world <rttn his eyes open. II y
ae ! house be The reflex Of the mental lcs1tnga Of
= owner. how wide field fur study IL opeced q
Y Seated IN m Inner foom, secure from 0bscrtattn
70 - he fundly thinks, his utmost thoaghts arc d
u Fected ouG md laid bare to The gazs of the meul
p aua1oniet- There arr the elements Of soltd]rJ,
Y nfusypesa. strength or wraSnc1s, tho sober II
30 tbe dashy, the csudc and tho eleEa1
&: he d. altogether uscfnl. OF the awkward
~ ors,oentaL pethaps, also, in the 81
ne snd character of Tbs opsainZs
y, nav dcteet The generous man or ihc u1iser. I
T. srr5e1iyc or Ingenious, In the height and nuut
% n liz stories, The relative degree Of sublmty
De one. to The Etofelins meannces Of the 9th
10 T41n stTlo Of the architecture might tndleat'
he rcxr,rnce fcr tic antique, or Its reverse Oftd'
I'd no HTe in Easements, Hht1c big house o.
ts heah j. Kept for csauA1 visitor, NC maJ say
H. sTe vstu, and the owner Of ntnJ MI house =
he ~ liEened tl.ereto-&he head And the garEet
he | c1osa cosrspondenerdD each ease Inc up
.3n an story tie worst ssfulntthed:--
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