. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . ampleway to entertain millions of guests during the Pan-AmericanExposition this season. They point to their abundant facilities ifor the accommodation of great crowds with no little pride^ The electric car service has been ex- 1 K* tended in every necessary way, hun-dreds of new buildings have been f. \i9 1 ^l| Itf 5! ^ ■ T/ie Circle and First Presbyterian erected for the special purpose of accommodating visitors, somefine hotels have been erected having large capacity, apartmenthouses have, for the time bein
. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . ampleway to entertain millions of guests during the Pan-AmericanExposition this season. They point to their abundant facilities ifor the accommodation of great crowds with no little pride^ The electric car service has been ex- 1 K* tended in every necessary way, hun-dreds of new buildings have been f. \i9 1 ^l| Itf 5! ^ ■ T/ie Circle and First Presbyterian erected for the special purpose of accommodating visitors, somefine hotels have been erected having large capacity, apartmenthouses have, for the time being, been transformed into hotels,restaurants are everywhere in abundance, and reasonablerates are advertised by nearly everyone who has entered intothe business of caring for the Exposition traffic. In responseto a call from Mayor Diehl, the householders throughout thecity have prepared to receive into their homes the visitors fromother States and cities. Within a few years the general appearance of the city hasbeen vastly improved. Owing to the betterment of the system. Dehncare Avenue. of transportation, and the extension of lines in many directions,the suburbs have grown rapidly. The new homes are builtaccording to advanced ideas and equipped with the latest ofmodern conveniences. Many new churches have been erected,until now the city has nearly two hundred houses of worshipto show the healthful condition of her religious life. The park system has also been considerably enlarged, untilnow the city is almost encircled, from the lake shore on thenorth to the lake shore on the south, with a system of beauti-ful parks and drives. With more than two hundred and13 .J^^^
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