El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

any place Lnese, with several species
Of turtles and fish, attract both old
and young. North of the pool is the
old Blue whistler cannon with a
Civil war record and a torpedo such
, as Is being used now with such deadly
effect in submarine warfare. Com
plete in all details, the undersea ter
ror daily attracts the attention Of
hundreds
Carnegie and Cleveland Squares.
Two other downtown parks are
Carnegie square and Cleveland square.
both much freQuented. Carnegie
square is bounded by Oregon. West
Missouri. Franklin and North Fl Paso
streets. The lawns are among the
most beautiful in the city. Plentiful
shade foliage make the walks through
the square pleasant on hot days. Near
the center Of the square is the $780,
600 Carnegie library to and from
which FL Paso's readers and students
are continually making their way in
endless procession
Cleveland square, just west of Car
negie, is frequently the scene Of pub
lie gatherings. band concerts and re-
I ligious services in the open. Demon
/ STATIONS for FL Paso's volunteers and
quota TO the national army were held
there last summer Many famouS
speakers have made addresses from
, its forum
Historic Pioneer Plaza.
In the heart Of the city is a plaza.
/ treeless and without a blade OF grass,
( completely paved. This is the his
TO the hut of Juan Maria Ponce de
Leon, first settler of FL Paso. On the
Z spot are daily parked hundreds OF
automobiles which come and go in
{ speedy contrast to the shepherds lazy
{ burros that once shambled across The
I plat. The place was once watered
/ BY an irrigation ditch and remains of
one OF the trees that grew Few
yards from where the Mills building
now stands, is preserved by the Pho
neer's association as one OF its most
famous relics
Just north OF the new high school
building on the brink Of the mesa, is
Robinson park, offering a birds eye
view OF FL Paso from Scenic point
Its uplifted site is in contrast 10 most
other parks Of the city and with re-
cent and proposed Improvements viii
form a worthy background for the
million dollar high school and ma
jestic stadium recently completed
Houston Square. ChIIdren's PIaygroun
Houston square, facing Montana,
East Boulevard, Ange and st Nrain,
is a panorama Of flowers, Shrubbery
and rare coIors 1t is a favorite re-
sort Of children for many squares in
all directions While the park is or
namented with pergolas and hand
some pavilion, the center of attrac-
ton is the sunken garden 1t has
been observed by those interested in
park work here that with the i'm
proYement Of parks has come also
the Improvement of residence prop
erty. Many Of the most beautiful
lawns and flower gardens in the city
have been inspired and patterned
after high class park work It is
probable that more patterns have
been taken from Houston square for
lawn decoration than from any other
city park.
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bounded by Hueco, Montana and
Cebada streets. lies two squares west Z
Of the Alta Vista school and IS the /
center of a neighborhood embellished /
by beautiful green and flower fringed /
The trees planted in Madeline park
last year nave shown remarkable i
growth and added wonderfully to the /
beauty OF this park. While Madeline !
park is one of the newest cared for /
resort. II Is located on the mesa I
north Of the business part of the city, /
in the new addition Of Kern Place
Playground for Many Children.
Alamo park, between Tays, Park, I
Fourth and Fifth streets, is one OF the !
Mexican descent and popular because i
Of band concerts given there at regu-
lar intervals.
On the Rio Grande, opposite peace
missioners drafted the treaty that put /
an end to the old regime in Mexico. is
located Doniphan park The position 4
near the river adds to its attractive
ness. It is on the smelter road, near
the Hart viaduct
Other parks affording pleasure and
recreation to citizens are the Toltec
triangle. near the Toltec building
Castle Heights park, lying at the east
end of Grant avenue, bounded by the
Castle Heights and Manhattan Heights
additions on the north and by the
Southwestern railroad on the SOUTH
Sunset Heights park. triangular
garden at West Boulevard, Porfirio
Eighth street park, near Franklin
canal: Newman park, founded by the
late Z. S. Newman, which Is located
IN the Highland Park addition.
Prospective Parks.
Adjoining Washington park on the
south. is Ballinger park, an unim-
proved tract near the Rio Grande that
will likely prove to be the site OF ad-
1itoinal improvements by the city
within the next few years. The city
.lso holds an unimproved tract Of SIG
lcres surrounding the waterworks
pumping plant on the mesa, north Of
Fort Bliss. and another in Alhambra
Heights addition east Of the pumping
station. Because of the present very
LIBERAL and adequate park facilities IL
would appear that the unimproved
racts may not be developed for many
-ears. Yet II FL Paso continues to
ROW in the next decade as It did dur
ng the last-and every Indication is
hat the growth will be even more
hen these tracts have but few years
o remain idle, but viii be improved
o care for increasing population.
Parks Worth S1.77S AS.
The total value Of FL Paso parks.
according to a conservative estimate
made by park commissioner John W
fisher, including improvements and
ools, amounts to S1.777, as. The
able of values with improvements
md tools in use, follows:
Land Impts. It's
!. Jacinto plaza $S6s. 900 $4,000 800
,arnegie Square $4,000 1000 70
,leveland So. -. $4,000 1000 so
dundy park $4,000 1000 45
leWman park. $500 1000 30
1ouston square .. $1,000 5000 50
Justin park 1000 500 20
Ilamo. 2nd ward. 5000 1000 so
,ity Hall park. 10000 1900 so
Washington PIX. 10000 1000 80
'oltec triangle. 1900 200 e.
robinson, scenic. $4,000 -. E.
)oniphan park. 5000 1900 =.
fadeline park. $4,000 1000 :.
,allinger park $4,000 80. =.
.astle lights. PIX. $4,000 go. =.
-nion depot PIX. 10000 500 =.
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