The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21
area and natural beauties are concerned,
possessed by any city in the world.
The Grand Rounds.
The Grand Rounds.

One Of the admirable ideas which
have been advocated for number Of
years in the report of Landscape Artist
Cleveland and by Park Commissioners
Loring and Folwell is what is known as
5tThe Grand Rounds.'' AS matter
of fact, this idea up to date stands for
mainly an ideal rather than an actual
consumated reality. The acquisition
during the past three years of the West
Riverside parkway, extending from
Minnehaha down to Franklin, has re-
Gently filled a large gap in the chain.
The proposition outlined in this article
of extending Kenwood parkway via the
Parade across Hennepin, thru Loring
park, and down Grant street to Nicollet
and Park avenues, respectively, will
complete another important link in the
chain.
With the consummation of the inn
provements here outlined, the Grand
Rounds up to date would take the fol-
lowing route:
Beginning, say, at the corner Of
Fourth street and Nicollet avenue, the
tourist would proceed by team or auto
mobile up Nicollet to Grant street, thru
Grant into the Loring park section of
the great central park, across Hennepin
over the long archway into the Parade,
thence via Kenwood parkway westward
around Hiyata park, thence southwest
erly and south continuing on Kenwood
/ parkway to Lake ~of the Isles, thence
around that lake by the Lake of the
Isles boulevard to Lake Calhoun, again
south by the Calhoun boulevard to In
1 terlachen park, thence by the boulevard
! to Lake Harriet, then around that lake
! by the Lake Harriet boulevard, thence
easterly by the Minnehaha parkway
five and one-half miles to Minnehaha
park; thru the latter and up the river
by the West Riverside parkway, three
and one-half miles, to the Franklin ave-
nue. bridge, across the river by this
bridge to the st. Anthony parkway,
thence up river on the east side by this
i parkway, two miles, to the university
campus, thru the latter to University
avenue, up this avenue two miles to
I Central avenue, thence westerly across
the river and Nicollet island; up Nicol-
let avenue to the point Of beginning
making total tour of twenty-five con-
secutive miles of parks, parkways, lake
side, riverside and avenues.
Utility of the Connecting Archway.
The necessity of the triumphal arch
way over Hennepin is apparent in view
Of the fact that Hennepin avenue is
one of the principal business thorofares
of the city, and indeed the principal
channel of street railway traffic. The
broad archway, however, overcomes all
, the difficulties of the situation so far as
J the park purposes of the city are con-
: cerned, and besides, adds a new and
interesting feature in the development
: of the park chain.
, This combined bridge and archway
, should be constructed Of materials that
(, will endure as monument of the city IS
( park history and of the public spirit
: and generosity Of those who have given
( their labor and money tosthe develop
: ment Of the several parks embraced in
Z the proposed big central park. The
J stone towers and archway might appro
e priately bear inscriptions giving the
e essential facts Of the history of the sew
t eral parks and the names of the donors
$ as well as Of the pioneers who have
: contributed their time and labor. The
e structure might also bear the statues
}, Of such prominent citizens as the city
$ might deem it worthy to honor in con
s nection with it's park development.