The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-27
FOR THE HALF MILLION.
Andrea Sbarboro Shows How
the City Can Be Made
Attractive.
A Boulevard From Golden Gate Park
to the Preside on First
Avenue.

Andrea Sbarboro is one of the many
business men who went from this city to
see the Los Angeles Fiesta. Speaking of
his journey Mr.. Sbarboro says:
1.-THE first impression that strikes 9
visitor on arrival at Los Angeles and visit
ing the surrounding country is the great
enterprise shcwn by the people. They
have undertaken improvements of large
magnitude, built long and beautiful drives,
thus making their towns and cities at
tractive to the wealthy Eastern people
who visit them. They have perfected their
drainage system by building a sewer from
Los Angeles to the ocean, distance of
eighteen miles. costing an immense
amount of money"
'tWhat suggestions have you to make for
the benefit of this city? ?"
lone of the most important things to be
done is to attract rich people to our city
and make it so pleasant for them that they
may remain with US.
II find very little difference in the CHI
mate of Los Angeles and that of San Fran
cisco. Out of seven days in Los Angeles
we had sunshine only two days; therefore,
as far as the climate is concerned, one can
live in San Francisco as well as in any part
of the State. But people of means gener-
ally desire TO keep fine horses, and there
fore require good roads and attractive
drives.
at is true that we have beautiful drives
in the Presidio and our Golden Gate Park
is not excelled by any in the world; but
these drives are limited, and one soon gets
tired of going over the same ground, no
matter how attractive it may be.
when it is considered that one rich
family establishing itself among US would
support directly and indirectly at least
fifty persons it will be seen what great
efforts we should make to have people of
means come and make their residence here.
"Our beautiful theaters and hotels are
superior to any on the coast which is some
attraction but what we most do lack, as
have said before, is long and pleasant
drives.
1.-THE first step toward achieving this
desideratum would, in my opinion, be to
connect the Presidioi with the Golden Gate
Park by making a beautiful boulevard of
First avenue and opening also a road
through the Preside to the park, west of
the Marine Hospital.
lone beautiful drive which could not be
excelled for scenery In the world could be
made from the end of Van Ness avenue to
the Cliff House, skirting the ocean shore
Just as near the water as practicable. This
road should be made 100 feet wide with
proper protection on the shore side. The
drive could be continued along the ocean
beach to Pescadero and San Jose, return
ing by different route on the hills sur
rounding the Spring Valley lakes from
which beautiful view of the bay, Alameda
County and Mount Diablo could be en-
joyed.
Market street should be bituminized
from the ferries out to its terminus in first
class order, the sewerage system should be
perfected, all the streets put in good order,
kept scrupulously clean and thoroughly
sprinkled during the summer months.
at is my opinion that if these improve
ments are made within the shortest posi-
BILE time it will help to fill up our vacant
houses, permanently establish among us a
desirable class of people and thus achieve
the object of the Half-million Club bv in
creasing the population of this city to 5OO,-
600 people before the end of the century %