Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-30

is the appellation in the opinion OF
those who have viewed its broad and
well graded streets, its handsome
homes surrounded by well kept
lawns. ever source of beauty and
attractiveness. Like Italy's capital,
the Eternal City" the beautiful Cap
ital City of Southern Georgia is build
ed upon the hills, the Typographical
effect enhancing the otherwise nat
uraI beauty of its surroundings.
Americas has a great deal at which
to point with pride to the visitors with
in her gates, for few other Southern
cities of even greater size and popn-
lation possess handsomer public
buildings, including churches, schools.
postoffice, banking houses, her beauti-
full tourist hotel of Moorish archltec-
ture, and other stately edifices, blu,
the chief charm of Americas lies in
her beautiful homes and well paved
highways. Payne, the author OF
Home, Sweet Home" surely could
have caught the inspiration of his i'm
mortal song had this homeless wan
derer ever beheld the beauties OF
home in Americas.
Americas possesses all kinds OF
homes from the viewpoint of cost and
sttractiveness, and here side by
side with the vineclad cottage of the
toiler rises the princely mansion OF
the man of greater means; homes that
would prove an ornament TO Atianta's
boosted Peachtree or Avenue st.
Charles, the pride of the Crescent
City.
Nor are the pretty homes confined
to any one locality. Taylor Hill, the |
highest point in the city, boasts many |
attractive private residences, as does
Lee street; that broad expanse |
known as the Southside; College |
street, Prospect Heights, Church,
Jackson, the Rees Park section, while |
In recent Years East kmericus has |
We'd in friendly rivalry with other
localities in making it's homes at
tractive There are no stately |
mansions over there, it is true, but
growing community of modest, clean, !
wellkept and attractive dwellings.
While Americas boasts stately man /
sions, some of them the ante-belllum |
homes of wealthy citizens who came |
as pioneers to this Eden of Georgia |
and builded for themselves aristocrat- |
ic homes that exist long after the |
D. oud owners of other days have pass
ed away, the more modern style OF
architecture is in evidence as we'll :
Among the new homes, the
picturesque bungalow is much in +,
evidence and more favored, perhaps.
than any other, both for att active |
ness. economy of construction, con-
Eenience and comfort. These pretty
bungalows are being built all over the |
city and especially out on the South |
side. One beautiful residence thorough |
fare, Harold avenue, is building |
up wholly in bungalows, which gives
TO it the suggestive name of "Bunga |
low Row."
Americas, happily, discarded tn" |
unsightly picket fence many years
ago fence of any description is |
rarely to be seen here now, and the
natural beauty of the landscape is
not marred and disfgured thereby
Trim hedges, or copings of concrete
and granite mark the pavement line.
while lawns of perennial Verdurt
blend in harmony with the we'll KEEP
gardens which they so well adorn.
The private lawns here are indeeC
beautiful and add vastly to the gen
eral attractiveness of the residence
sections of Americas.
The appellation Garden City" might
be applied as we'll to Americas as that
of "the city beautiful" as nowhere els
is greater care bestowed upon the
flower gardens. Here roses bloom the
entire year, the queenly Malmaison
vieing in beauty with the royal Mar
chai Neil which, like a splash of gold
Ell sunshine, adds lustre to the land
scape of the private garden. Here the
stately Camelia, or japonica. attains
perfection, while royal palms nod
their heads to each passing zephyr as