. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . Young Mens Christian Association. of the metropolis. A railroad branch is located at WestDetroit and is productive of great good to the numerous railroademployes, who are glad to avail themselves of its blocks farther we come to Grand Circus Park, occupy-ing a square upon either side of Woodward Avenue. Thoughnot of large size, it is one of the oldest and most attractive ofthe city parks, and the magnificent old shade trees, close-clippedlawns, and splashing fountains, make it a delicious summerresting-p
. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . Young Mens Christian Association. of the metropolis. A railroad branch is located at WestDetroit and is productive of great good to the numerous railroademployes, who are glad to avail themselves of its blocks farther we come to Grand Circus Park, occupy-ing a square upon either side of Woodward Avenue. Thoughnot of large size, it is one of the oldest and most attractive ofthe city parks, and the magnificent old shade trees, close-clippedlawns, and splashing fountains, make it a delicious summerresting-place. From almost any point one looks down thelong, leafy vista of some broad, diverging avenue — Washing-ton, Bagley, Miami, or Madison — so lined by broad-boughedelms and maples, as to give scarcely any indication of the pala-tial homes behind them. It is, in fact, to this general prev-alence of shade trees and extensive grounds with green lawnsand brilliant flowers, that Detroit owes one of its chiefestcharms, a sense of reposeful beauty, of delicious coolness and
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