Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-09

public and in line with the park treat
ment.
Then will come two buildings which
will be set back from North and Wal
nut streets so that there will be park
ing or landscape gardening between
them and the highway.
on the south Will be a building for
the state Library, the educational de-
partments and the like with a museum
on the first floor, the building to be
known as the educational building
and to contain a great auditorium
which will be set back from Walnut
street and yet in the center OF the
building.
On the North street side will be a
laboratory and office building uniform
with that in Walnut street, but with
out the auditorium.
Between these two buildings will be
lawn acres in extent and rectangular
in form f1anlxed by double rows of trees
which will afford views of the foun-
tains at the far end.
To Widen Streets
Third street will be widened as will
North and Walnut. The steep terrace in
the Third street side will be changed so
that there will be a better view of the
Capitol. The ugly stone steps at State
street will be removed and instead a
shallow flight with broad platforms
ner phrased it. would be to fatten the
slope.
There will be driveways entering the
park at State street on easy grades
and they will converge on a great
plaza. much larger than the present
and extending from the upper end of
the building to below the Library. This
plaza would be for formal ceremonies
in which the treatment of the terrace
would play part.
Through the park there will be wind
ing paths. The traditional paths. such
as the line of the old Boardwalk" and
the Fourth street entrances will be re-
tanned but in changed form. Abund-
ant means of access will be provided
and attractive landscape gardening laid
out.
Following out the plan of a great
State park which will be the center Of
the city park system the highways bor-
dering the park will be planted with
trees and converge about on the pres
ent eastern end of park extension close
to the Pennsylvania Railroad and then
rise by gentle grades to the viaduct.
These two highways. Walnut and
North streets would be collected. as It
were, and sent over the tracks"
1t is understood that Mr. Drummer
made at least thirty sketches of the
ideas for the park before getting one
which satisfied him. "I have made
many plans, but this one is, 1 think
simple and effective. I am proud Of
it and think it will make a wonderful
park"
The Hill and the Viaduct
Mr.. Manning in discussing the plans
for the viaduct and the ideas for re-
lief of the Hill congestion said:
The plan provides for viaduct
that will pass over the Pennsylvania
railroad tracks, Paxton Creek valley
and Cameron street, to a point in
State near Royal Terrace, with a
ramp, similar to that in the Null
Berry street bridge. but on easier
grades, down to Cameron street from
the yiaduct for electric car lines and
for vehicles.
THE alternative to this ramp may
be a road on either side of the via
duct leading down from its terminus
along State to Cameron street. At
the abrupt end of Walnut street. near
the terminus to Royal Terrace. would
be an outlook-point from which a
superb view of the Capitol and Capt.
tol Park can be obtained. From this
outlook-point Walnut street would be
extended to the end, of the State street