Daily Republican., 1882-05-06
SATURDAY. MAY 8, 1882
A Park On tn Q brandy vino.


Wilmington are too busy making mon
sy, and speculators 100 busy dealing
in town lots, to think much about Sc
curing handsome and romantic park
something which every city the size
of Wilmington should have and which
will never be got cheaper than now.
The time will como however and that
very soon too, when our people will
wake up to the necessity of having a
large park worthy Of the name and Of
the city and they will find that all the
availab BILE park ground has been gobblad
up by speculstors and cannot be pur-
chased back again without giving twice
the present value of it. Wilmington
is peculiarly blessed in having within
its limits splendid ground for park
if it only belonged to the city. Twenty
years ago forty acres of the wild rugged
banks of the Brandywine designed by
nature for park, could have been rur-
chased for $40, 900, but now it has arisen
in price to probably three times that
amount, which would be still cheap
If it can be procured. A park could be
made up the Brandy wine with but lit
tie outlay of money that would outrival
the famous Central Park of New York
OF surpass in magnificence of scenery
and romance the famous Paramount
Park of Philadelphia. Here is a park
in fact ready made, beautiful beyond
anything in park scenery i'll the coun-
try and it is easily reached by the street
cars and other modes of conveyance. 1t
is now the most frequented of any spot
around Wilmington. Hardly does a
Philadelphian or traveller from any
othor section reach our city than they
inquire the way for the banks of the
Brandywine, about which they have
heard 20 much. Its splendid forest
trees, towering rocks, hillside land
scape, inexhaustible springs, miniature
lakes and pleasant meaniering foot
paths along the overhanging brow of
the Brandywipe, the roaring waters
mingled with the songs Of birds, make
it veritable Arcadia of delight. Here
1t is not necessary to await the life of 2
generation for trees to grow, the hill.
~ do Il, prO-IoI xHrith |
ly, maj site and venerable.
These grounds will not be intact
much lJnger. The real estate dealer
has pushed his conquests up to the
very border of the woods and is casting
his eye over the wooded landscape
eager for it to fall into his hands. Al
ready buildings are erected up to the
verge of he wood skirting On Rodney
street as far as Lowering avenue, a
eighty feet wide and
which when opened and graded will
make one of the finest drives in the
country. In few weeks more water
pipes viii be laid up to Lowering ave
nue. aud a gas lamp will throw its tit-
ful gl:mrnerings across'sthe waters OF
the Brandy wine. Allured by the real
romance in nature, the beautiful foil, J ,
age, the music of birss and above all
the pure. healthy, exhilirating atmos- ,
phere, there will soon be stately man {
siops all along the elevated brow Of the
Brand dy wine. 1t may not be long before q
the pick axe and shovel, fore running Z
Improvements, will cross Lowering ave ,
aue, and then will commence demo-
Iition of trees and detacing of the hill! a
side which will ever afterwards despCil +
t of it's beauty and utility for public
park. Now Is the time for the citizeDs
Of Wilmington to wake up and petition e
,he City Council to take some measures v
" hch will at least result in reserving r
The beautiful banks of the Brandywiue
Tor public city park.