. The Street railway journal . e intention of making Big Island Park strictly afamily resort and a place to enjoy an ideal summer dayspicnic, we have expended a great deal of effort to supplyenough comforts on the island to make ones holiday pleas-ant. Still we have not attempted to improve too much onnature. The Almighty made the island and the thoughtfulperson will take counsel before attempting to improve on io8 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXL No. 4. His handiwork. Big Island Park is an island of majestictrees, rolling lawns, knolls and numerous beautiful vantagepoints from which may be
. The Street railway journal . e intention of making Big Island Park strictly afamily resort and a place to enjoy an ideal summer dayspicnic, we have expended a great deal of effort to supplyenough comforts on the island to make ones holiday pleas-ant. Still we have not attempted to improve too much onnature. The Almighty made the island and the thoughtfulperson will take counsel before attempting to improve on io8 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXL No. 4. His handiwork. Big Island Park is an island of majestictrees, rolling lawns, knolls and numerous beautiful vantagepoints from which may be enjoyed a variety of vistas ofwater and sky, and altogether it is a most unusual resortfrom a natural beauty standpoint. We have an artesianwell 400 ft. deep, furnishing a fine water supply, and westore our water in a steel tower covered with concrete andstudded with electric lights. This tower is a close copy ofthe famous tower of Seville, Spain, and makes an attractiveornament to the island. At the base of the tower there is. INTERIOR OF MUSIC CASINO, BIG ISLAND PARK a shelter house, and there are attractive walks from theferry docks to the tower. Some exceedingly effective architectural features are em-ployed on the island, and of these probably the most novelis the peristyle following the ridge of the island. It is builtof concrete and outlined with electric lights. We haveexcellent modern toilet rooms for men and women, as wellas smaller comfort stations here and there throughout thegrounds. Four picnic kitchens equipped with ranges andtables and built of concrete are located in different partsof the island in the picnic grounds so that it is possible for
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