. The street railway review . he lofty pines stands above the highest,the pretty observatory. Below it and winding about thehill is the roller coaster. People are carried up to the observatory on an incline railway, rising 150 feet. This incline is operated with acable run by an The cars are street carson trucks elevated at one end. The fare up the incline isfive cents. From the observatory at the top of theincline a roller coaster winds around the hill for threequarters of a mile. The fare on this also is five electric road passes through the very center of Mid-way P


. The street railway review . he lofty pines stands above the highest,the pretty observatory. Below it and winding about thehill is the roller coaster. People are carried up to the observatory on an incline railway, rising 150 feet. This incline is operated with acable run by an The cars are street carson trucks elevated at one end. The fare up the incline isfive cents. From the observatory at the top of theincline a roller coaster winds around the hill for threequarters of a mile. The fare on this also is five electric road passes through the very center of Mid-way Parks pleasures. Here the first object to greet theeye is the dancing pavilion. It is built pagoda style anda peristyle connects it with the restaurant. The bandstand, the merry-go-round, razzle dazzle, shooting gal-lery, bowling allejs, billiard rooms, photograph gallery,the goat carriages, lunch building, and the clam bakegrounds are all near at hand. An electric launch glidesup and down the placid stream and innumerable row. :A;^:^ SOlLEil ROOM- (^Sijwd^j^^JdM^ 83


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