The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-18

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the heights, while the now obsolete
vessels remained at an anchorage in
the bay in the ofing.
Malaga Square.
Malaga Square is another pretty
and partly improved park. 1t is sit
uated between Moreno and Blount
streets on the north and south re-
spectively, and between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues. In this square are
to be seen some of the prettiest and
grandest oak trees to be found in the
city limits. The square has number
of benches in it, and many a perspir-
ing pedestrian has often sat beneath
the balmy shade and cooled off" be-
fore proceeding further. Malaga
takes its name from the city of the
same name in Spain, which is yet a
lively seaport and commercial center
of the old country.
0porto Square.
Oporto square is that block between
Moreno and Blount streets and Six
teenth and Seventeenth avenues. 1t
is a block thickly overgrown with
''blackjacks" and pines, but could
with little effort be converted into a
park of much beauty. This square
takes its name probably from the
chief export city of Portugal, SPANS
next door neighbor.
Palmetto Beach.
Palmetto Beach, on the Bay Shore
car lines, is a pretty pleasure park,
that could be made interesting with
the expenditure of some money. This
is the site of last years and the
forthcoming this years w. o. w. en-
campment.
The Confederate Monument.
R. E. Lee Square is the beautiful
place browning Palafox Hill, in which
proudly stands the Confederate shaft,
erected by the sanity ladies of the
Memorial Association, to comment
crate the deeds of the brave boys of
the sixties. It is too well known a
spot to need any description to Pen
sacolians or to more than one-time
visitors.
Seville Square.
Seville Square, holding the name
of city in Spain which is regular
importer from the United States and
through the port of Pensacola, is sit
uated on East Government street. It
Is bounded by Government, Alcaniz,
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l.Orth, east, south and west respec-
lively. This is a popular children'z
! playground in winter and summer
roller skating in the winter time in
ducing scores Of children to try for
speed and endurance on the concrete
walks which lead from corner to cor
ner of the we'll known square. This
has been the scene of many a po-
litical rally, and voters of many
years ago will recall the "hot'
speeches they heard there in old-time
campaigns, when the present article
is read by them.
| Toledo Square.
Toledo Square is another "ouried'
park, for it is situated in the extreme
northeastern part of the city, bound.
ed by Gonzalez and Brainard street:
and Seventeenth and Eighteenth
avenues. An important city in SPAR
has a like name.
ZamOra Square.
Zamora Square is bounded by Jol
and Bobe streets and Eighteenth ant
| Nineteenth avenues, out Bay View
Park way. It is unimproved. There
is a province in northwest Spain
bearing like name, pronounced tina
MORA, and this may have been tn,
origin of this parks name. Thi.
must have been sort of favored
name by the exploring Spaniards, TO,
a prominent city in Venezuela and
town in Mexico bear it.
| With all this array of parks an,
/ squares, not to mention but incidep