The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13
CITY OF PARKS
Sentiment Is Growing for Park
Improvement in Topeka.
City Park VIII Be Place of
Amusement May /.
nrMTY MAlKET I0 AnTIuE
REALTY MARKET is ACTIVE
Pleasant Weather Aids Land
Men in Closing Deals.
Forty Families Have Moved
Here in 10 Days.

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and boulevards in Topeka. The To-
peka Real Estate Dealers association
has launched a campaign with the
end in view to creating comprehen-
sive system of connected highways
| and parks and Fairgrounds.
The few parks in Topeka will be
more attractive than ever in the COM
| ing season, and they will draw more
people who hunt the shady and
restful spots. They will be more
popular as Fairgrounds for the child
rem. superintendent E. f. A. Rein
| isch is working from early morning
until late at night to get the parks
| in readiness for the season.
| Two of the parks will be devoted to
the amusement of the people, Garfield
on the North Side, and the City park
adjacent to the river.
New Amusement Resort.
The Topeka City Park Amusement
company will have number OF new
amusement features running full blast
by May l. A Parker "carry-us-all,
a modern type of merry-go-round,
with an organ that makes a noise
like a military band has been pur-
chased. aside from mechanical
shooting gallery, and other attrac-
tons
1--WE expect to build an air, dome
for vaudeville and picture shows"
said J. E. Shaffer, the secretary of the
organization. I'VE also intend TO es-
tablish a swimming pool, roller skat-
ing and dance hall, bowling alleys
and place several good gasoline
has funds, and will not sell stock: 1t
is the purpose of the company to i'm
prove and beautify the City park
The mem bers of the company are:
c. R. Jones, president and treasurer ;
F. T. Peyton, vice president; j. r.;
shaffer, secretary; Henry Shaffer and
Mrs. Lee Monroe and Mrs. Samuel
Cunningham will speak before. the
members of the Topeka Real Estate
Dealers association, April "a, on
parks and boulevards.
Commercial Clubs Plan.
This week superintendent E. F. A.
Reinisch told the land men of the plan
for a boulevard system as outlined by
the park committee Of the Commercial
club.
tive men and women of the city, that
Topeka needs a system of drives ana
boulevards, extending beyond its cor
porate limits, and connecting outlying
parks, cemeteries, institutions ana
other prominent grounds with eacn
other and the city proper" he said
s'That such boulevards attract home
seekers who desire to surround their
dwellings with spacious grounds and
enjoy country life with city convent
ences This brings to the city more
people, more wealth, more money for
improvements, more work for the me-
chanics and Iaborers, better trade for
the merchants and a better market for
producers.
1.-THE Park committee of the CONNER
ciaI club, in considering these facts, has
roughly outlined such system-one
that follows the most beautiful and
scenic lines, such as the Kansas river,
the Shunganunga and places where ma
tural timber exists.
The River Boulevard.
1.-THE River boulevard begins at the
Melan bridge and starts west on the
south bank of the river through the
Lakin, Meade and Ward properties con-
Meeting by a strip Of parkland several
hundred feet wide and Immediately east
of Kenwood addition with First avenue,
making a neighborhood playpark of Is
acres or more. From here the line. con-
tinues over the present Quinton bouie-
ward through Potwin, the Knox prop
erty, Auburnda1e and State Hospital
grounds to Highland avenue From here
going west right of way 100 feet wide
through the Walker, Nellis and McAfee
properties has been promised to the
city free of charge, also a strip so feet
wide through the Walker farm, con-
Meeting the boulevard with Gage park.
From Highland avenue to the west side
of the McAfee farm and from here west
through the Forbes, MacLennan and
Martins Hill properties the drive will
be winding through the t1mbered ele-
vations and depressions, offering many
picturesque glimpses and fine views
over the beautiful valley of the Kaw,
miles and miles in extent to the north,
with the river in the Immediate fore
ground.
1.-THE maximum grade of this boule-
ard fc IN, ND 6fewhn Gf
point about 95 feet above low water of
the Kaw river.
Martins Hill is the most desirable
piece of property, from parkbuilder's
standpoint, in the vicinity of Topeka
and is held by a number of citizens for
the city for park purposes.
From Martins Hill, on a line not
yet worked out, the boulevard will run
south and east to Mt Hope cemetery.
sending out a branch east of Eighth
avenue to Gage park and one along the
line of Ward creek through Pinehurst
and the ChiIdrens park to the River
boulevard at Auburndale.
From the southwest corner of Mt
Hope cemetery the proposed line runs
east one mile on Seventeenth to Sea-
brook one-half mile south through Sea-
brook, thence east on Twelfth street to
Topeka avenue, passing Washburn col
lege on the south.
Shunganunga Boulevard.
'Shunganunga boulevard follows
the south bank of the creek from
Highland avenue east and north
down into the city, passing the state
fair grounds, Euclid park and Klein's
grove, ending at Golden avenue and
Second street.
Golden boulevard begins at East
Sixth and Golden avenues and fol-
lows the latter north to Sardou ave-
nue., west on Sardou avenue over Sar-
dou bridge to North Topeka and Gar
field park.
Garfield boulevard runs from Gar
field park west on Garfield street to