Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
LOOKING BACKWARD s. YEARS
TIME WORKS VARIED CHANGES
FUTURE OF n HONOLULU ASSURED

looking little wooden shanty, and
along Hotel street toward Waikiki,
there was nothing Of better class. The
McGrew residence stood IN quite
ample grounds where the mauka hall
OF the Young Hotel 10 now located,
The old Y. NC. A. was built that
same year, and small wooden resi-,
dences stood where the Elite block
and the new Y. N. G.. A. now stands.
The Hawaiian hotel was the center OF
all political and social life and gaiety.
and the only hotel In the city. II
then consisted OF only the present
main building and two or three cot.
tages along Richards street, rnakai of
the present main building. The royal
palace was about year old. and Alto
LAM Hale (now called the judiciary
building), had been for about 10 years
the home OF practically all of the gov.
eminent offices and the courts. There
was no pretense TO architectural eff.
feet in any Of the private residences
with the possible exception Of 'sEsk.
bank" the 8. q. Wilder home at Judd
street, then recently built.
Merchant street, east Of Fort, was
q narrow, crooked and muddy little
lane. Occupying large area Of what
is now Palace square, through which
Richard street had not then been cut,
was the old-fashioned two-story wood
en- residence Of Governor Kanoa, who
could be seen daily sitting in q rock.
ing chair on the upper lanai Where
the Levers q Cooke block now stands
on King street was the residence of
Charles +. Gulick at, or about that
time minister OF the interior. That
residence was burned In the early
SOS, and tor Honolulu) q very pre-.
tentious house erected on its site.
This latter house was later removed
to the site where it; now stands, on
the makai side Of King street, a short
distance waikiki of Pifkoi street. u
kainuki 4 Desert
Kaimuh was a desert, through
which trail, scarcely deserving the
name Of wagon road. ran toward
Waialae. Manoa was devoted TO pas
toral purposes. and several Of the daj
ries which supplied Honolulu ran
their herds there. The Makiki slopes,
where now stand 50 many Of our most
elegant private residences. was q
great cattle pasture. The building of
the Lunalilo home was Just nearing
its completion. and the Punchbowl dis
trict, now 50 populous and DO well fur.
nished with concrete avenues. was
just beginning to be dotted with the
cottages Of the Portuguese residents,
then newly arrived.
So much for the past. The present
Is known, and the future rests upon
the knees Of the gods. ! anticipate
the early completion Of q group of
public buildings that win constitute q
most creditable civic center, after the
proposed federal public building. q
territorial office building, and q mu-
nicipal building shall have been com
pleted. We have very recently seen
press Illustrations Of the plans pre-
pared for b business center to cover
the present Mahuka site and blocks
Immediately contiguous thereto. The
future cf Honolulu is assured. and
there can be 10 doubt thai the com.
'bined wealth, taste and public spirit
Of this community win not be salts.
fled with anything other than build.
ings Of first class design, as regards
convenience, utility and appearance.