The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
"CAMEO" SCENERY
Prominent Canadian Pays Pretty Com
pliment to a Suburban Residence
District in Minneapolis.
District IN Minneapolii

A visitor from the; Canadian west
being driven through the winding
avenues near Sevenoaks, the new subur-
ban residence region shortly to be
opened by the Edmund G.. Walton syn
dictate, declared that the scenery Of
Minnesota was cameo scenery, and not
to be compared for grandeur to the
enthrau the beholder Of the Canadian
Rockies. ,5.. =. s,.s..-.. ~, >. ~ e..
The term Hcameo scenery is perhaps
the very one for which eulogists Of
Minnesota's beautiful lake region have
been searching. It very fttingly de-
scribes the quality that fascinates the
eye Of the nature lover, but. does not
awe him with fearsome chasms or repel
him with impossible attitudes. The
Canadian critic declared that he could
pick out bits here and there which,
! sent the plain, mountain and valley
to which he had been accustomed be-
tween Banff, Alberta and the stretches
i of the .Kootenai. -. -. L..s...E. 3-rs--t-f
:. That admission went far to explain
/ the delightful variety of Minnesota
/ landscape. Take the Sevenoaks region,
for. instance, there is not one acre any
thing like another on the whole tract.
A superb site for a country house
might easily be duplicated in the south
4 Of France, another still, on the edge
| Of picturesque ravine, is Norwegian
if one considers the. scrub pine and
spruce growing on its slopes. But de-
spite resemblances that suggest them
selves to the. experienced traveller, there
is distinctiveness peculiar to Mime
sofa. It is variety that charms and
Sevenoaks is 3 region Of extraordinary
variety. .
Few people want to build their homes
on mountain sides. The vast majority
grandeur, and that is why Sevenoaks
Is bound to become the most famous
residence suburb In Minnesota. It's
development has already begun "A
wide curving driveway fanked by beau
tiful trees and shrubbery is already
being built through the park, and the
fame, Of the place has spread 50 already
that it is, difficult to provide accommo.
dations for the visitors who wish tt
explore this new countryside.
I The tract fronts on Lake street, from
> second avenue south, extending rear
ward to East Thirty-fourth street, be
: tween those avenues, and reaching tc
: the west bank of the Mississippi, be
tween East Thirty fourth street ant
East Thirty eighth street. >~',z.
The new driveway, 120 feet wide
extending from Thirty-fourth avenue
south to the river bank, where it con
meets with the Riverside boulevard sys
tenn, maintained by the park board
will be eventually turned over to that
organization and become a part Of the
park system. The advantage Of such {
driveway is obvious, since it cuts out
the unsightly route via lower Lake
!, street, between Thirty-fourth avenue
{ and the river, affording instead a per
. feet scenic route that includes glimpse
: of hill and dale, Yiver valley and ravine
!, Sevenoaks Park is well established
+ on the social side already, because i
: is close to the popular Town AMI
5 Country club, which stands just acros
. the river beyond the Lake street bridge
5 Grading teams are now busily a
> work on the river bank laying out tn
{ new boulevard and Frank Nutter, tn
q engineer, has a crew Of men there dali.
s stalking out the various sites. The frs
! men that buy will be taken in on tn
b ground floor because no one know
4 better than Mr.. Walton that nothin
helps new plat more than recognition
The first six houses built will probabl
have their sites donated, altho tina
of course depends somewhat on tn
9 site chosen. Money will be advance
y at. 6 per cent for those who need it.