Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . the hour, $2 for the first hour, and $ for each addi-tional hour. In case of dis-agreement as to distance orfare, call a policeman, orcomplain at the City to East St. Louisfrom foot of Spruce St. andfrom foot of Cary St. Streets and Drives.—Fromthe Levee, or river-front, the-treets running N. and S. arenumbered consecutively, be-ginning with Main or 1stSt., 2d St., 3d St., etc. Thenotable exceptions to thisare Carondelet Ave., whichis a continuation of 4th and5th Sts. southward ; Broad-way, a continuation of thesame Sts. n
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . the hour, $2 for the first hour, and $ for each addi-tional hour. In case of dis-agreement as to distance orfare, call a policeman, orcomplain at the City to East St. Louisfrom foot of Spruce St. andfrom foot of Cary St. Streets and Drives.—Fromthe Levee, or river-front, the-treets running N. and S. arenumbered consecutively, be-ginning with Main or 1stSt., 2d St., 3d St., etc. Thenotable exceptions to thisare Carondelet Ave., whichis a continuation of 4th and5th Sts. southward ; Broad-way, a continuation of thesame Sts. northward ; and-lelferson Ave., correspond-ing in part with 29th running E. and named arbitrarily orfrom some historical asso-ciation. The houses arenumbered on the Philadel-phia system {see Philadel-phia), all streets runningparallel to the river beingI numbered N. and S. fromMarket St. ; while on allstreets running E. and numbering begins at theLevx^e. Front St.^ which is100 ft. wide, extends alongthe levee, and is built up. Court-IIouse. with massive stone warehouses. This street, with Main and Second, is the locationof the principal wholesale trade. Fourth St. is the fashionable promenade, and ST. LOUIS. 113 oontjiins the leading retail stores. Grand Are. is 12 m. long, running parallel withthe river on the W, boundary of the city. Washington Ace. is one of the widestand handsomest in the cit}. The finest residences are on Lncas Place, in Pine., Olwe.,and Locust Sts., m Washington Ave. W. of 27th St., and in Chouteau Ave. Thefavorite drives are through the parks and boulevards, to be described further on. Pnblic and Proinineiit Bnildings.—The finest pubHc building in the city, and one ofthe finest of its kind in the United States, is the Court^Honse, occupying the squarebounded by 4th, 5th, Chestnut, and Market Sts. It is built of Genevieve limestone,in the form of a Greek cross, with a lofty iron dome surmounting its centre, andcost $1,200,000. Th
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