Year: 1876

The new depot Wnicn Is OetDg eTect'


ed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington


and Baltimore Railroad. at Broad street


and Washington avenue. promises to


to be one of the largest. most conven-


lent, aud imposing structures OF its


kind in the State. The old depot.


which was quite large originally. is be-


ing entirely remodeled and will become
| a part of the new building. The two


wing walls are to be carried up to the


hight of the main building. The ladies


room will occupy the whole OF the


north wing and viii be 6s feet lorg
and 81 feet in width. 1t is to be
fitted up with every improvement


which the demands Of convenience or
comfort could suggest. The ceilings


will be very high. the windows large
and numerous. and the seats elegant in
design and richly upholstered. The
whole of the north side Of the train
house will be divided into large. hand
some a partments, averaging in size
about SO feet in length by rs in width


The frst of these will be used as
haggage-room. which will be conven-
lent to the ladies' room. Next will
come the dining-room and ladies'


restaurant. Both the aforementioned
rooms are to be handsomely fitted up.
and both will be made as CHEEKY and
homelike us possible. Beyond this
going west along the Washington ave-
nue. side. will be the genilemens restau-
rant. room of AZ by ~ feet in size.
aud this will also be furnished with
taste and liberality. Then come the
store-rooms. with large kitchen over
head, and this is to be SO arranged
that the depot will be entirely free from
the odcr Of cooking. Beyond this il
to be the geutlemen's waiting-room aud
gentlemen's smoking-room. 1t will be
gratifying to large proportion of the
masculine travelling public to learn that
this last mentioned apartment is to be
handsome. commodious. well-lighted.
and well-ventilated parlor. in which it
will be pleasure instead Of torment
to remain while waiting for outgoing or
incoming trains. The Philsdelphis.
Wilmington Il Baltimore evidently do
not believe, with many other transpor-
ta,ion companies, that any cubby-hole
is good enough to smoke in. The
further end of the train room will be
used for conductors Offices. &c. The
telegraph Offices aud eating stands will
be removed from the Broad street side.
and the space left vacant in order to
leave large ball for passengers. The
ticket Office will be located 10 what is
now the ladies' room. The second floor
of the building will be devoted entirely
to company Offices The freight depot,
on which work is rapidly progressing.
will, when finished, have, with the
passenger depot. the appearance Of one
building. both structures covering the
space extending from the south side Of
the old depot to Washington avenue in
width. and from Broad to Fifteenth
street in length The freight building
will have a front of pressed brick with
granite belt courses, and the entrance.
which is of grsnite, will be 20 feet wide
and twenty feet in hight to the balcony
.ver the door, The height to the front
elevation is fifty-three feet The front
will be very handsome in design, aud
as this is a virtue which is rarely to be
found 10 freight buildings, it is doubly
commendsble. The grouping Of the
windows and arches on Fifteenth street
is artistic, and the ornamentation onall
parts of the building will be appropriate
and rich. The base of the building
will be Of granite aud the pediment on
both sides is to be filed with glass
There will be in the roof i've skylights.
each fifty feet long by twenty-five feet
in width. and on the side of the build
ing is to be twenty-five places for the
reception of goods. If there is any one
thing which Philadelphia needs more
than another it is better depot accomoda-
tions, and it is gratifying to note this
step in the right Observation-Disclosures
phia Press