The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30
GREAT THING
FOR KENW00D.
NEW CENTRAL PARK PLAN
WOULD GIVE SECTION A
GATEWAY.
Edmund G. Walton Points Out Ad.
vantages That Proposed Extension
Of the Park Would Give to Lake of
the Isles and Kenwood Districts
Predicts Great Future for Both.

An advantage that would be gained
by the whole city as an added beauty
and by the Kenwood and Lake of the
Isles districts as a splendid gateway
is seen by Edmund G. Walton in the
proposed extension Of Loring park.
Mr.. Walton says:
aside. from the fact that It adds
beauty to its own immediate neigh
borhood, and drives away all thought
OF danger to the valuable residence
section adjoining it, the new central
park, as now proposed, opens up
waste opportunities to that beauti-
full section long known as Kenwood.
This park addition once beauti-
fed, as the plan calls for, makes Of
will eclipse anything the twin cities
have ever dreamed Of. Lake Of the
Isles and Kenwood have only lacked
an important entry gate, to be recog-
nized as an. ideal location for homes.
This has always been the most beau
tiful residence section in Minnesota,
but the lack of proper sewers and
the fact that it seemed SO far to get to-,
has acted as detriment and driven
capital to seek more convenient 10
cations, even if it had to put up with
artificial beauties and initiation
trees. ISL : 5s=z5S..s Il. +.
1.-The new park, once established,
will take away the last impediment.
Lake of the; Isles now has sewers,
and can offer to. the home-lover more
attractive sites and more happy
beauty than anything in the cities.
Can one Imagine a. loVelier home
coming from business strife than the
drive, as it will be- from Hennepin
avenue to the Peavey fountain. It
will be. unique in the history Of the
west. Can one imag CINE "a lovelier
place to live than son Lake of: the Isles
boulevard in KenWood knoll, for in
stance, reached by. such a. perfect
boulevard, with enhancing e views
every inch Of the way? ; !;
1.-THE average mind is slow to grasp
things it, knows not of, the average
home-buyer is content to buy on an
avenue. he has got used to traversing,
but once, let the sleeping public wake
up to- the grandeur and beauty lying
unseen at its feet, and there won't
h House soo sos}nr o6o for be sale so
numerous on, this wonderful boule-
ward thatSsthey will be 4aenepted as
hardly good enough: considering the
natural beauties that adorns hem,
and this boulevard will be nIpre to
Minneapolis than Hyde Park too Chit
cago or Clifton&H1ll to Cincinnati. ,s.f
In time alsossa great :cross-toWn
line will run on. Franklin avenue,
connecting Kenwood with all the
main residence sections. Thru cars
will ruin from kenwood to- ST. Paul
everys five minutes. The present .un-
satisfactory line on Douglas avenue
will be done away With, and Ken
wood service be unparalleled by any
residence street car service in the
United States. 4! -. = *
,"All this can be distinctly seen
within the next five years by any one
who has studied cities and their
growth.
''This park is the big front door,
the inviting signal, and all the other
things will follow Of their. own &C
cord vby the natural sequence OF
events.
Personally: I have always been an
enthusiastic admirer Of Lake of the
Isles, It has no equal as a. residence
section in Minneapolis, for beauty.
Has any city in the world anything
like It. and only fifteen minutes ride
on the cars? I know of none, and
doubt if any exists"