. Wilkes-Barré, the diamond city; a study of its remarkable progress as indicated by its growth during the last five years. seat, is located a splendid county court house, occupied in 1909and erected at a cost, furnished, of more than $2,000,000. This new court house, probably themost magnificent in the country, excepting only those of the great cities, and superior in beauty,size and richness of appointments to a number of the State Capitol buildings, is typical of the new-spirit which has worked a regeneration in the city and county in a few short years and to whichexpression has been given
. Wilkes-Barré, the diamond city; a study of its remarkable progress as indicated by its growth during the last five years. seat, is located a splendid county court house, occupied in 1909and erected at a cost, furnished, of more than $2,000,000. This new court house, probably themost magnificent in the country, excepting only those of the great cities, and superior in beauty,size and richness of appointments to a number of the State Capitol buildings, is typical of the new-spirit which has worked a regeneration in the city and county in a few short years and to whichexpression has been given in the erection of handsome and costly buildings, the construction ofexcellent roads, the purchase by the county and freeing of toll roads and river bridges, the elimina-tion of grade crossings and the extension of business enterprises. FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESS It is the purpose of this booklet to show some of the improvements of this character that havebeen made DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS. With that idea in view ALL ILLUSTRA-TIONS ARE LIMITED TO BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE BEEN ERECTED DURING THEPERIOD BETWEEN 1905 AND The Fricerio Silk .Mill (Located at Dorranceton). A Suburban Industrial Concern Wilkes-Barre is a Great Shopping Centre
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