The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-21
MAGNIFICENT DRIVE
NOW BEING PLANNED
An Eighteen-Mile Boulevard,
Skirting the City, Looks
Like Certainty.
GEO. D. KEYSER'S IDEA
Sale of Property at Entrance to
City Creek Canyon Will
Provide Funds.
GEO. d. KEYSER'S IDEA

ElanS nave virtually been completed
by George ID. keyser, commissioner of
parks and public property, for the con
strnction Of an eighteen mile boulevard
for both horse edrawn vehicles and au~
tomobiles, which will include IA portion
Of City Creek canyon. a circuit about
the foothills TO the northeast Of the
city, Fort Douglas, the southeast bench
and hence by a route over Twelfth
South and Fifth East streets through
Liberty park back to the center OF the
city,
The one thing which has stood in the
way of the construction of the drive has
been the cost of putting it into shape,
but recent search of the records to
ascertain Just what property is owned
by the city revealed n piece OF ground
practically at the entrance of City
Creek canyon, winch il is expected the
city commissioners will decide to sell at
thor meeting next Monday night.
1t is believed that the revenue from
the sale, for which bids will be asked,
together with the surplus still remaining
to the credit of the park department
road and the streets, which are to be
used in the system, to such an extent
that the boulevard will be in active
operation before the end of the sum
mer. Later it is planned to plant trees
along both sides OF the road and pos
sibly In two or three years to give the
road one or two coats of oil in order to
make it dustless.
Route of Boulevard.
The boulevard will begin at the en-
trance to City Creek canyon and pro,
ceed up the canyon past the first two
tank houses and the location on which
the Moran playground is to be construc-
ted next year. About two and half
miles up the canvon. the boulevard will
cross the stream and by a circuitous
route, gradually reach Eleventh avenue
and proceed eastward to Thirteenth
East street where it will branch to the
north and skirt the foothills TO Fort
Douglas,
From the fort the road will run south
ward through the Douglas addition,
where ground has been set aside for
dedication to the city for boulevard
purposes, Reaching Sugar House turn
will be made into Twelfth South street
and thence westward to Fifth East
street, thence south to the entrance Of
Liberty park, through the park and
back to the city.
1t is planned to construct fences
along City Creek canyon at all points
where the road becomes narrow and to
so arrange the curves that it will be
practically impossible to have any traf-
fic difficulties. Automobiles will be al
lowed to proceed only one way in the
canyon portion Of the boulevard-that
IS from west to east,
View Will be Beautiful.
After rounding the turn in the can
yop the climb to Eleventh avenue grad
uallY brings into view the entire south
ern valley and as the north bench is
reached Great Salt Lake can be seen in
the distance, faint ribbon of blue gilt
tering in the sunshine. Proceeding east
ward the western section Of the valley
can be more plainly seen.
AT the highest point in the boulevard,
where the canyon road merges into
Eleventh avenue, it is planned to con
struct small observatory Below 1t in
the canyon the plans call for the rocIa-
nation of about ten acres which is to be
| converted to park use.
A detailed plan of the boulevard is
now being made by Nicholas Byhower,
| perintendent OF parks, under the su.
pervision of Mr.. Keyser, and upon its
completion the matter will be placed
before the commissioners For action. Tn.
officially. all the commissioners have
agreed provided the sale Of the CANYON
road property can be satisfactorily eff
| fected.
In all probability the plans will also
be submitted to the automobile owners
! of the city and to the Real Estate asso-
| citation for suggestions and approval