The Newtown bee., 1901-01-11
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THE EXPOSITION TO BE
MAGNIFICENT SURPRISE.-B BIRD s.
EYE VIEW OF THE GREAT GROUP OF
Splendid ARCHITECTURAL MORRIS
A wONDERFTI sET144E OF FOUN-
TAINs, POOLS, PLANTS AND FLOW ELS.
IT is promised for the Pan-A merlcaf
Exposition that it will surpass in beau
ty any previous exposition in the
worlds history. 1t is also expected
that it will out rival its predecessors in
MANY other ways, for at no time have
snch WOnderOuS achievements in all
arts. such projections in the hundreds
of trades been attained. But the pur-
nose of this article is to treat in a more
general way, of the plan of the EXPOSE
ton, the symmetry of arrangement
and the exterior beauty that represents
the careful expenditure Of several mil
lions of dollars. Accompanying this ar
ticle is a bird 'seye view of the EXPOSE
tiOn plot showing the magnificent
work in it's completed state. The view
is from the south and shows an area
one mile and a quarter long and half a
mile wide, there being $50 acres in the
enclosure In the immediate fore
ground is portion of Delaware Park.
one of the famous beauty spots OF Buff
falo. The view shows the Park Lake
with the North Bay at the left and in
the left foreground south Of the bay
may be seen portion of the Albright
Gallery of Art, Il beautiful permanent
building of white marble, the gift of
JohnJ. Albright of Buffalo and cost
ing over S4OO, 900. North Of the Bay is
the New York State Building. also d
nermaneut structure Of marble. These
two buildings are in the stylcnf Greek
temples, one containing reminders OF
the ParthenOn and the other reScmb!.
ING somewhat the Erechthcum upon
the Acropolis at Athens.
Between the North Bay and the
Lake the City Of Buffalo has built at
large expensA a new and beautiful
bridge Of heavy masonry, known as the
Bridge of the Three Americas. This
bri lge carries the broad thoroughfal {
which leads from the main southern en-.
trance to the approaches of the EXPOSE,
ton, as seen in the foreground just
north of the Lake. On the northern
shore of the Lake is situated the life
saving station erected by the Federal
G,yernment where daily exhibition
will be given by crew of ten men show
ing the uses of modern lifc-savingapp
ratus as employed upon our coasts.
Hidden from view upon the Sout hern
bank of the Lake. a beautiful casino
and Boat house has also been built by
the CITY Of Buffalo for the Exposition
uses
The symmetrical grouping of build
ings will be at once noted by h" ob>erv-
er. Beginningat the formal approach.
lust north of the Lake. the eye follows
nOrthWard between two rows OF Orn;l-
mental columns to what is known rs
the FOre-court East of this are the
State and Foreign buildings forming
in themselves Il very interesting feat
IRE Of the Exposition. Near there, al
SO, are the buildings for he special or
dnance displays representing the pro-
ducts Of several hundred nlanufacto
es in this line of work. West Of tho
FOre-court will be the outdoor hort icUl
tural DISPLAYS and the WUmcn'S BuilO
ing. We cross now the TriUmpha|
Bridge which will be remarkable f"l
it's tall piers richly ornamcntcd Wit II
vtatuary, the product Of the genius Of