Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-04
CAMAC ST. WILL Be
OF NATIONAL FAME
Presidents Of Clubs Plan Unique
Reversion to Old-Time
Thoroughfare
TO MEET AGAIN DECEMBER IS

The presidents Of the various clubs
| on amac street and the committee from
N" Poor Richard Club are working on
plans for making their street n national
| institution. These men will come to-
gcther on December ~ for their second
meeting, by which time it is hoped the
way will be clear for definite steps to-
ward tho realization Of the plan.
Cainac street, with the picturesque
| clubs along its narrow length. is al
ready one Of the feature places Of the
city. Tho new Camac street that will
emerge in Colonial ncatness should be.
in. the opinion of Karl Bloomingdale,
originator of the plan. one Of the best
known streets in the country.
instead of making an old street
new said Mr.. Bloomingdalc. eve are
gong to make new street old. We
are going to make it cleaner and ncater
at the same time, and we are practi-
caIIy assured Of the support of the nd
mlnlStration in this step, which is in
reality part of the progressive clean
up movement that is advocated for oil
parts of the city.
We hope that when we have devcl-
opcd the old Colonial aspects of our
street, more clubs will be drawn to it.
mere are some stables and back doors
to garages that would be fine sites for
other clubhouses, whose presence would
MAKE the street one exclusively Of clubs.
Ihere Is certain psychology in the
TACT that similar organizations are
Drawn together in one part Of the city,
lhorc is n row of wool merchants stores
toward the lower end of Chestnut street
Walnut street in the ncighborhood Of
lonth is full of tailors' shops. Camac
street is the place Of clubs, and move
m"nt to improve it should be an invita-
tion to other clubs to come there and
take up their abode
According to the plans under con
Sidcration. the street will bloom with
old fashioned lampposts, hitching posts
and window boxes. There will also be
n bronze directory tablet to be placed
near the Walnut street entrance to
Camac street that will show the
stranger the location of all the nearby
clubs.
The eight lampposts may possibly be
made on the designs of those adopted
by the city some time ago for Inde-
pcndpnce Square, or new competition
open to students of various institutions
and clubs of the city may be held.
An effort will bc made to have every
ono occupying property on or near
Camac street take great care in the dis
posal of ashes and to keen the street
looking at its best generally.
Among the men who will meet at the
Poor Richard Club on December 10 will
be Frank II. Taylor. president of the
Sketch Club. who has charge of the
lnmppost project; G. Yarnall Abbott.
president of the Coin dor Club. who
is handling the matter Of hitching posts
and window boxes: Lawrence Nischer
Boyd. of the Meridian Club; Mr..
Bloomingdalc and r. j. Mulvey, of the
Poor Richard Club.
Mr.. Mulvey also heads the Poor
Richard Clubs Camac street improve
mcnt committee. Other members are
4. stephen Murphy, w. B. Tracy. W.
e. Terhunc and Charles II. Ucnkels.
Mr.. Bloomingdale originated the idea
for the cwold Camuc street three
years ago, but not until within the
last month have any definite steps been
taken by the clubs to put the project
into being.