. The Street railway journal . THE WATER FRONT AT WAVERLYTYPICAL SUMMER DAY THE BASEBALL GROUNDS OF THE COMPANY AT WAVERLY PARK, WHICH AREEFFECTIVE IN CREATING A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC new company and opened tothe public, with many im-provements, on Aug. I last,the opening day being wel-comed by the city in the formof a holiday. This is a veryprettily located park site of73 acres, 20 acres of whichhave been improved for ac-tual park purposes. The landis located upon the GrandRiver, southwest of the city,so that the advantages ofboating and bathing are avail-able. The park has a largehotel, op
. The Street railway journal . THE WATER FRONT AT WAVERLYTYPICAL SUMMER DAY THE BASEBALL GROUNDS OF THE COMPANY AT WAVERLY PARK, WHICH AREEFFECTIVE IN CREATING A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC new company and opened tothe public, with many im-provements, on Aug. I last,the opening day being wel-comed by the city in the formof a holiday. This is a veryprettily located park site of73 acres, 20 acres of whichhave been improved for ac-tual park purposes. The landis located upon the GrandRiver, southwest of the city,so that the advantages ofboating and bathing are avail-able. The park has a largehotel, open-air theater, danc-ing hall and fine new baseballpark and grand stand; repre-sentative illustrations presented here-with show some of the park attrac-tions. The buildings and grounds areelectrically lighted by a private iso-lated plant upon the grounds. The attractions at Waverly Park arein general operated by outside effort,through arrangement with the railwaycompany. Excellent attractions areprovided, and it is arranged,to
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