The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-03-16
OF
ROBINSON'S REPORT
SPEAKS BEAuT1TYING THE STREETS MAKING
ONES AND IMPROVING oNEs-THE BEAUTTYING OF THE
RAILWAY sTAToN-THE WATER ENTRANCE oPPoRTUN-
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lieve King street and would make
readily available for carriages and au-
tomobiles thoroughfare young
street. into town that is unbroken by
car tracks. Young street itself could
be so carried through Thomas square,
by double narrow drives, circling
around the middle plot as not to de-
tract from the parklike effect that such
a square should have. Since Waikiki
road and it's extensions are having
development as THE" boulevard of
the city they are entitled to such inn
proved connection with the town. The
proximity of Pauoa valley would seem
to invite its opening for residences, and
scenic need throughout the district
adjacent to Honolulu, since We are
dealing not with the work of one year
but with that which may be spread
over many, is the construction of such
additional roads in each of the valleys
as to provide circular, or loop, drives
that will open to view the beauty of
the valleys and make it unnecessary
to retrace ones steps on the same
road. TO this mater l shall refer
again in considering your parks and
drives. The extension of Allen street
along the waterfront to connect with
Queen, if practicable and not too costly
would seem a logical and desirable
step, that there may be an unbroken
public way along the docks.
>. FOCAL POINTS
The focal points of the city's ac-
sideration.
a. THE RAILROAD STATION.
The railroad station, which in most
communities is of prime Importance
as the main point of entrance and
ogress, is here altogether overshadow-
ed by the greater significance of the
water gate. An advantage of this is
the opportunity thus given for a con-
cDutratiOn of attention upon the dew
elopment of the latter. But it will not
do to neglect entirely any focus of the
city, and l find the railroad station
and it's main approach receiving,
through the enterprise of the interest
ed company COmmendabe attention
and treatment.
b. THE WATER ENTRANCE.
To the water entrance l have given
much thought The big new slips,
which will establish the location of
this entrance as far as most passen-
gers are concerned, extend for the
present east of Alakea street and reach
to Allen. Almost ideally located in
front of this site is a block of ground
occupied by the old Fish Market, now
erty of the Territory to be developed a.
seems best. Here then is the place
to create that formal and attractive en-
trance to the city that shall insure a
good first and last impression to travel
ers and make for residents a pleas
antfr means of access to the docks
than any now possessed.
The block is bounded by Alakea,
Halekauiia, Richards and Allen streets
and is $50 feet long by 23O feet wide 1
append blue print showing the plan
I have worked out for it, The plots
Allen str ct Inc is set back at the mid
die, or entrance point thirty feet, and
then is carried out to the street line
at either end in curve TIL. pur-
pose of this is to give greater space
to traffic at the point where this most
converges and incidentally to empha-
size the invitation of the open space
behind. as a straight line-shutting it
off like private property-would fail
to do. on the broad Curvng walks
that follow these arcs to the entrance
at the center. l would have the sellers
of Teis. The position would be an
equally convenient and happy one for
them and for the public. At the en-
trance seventy feet wide, fifty-foot
road and ten-foot walks stretching out
behind it, l recommend a tall and
handsome gateway-the architectural
achievement of the city. This might
take the form either of pylons or as
a more familiar type of gate with a
connecting bridge above the road, pro-
vide a place for the band, where it
would be out of the way and where
its music would carry easily to the
upper decks of the arriving or depart
ing steamer. In the construction or
ornament of this gate the word Aloha
might well be incorporated
Passing through the gate which
would give an unusually imposing en-
lead straight away to a point 100 feet
from the further end. Here they fork
proceedings by long curves to the two
corners, and so connecting with Ala
keH and Richards streets. All the
crotch of the fork, terminating the
vista of the road there should gradu-
ally rise a bank of tropical foliage;
at the base low ferns, midway higher
the oleander, far back the banana, and
back of all the tall palms Outlining
the arcs at the front of the plot should
be the royal palms. At the sides the
ironwoOds already planted and we'll
grown, may remain, and in front of
them date palms. Overhanging the
walks, the algaroba will give a pleas
ant shade and yet be so low as not to
screen the trees beyond. Thus the
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