. Popular resorts, and how to reach them : combining a brief description of the principal summer retreats in the United States, and the routes of travel leading to them . ire. TheNew York trains reach Boston early in the morning, at six or half express train for the mountains leaves, by this road, at eight, ;and the object was to construct a depot so ample in its appointments, sothorough in its equipments and conveniences, as to preclude the necessityof going to a hotel; and travellers, will find, at the Lowell Depot, draw-ing rooms as elaborately furnished and conducted, and rest
. Popular resorts, and how to reach them : combining a brief description of the principal summer retreats in the United States, and the routes of travel leading to them . ire. TheNew York trains reach Boston early in the morning, at six or half express train for the mountains leaves, by this road, at eight, ;and the object was to construct a depot so ample in its appointments, sothorough in its equipments and conveniences, as to preclude the necessityof going to a hotel; and travellers, will find, at the Lowell Depot, draw-ing rooms as elaborately furnished and conducted, and restaurants wheremeals are as well served, as at first-class hotels generally; thus affordingto the wearied, travel-worn tourist, abundant facilities for toilet and restbefore the resumption of his journey. The ease with which the Lowell Depot is reached by public conveyanceis also a feature of interest to the traveller. It is within fifty feet of theEastern Railroad Depot, and within two minutes walk of the Fitch-burg or Boston and Maine; while the depots in the southern por-tion of the city are connected with this by horse-cars, which pass thedoor every few LOWELL r-JA DEPOT, Causeway Street, Boston. POPULAR KPISOUTS, AND HOW TO KEACII THEM. ^5 In the construction of this huilding, the architect has not only soughtto combine all the advantages possible for the accommodations of therailroad, and the convenience of its patrons ; but in its design and execu-tion the city has secured an ornament in architecture of which its citi-zens may well be proud. The accompanying cut entirely fails to conveyan idea of either its magnitude or finish. The train-house 565 feetin length, has been entirely ignored by the artist; but its ample propor-tions, completely covering the trains upon the several tracks, will, in theprotection it gives, be appreciated by the public. The principal tower is 148 feet high, the central dome 113 feet, andthe east tower 104 feet. The central front of the
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