The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-24

THE PROPOSED STADIUM AT TWIN
PEAKS.
the city the American Paris in the
arrangement of it's streets, and the
American Naples in the beauty of it's
bay and skies.
The man most prominently identi.
fed with the movement for the beauti.
flying of San Francisco is Daniel Hud-
son Burnham, who designed the court
of honor at the Chicago worlds fair,
and who has built many magnificent
buildings at Chicago and elsewhere.
The plans for the ideal San Francisco
are chiefly his, and how far his ideas
of metropolis with broad boulevards,
and great parkways, and wooded
heights, a city of sunken gardens or
airy bridges, of stately gardens and
broad expanses are to be realized re-
mains to be seen. But it is more than
likely that in the main his scheme
will be carried out.
1t provides first for civic center
where all the principal city buildings
are to be located and also the new
union railroad station. About this is
to be a broad, circular boulevard, a
perimeter of distribution, and beyond
this is a series of broader boulevards
or parkways connecting the hills,
which are to be converted into parks
themselves.
About this is to be the encircling
boulevard following the shore line
of the peninsula. The scheme in
cludes also the extension of the ave-
nue. leading to the Golden Gate park
known as the Panhandle, the build
ing of a Greek amphitheater on the
Twin Peaks, with a statue of San
Francisco greeting the countries of
the orient. The plan also provides
for a new parade ground at the Pre-
sidio and the building of numerous
parks and Fairgrounds throughout the
city. Mr.. Burnham's plan for the
New San Francisco leaves Chinatown
out of the reckoning.
Twin Peaks and the property lying
around them would be acquired for
park purposes by the city. The idea
is to weave park and residence into
interesting and economic relations
and also to preserve from the en-
VI bullulllS lllt Hill UOI-
dered valley running to Lake MERGED,
so that the vista from the parks to
the ocean shall be unbroken. 1t is
planned to preserve the beautiful can
yon or glen to the south of Twin
Peaks and also to maintain as far
Us possible the wooded background
formed by the hills looking south
fromN> Golden Gate park. This park
area OF the Twin Peaks, which in
cludes the hills which surround the
San Miguel vaIley and is terminated
by Lake MERGED, isNa link in the chain
of parks girdling the city.
To the north of Twin Peaks lies a
natural hollow. Here it is proposed
to create an amphitheater or stadium
Of vast proportions. The gsntler
slopes of the Twin Peaks will prob
ably be used as villa properties. The
plans for Twin Peaks also include a
collective center or academy which is
to be arranged for the accommodation
of men in various branches of intel
lectual pursuits. A little open air the
alter, after the Greek model, would
form part of this scheme.
Even Telegraph Mill is TO nave its
precipitate sides terraced and ia to
to be transformed into park, accord
ing to the design of Mr.. ,9urnham.
Tc carry out all the plans of the archi
tect would be a large task aust now,
but the citizens of the neWs IAN Fran.
cisco expect that the broai general
lines will be laid down and then in
the course of time the rest will be
! added.