Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-20
ROOM FOR SPREADING.
A Brilliant Plan for Making a Short
Route by Tunnel to
THE SUBURBS OF THE SOUTHSIDE.
Rapid Transit Proposed Right Into the
Heart of the City.
OPPORTUNITY FOR A BEAUTIFUL PARK

The rapid growth of Pittsburg, more
especially in the way of pretty residence
suburbs, has resulted in the bringing forth
of many plans for the utilization of every
available foot of ground within a reasonable
radius of the city's center. The talk of
tunneling Boyd's hill leads thinking
Southsider to the belief that by means of
tunnel the great tract of land back on Mt.
Washington could be made as easily access
ible to the heart OF the city as Oakland is
at present The gentleman does not care to
make himself public in the matter until de-
velopments come on apace, but he is work.
ing earnestly to excite the interest and CO.
operation of the Southside people, and be-
fore very long it is expected that con-
certed movement will be on foot to carry
out the ingenious scheme.
An Outlet for the City's Growth.
The idea, which the gentleman has had in
his mind several years, is to run an sub
terranean passage, 1900 feet long, under
Mt. Washington. 1t would begin at the
bottom of the hill, near the Birmingham
station on the Panhandle railroad, and al
most directly opposite the southern end of
the Smithfeld street bridge. The passage
would ascend by an easy grade, coming out
at the intersection of Woodville and Vir-
ginia avenues and Grace, Belonda and
Kersage streets By this means the outly-
ing districts of the Southside back
of Sawmill run would be greatly
benefited. Hundreds of acres of
valuable property could be reached from
the city by route several miles shorter
and infinitely less arduous than at present.
t. L. ;oI3 40 for oix xbo~ L L.
electric lines, giving the advantage of rapid
transit to hundreds of residents who cannot
now be reached by such means.
Should the plan work successfully it
would be of great benefit to the people of
Mt Washington, Duquesne Heights, Knox
vile, Allentown, Beltzhoover and all the
Southside suburbs. 1t would open up to
them quick and easy road to the heart of
Pittsburg. In addition to this it would
draw hundreds of business men and others
whose work necessitates a home within
few minutes ride of their offices and stores.
Pittsburg would have an outlet even greater
than the East End
Plenty of Room for a Park.
Of course such a beautiful suburb could
not be perfect without park, especially
since during the past year people who knew
parkless Pittsburg have had their eyes
opened 10 the advantages OF puDnc places OF
recreation. The gentleman who fathers the
tunnel plan has not forgotten this feature.
His idea is to put bridge over Sawmill
run at or near the southern end of Wood
vile avenue and make a grand avenue
across it and to the Washington pike.
Easily accessible by such an avenue are
large tracts of land 800 or 400 acres of which
could be purchased by the city at compar-
itively low figure This could be devoted
to park purposes and would lend additional
attraction to an otherwise charming suburb.
Experience has proven in Pittsburg that
the tide of population is not slow to follow
rapid transit to half rural residence sites.
The plan will be heard from later.