The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-11-12

ART INSTITUTE, MICHIGAN AVENUE.
The most beautiful street of west Chi
cago is Ashland avenue, which, turning
into Twelfth street and Ogden avenue,
offers to wheelmen and drivers an as
phalt pavement without equal anywhere
in the city. Leaving Garfield park, en-.
tering the city, turning into Ashland
boulevard at Union park, turning into
Twelfth, veering into Ogden avenue,
reaching Douglas park and taking Doug
las boulevard for Garfield park again,
the cyclers may have nearly ideal ride
of over seven miles. jackson boulevard
is paved with asphalt and has many
magnificent houses. Washington boule
ward, fine macadam residence street,
is perhaps the finest of the West Side
driving avenues.
The population of the West Side is
about $50, 900 souls. 1t has two good
theaters, and the display of shops at
Halstead and Madison streets is the most
brilliant to be seen in the whole city.
The reader must not forget that railroad
trains will run from Ogden avenue K
Jackson park direct, thus making the
southern part of the West Side easily
accessible to the exposition.
The churches of Chicago, as a general
thing, are not large. Often, too, the
architects have striven to depart frosn
the conventional aspects of ecclesiastical
edifices. There is not church on Madi.
son street, which is five miles long.
The North Side.
Should the visitor find himselg<on the
North Side, he should not miss & visit to
the waterworks at Chicago avenue and
the lake. The building and its isolated
water tower are ornaments of the city,
while the great pumping engines will be
fascinating study for any one who has
never been on board ship.
Following the Lake Shore drive north
ward past the superb homes of many mil
mionaires and the archiepiseopal palace
Of Archbishop FeehaM, the statues and
flower beds of Lincoln park are soon in
view. This is the favOrite resort of the
children Of the city.
Here Mr. Charles F. Yerkes operates
beautiful colored fountain at night
and here is displayed the largest collec-
ton of wild animals in the city. This
geological garden is deficient in mon
keys, giraffes and famous birds, but
maintains an excellent show of catlike
animals, bears, wolves, seals, ruminants,
beaver, otter and other rodents. The
floral display at Lincoln park is excelled
at few places in America The regatta
lake, an artificial waterway mile or
more in length, has been made for the
benefit of oarsmen.
Passing without from Lincoln park
the inquirer is soon at Graceland, where
are gathered many beautiful tributes
of love and affection for the dead. The
chapel at Graceland is one of the finest
in the world. The Ryerson vault of
polished granite, the Farwell obelisk
and other great stones are well worth
seeing. Farther north is Rose Hill cem-
etery, with Long John Wentworth's
great monolith, erected by himself; and
Calvary, the Catholic burying ground,
with Mulligan's monument, is still far
ther north.
At the beautiful northern suburb of
Evanston stands the Northwestern uni
versity, the most celebrated seat of
learning in Illinois.
The South Side.
The long and narrow strip. which is
| reached by State street and Wabash and
Michigan avenues harbors the wealth
and pride of Chicago. When West
Slider gets a million he moves to Prairie
| avenue. Within stones throw OF each
other on Michigan, Calumet and Prairie
avenues live a hundred men who to-
gether are said to own estates worth
$500, 100000.
The best system of street cars ana
transfers IS on the South Side and was
built up by c. B. Holmes. The first
elevated road was from Congress street
(the Auditorium to Fiftieth street, and
will reach jackson park. The suburban
service of the Illinois Central Qake shore)
road accommodates vast numbers OF peo-
pie. The exposition is on the South Side,
at the finish of handsome drives and
parkways. Property on the West Side
has not advanced in value. Some of the
real estate stories told On the South Side
would task a sire g credulity. The