Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
AROUND THE LOOP.
The Most Scenic Tram Car Trip in
the World.


James F. Dubois in the Halstead. Pa, Herald.
Washington will soon have the most at
tractive tranl-oar trip on earth. For twenty
cents a person will be able to travel the
distance of twenty miles and see more
sights both historical and natural, than
can be seen for the same price and in the
same distance in any part Of the habtable
world. Beginning at the navy yard, where
is located the finest gun factory in this
country one journeys a half mile to the
northwest, where the train strikes the
great Pennsylvania avenue, one OF the
broadcast and finest boulevards in the world.
This splendid thoroughfare passes the new
Congressional Library building, upon which
already four millions of dollars have been
expended. ard which viii hold four millions
of volumes. A little further on comes the
national Capitol which is recognized by
all as being the most notable public build
ing in existence. Then, rolling down
through the Capitol Park. the tram passes
a fine bronze statue OF GARFIELD, statue OF
Chief Justice Marshall, and the well-known
Peace monument. The avenue here, turn
ing directly to the west runs, straight
mile to the Treasury Department. Along
this route. and easily seen from the street
window, are the botanical gardens,
patent pension Offices the city hall,
with a statue of Abraham Lincoln; the
house where Lincoln died the General Post
Office the Medical Museum, the statue of
Benjamin Franklin, the theaters, the
Smithsonian and National Museum, the bu-
reau OF engraving and printing, the news
paper offices, fine business houses, elegant
markets, the railroad station where Gar
field was shot; the Washington monument,
the Agricultural Department, the splendid
new city post office, all the great hotels,
famous during the war, and the Treasury
Department. Here the tram takes a turn,
going a short way on New York avenue
fhpnpp IirlIf1N I'd n
street, passing the equestrian statue of
General Thomas and a number of notable
resdeI.ces and foreign legations to L street.
Here the fast electric car is taken making
a long journey of seven miles, passing by
the homes of famous men, the Cleveland
house, the Episcopal University, the Ameri-
can University. and through some of the
most beautiful natural scenery in the
suburbs OF the nations capital. At
charming suburban place called Chevy
Chase a connection is to be made with the
picturesque Glen Echo railroad, which takes
one through some very lovely landscapes
to what is to become in the future the
Bayreuth of America, on the banks of the
Potomac, which is called the rhine of
America At this point are located the
Coliseum, the largest amphitheater in
America. which will seat six thousand per-
sons, and which in the future is to be used
for musical festivals. and. together with
other handsome buildings. for the CHATEAU
guam school Near this point is the famous
Cabin John bridge which has the largest
single stone arch span in the world. Re-
turning toward Washington on the Great
Falls tramway, one passes along the banks
Of the beautiful Potomac for five miles.
passing the Little Falls. the great distribut-
ing reservoir. a number of handsome villas
the Chain bridge, Aqueduct bridge, the
Georgetown University, the home of Mrs.
Southworth, the novelist; Arlington. where
sleep ten thousand of our heroic dead: Fort
Myer. where is stationed the largest body
of regular troops at the capital, and finally
entering historic old Georgetown, with its
quaint streets and old-fashioned buildings,
full Of historic interest Here the tram car
strikes Pennsylvania avenue again. lead
ing by Washington Circle, which has the
equestrian statue of George Washington.
Along this route be seen the old and
new Corcoran Art Galleries the State, Navy
and War building. Gen. Jackson's eques-
TRAN statue, the famous statue of Lafay-
cite, presented by France to this country:
the well-known Arlington and Shoreham
hotels, the Blaine mansion. where Blaine
died, now transformed into a handsome
opera house; the Department of Justice
the Columbian University, and the White
House, surrounded by it's beautiful park.
In the future this trip will be called
around the loop" and will be one of the
great attractions at the national capital
and in no place on earth. for the same
amount of money and in the same distance
can one witness such beautiful natural
scenery, so many fine public buildings and
much of historic interest. 1t will be the
thing in the future for all tourists who
come to Washington to take trip around
the loop"