. The Street railway journal . A JINRICKSHA STATION GONDOLA AND TRIUMPHAL BRIDGE July 6, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 35 long walk from one end of the grounds to theother, and if some cheap and convenient means of trans-portation was provided, there is no doubt but that it would. THE PROPYLAEA AS SEEN FROM THE STATION EXHIBITBUILDING be well patronized. Such means were furnished at theChicago Fair by the Intramural Railroad, and at the ParisExposition by the moving sidewalk, but at the Pan-Ameri-can Grounds the only recourse is to the Japanese jinrick-shas, the rolling chairs, or to the gond
. The Street railway journal . A JINRICKSHA STATION GONDOLA AND TRIUMPHAL BRIDGE July 6, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 35 long walk from one end of the grounds to theother, and if some cheap and convenient means of trans-portation was provided, there is no doubt but that it would. THE PROPYLAEA AS SEEN FROM THE STATION EXHIBITBUILDING be well patronized. Such means were furnished at theChicago Fair by the Intramural Railroad, and at the ParisExposition by the moving sidewalk, but at the Pan-Ameri-can Grounds the only recourse is to the Japanese jinrick-shas, the rolling chairs, or to the gondolas or launches,which operate on the canals. As all of these are expensive,and like all individual means of transit, are somewhat diffi-cult to secure when wanted, although greatly in evidencewhen their services are not desired, it is the general opinionthat an electric line, either surface or elevated, passingaround the grounds, would have proved both convenientand profitable. The gondolas and jinrickshas, however,give a picturesque appearance to the surroundings as theviews accompanying this article show. ■ The Historical Exhibit at the Pan-American At the western end of Electricity Building is a row ofhistorical exhibits, which are sure to attract wide f
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