Church review . t of thetown to the north and the west, andresidential districts to the east andsouth. The larger part of the landforming the park is the gift of A. Pope. Entering the park atthe east end, at the corner of Putnam have another very picturesque grove,Hillside Ramble. On the brow of thehill towards the west, is to be theHigh Wall and the Pergola. There areto be promenades under fine shadetrees, a flower garden, fountains, shel-ters, toilet rooms, etc., and playgrounds for little folks near by. Fineviews over the meadows to the east,and toward the Talcott mountain chaint
Church review . t of thetown to the north and the west, andresidential districts to the east andsouth. The larger part of the landforming the park is the gift of A. Pope. Entering the park atthe east end, at the corner of Putnam have another very picturesque grove,Hillside Ramble. On the brow of thehill towards the west, is to be theHigh Wall and the Pergola. There areto be promenades under fine shadetrees, a flower garden, fountains, shel-ters, toilet rooms, etc., and playgrounds for little folks near by. Fineviews over the meadows to the east,and toward the Talcott mountain chainto the west, will prove a special at-traction of this spot. At the foot ofthis hill, to the west, lies Nethermead,a small meadow, which offers a splen-did field for the baseball players, of thissection of the city. Through the fore-sight and generosity of Mr. Pope, thistract of land, which was originally anunsightly, and badly neglected farm,has been secured for the people ofHartford, and especially the residents. LAKELET ELIZABETH PARK. serves this distinction. Nature hasbeen so liberal and generous in its dis-tribution of vegetation, both in charac-ter and variety; and the topographicalformation of the grounds was so welladapted for the purpose for which theywere selected, that it was simply amatter of assisting Nature to developits hidden beauty, to redeem swampyland and turn it into meadow andpasture, to utilize the natural watershed and springs for pretty sheets ofwat>r, without which no landscape isactually complete, and to finally makethose attractive features accessiblethrough the building of roads andpaths. This has all been accomplishedwith money left for that purpose bythe donor and in a comparatively shorttime. Connected with this park are thenurseries and the farmstead and the street and Russ Terrace, we have toour right a splendid double set of ten-nis courts that are freely used duringthe proper season. The entrance fromCapitol avenue and Park Terrace isespecia
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