. The Street railway journal . a large addition to thecity area and to the street railway mileage. A newcharter went into effect in 1876, and the city limits in that year were practically^ the .same as they The dLstriljution of population and street railwaysystem in iSSo are shown on page 577. It will be seen, ofcourse, that the population density in the older parts ofthe city was becoming greater and greater fron: decade todecade, while the outlying sections to the west were alsobuilding up more and more rapidly under the impetusgiven by impro\ing street railway fa
. The Street railway journal . a large addition to thecity area and to the street railway mileage. A newcharter went into effect in 1876, and the city limits in that year were practically^ the .same as they The dLstriljution of population and street railwaysystem in iSSo are shown on page 577. It will be seen, ofcourse, that the population density in the older parts ofthe city was becoming greater and greater fron: decade todecade, while the outlying sections to the west were alsobuilding up more and more rapidly under the impetusgiven by impro\ing street railway facilities. On page 577 is shown the condition of the city in this time vSt. Louis had begun to take on new life and ments in electric traction, announcements of which werebeing constantly made, had begun to be felt in St. Louis,although it is probable that no one had any idea at thattime what a potent influence on real estate values andthe rearrangement of population would be exerted byimproved methods of motive Ill »» I . - -
Size: 1517px × 1648px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectstreetr, bookyear1884
