Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-16

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IN. Civ Of Brooklyn Is preparing grea.
psrk which Il IL intended shall even TIVE.
,hs famous New York Central In msgnin-
cenon Il b divided in two BY flatnnsn
Avenue. The western part containing about "o
acres and the eastern part about 'n'iu "
thin extent Of hand. The frst land f'r ms
mark was purchased juno 18th, 1864, al
though The work on the park was not larry
commenced until last year. 30 Tar, apon'a
million and half has been spent on I'M.
movements, the total cost Of The ground
having been something less than three mil
Iona within the last four years tue real
s.,.tr in the three peighboring wards has
advanced about eight millions or nearly 90
per cent. 30 the people do not grumble al
,be cost. the advance having raised the value
of property throughout the city.
The whole work will probably be COM
Melted within ten years of the date OF its
commencement at cost under ten miiiions
of dollars-
The New York Mail describing its loca-
lion has the following =
n Ia situated at the western extremity OF
that range of hills, which, commencing al
Prospect Hill ss the extreme west of the Park,
rups along TO Mt. Prospect In the eastern
! part, and SO on TO Cypress Hills and down
The islaud-and glorious hills they are
Crowned and shaded by grand old trees. not
marshaled one by one In dreary ISOLATION,
hnt deliehiing through heightened groves to
!, iniertwine a grateful shade, these bills com
4 mnndinQ. on the one side, four great cities,
: 4 very ocean of humanity, and on the othei
2 the wide cxpanse of the Atlantic, arc indeed
3 veritable temples TO worshipers OF Nature
Z and It's God. The place, too, has an historic
interest, for 1t was from these heights thai
!; the American army fought, nearly ninety
J. wears ago, the battle Of Long Island, and ons
. Of the most beautiful spots in the Park \
:, even vet the Battle Pass.
With such place before them, the archi
[. ,ects had rather to develop beauties than Z
: sdd 10 them. No plan for the Improvements
y of the eastern division, which includes tn
: MI. Prospect Reservoir, has yet been made
T The difficulsy of connecting the two part
- tasiefully across Flatbush avenue being tn
e e great obstacle. The range of bills almos
= exactly bisects the western portion, and TIL
y fact has been skillfully taken advantage Q
:, to give distinctive characteristics to the tw
CT sections: the northern being chiefly mes
70 dow; the southern, lake. Along Mint
% avenue. at the northwest side of the parl
" il a large soace for the Geological ground
oe on the ether side of the drive, which wind
y, Dleasanily shaded by trees, through u
&c meadow. 1.-THE Green" a beautiful grass
y level mile long extends; while across tn
~. az at the foot Of the hills are the pools
IN which, connected by stream prettily twis
a. ing through one Of the hill gaps with III
ny Lake" itself, give sinuous, but continuo'
sheet Of water two miles in length. Th
Lake" occupies the greater portion Of Il
of southern part, containing in It's main boz
Dc, and the two extenling branches, over hu
To- dred acres--a skaters paradise.
Tor II Is reached by six entrances, the print
ID, nal being the "Grand Plaza" This . gre
m paved oval 200 feet by 500 feet, partial
rw surrounded with trees and planted mount
er- at the northern extremity OF the Park.
ib- is approached by Flaibush aud Vanderb
DIN avenues, and, looking directly north, CO..
IN mands a most magnificent view OF Brookiy
TO New York, New Jersey, and the Huds
oil Highlands. Here is TO be placed the colos
statue of Lincoln, Of bronze, and nine i
the high, the work of H. K. Brown.
bill South OF the Park an additional space
the fifty acres, on Franklin avenue and the
ILL., ney Island road is to be graded as milits
lis parade ground. Nor must we forget alo
lei Flatbush avenue the deer Paddock,
ON = Battle Pass Pool" and the "Childre
ted Play Ground" The latter has ample wa
sale for good run, broad space for game:
lee, croquet ground, pretty little pool for q
re- ing boats-oh, spirit of boyhood, rejoic;
on and above all, shady arbor whence the
mis-. folks may look down contentedly upon
ing merry sports of the little ones below the