. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoi. The American Florist. 1729. WHHN the Pan-American Exposition opened its gates to celebrate the achievements of" a centurj' of prog- ress in the western world there was immediate evidence of a difference of opinion as to which was the principal entrance to the grounds. The men who made the drawings had the completed Rainbow City in their mind's eye when they wrote above the Lincoln Parkway gate the words, "Main ; They proposed to lead the public through the most beautiful portion of De
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoi. The American Florist. 1729. WHHN the Pan-American Exposition opened its gates to celebrate the achievements of" a centurj' of prog- ress in the western world there was immediate evidence of a difference of opinion as to which was the principal entrance to the grounds. The men who made the drawings had the completed Rainbow City in their mind's eye when they wrote above the Lincoln Parkway gate the words, "Main ; They proposed to lead the public through the most beautiful portion of Delaware Park, Buffalo's pride and one of the most attractive pleasure grounds in the state. They planned that the visitors should pass the white marble palace building by J. J. Albright and, had it been completed in time, to have been used as the art gallery for the exposition; then across the handsome new bridge which spans the lake, through more beautiful parking,past the New York State building, a permanent structure of white marb e, to the avenue of towering columns which is termed the Approach and is the first of the fleeting glo- ries of the exposition. At the upper end of the Approach is the Forecourt, command- ing a splendid view of the gardens, and beyond it is the Tri- umphal Causeway, a view of which, illumi- nated, is shown in the accompanying ilh'S- tration. Herethe men of forethought plan- ned that the visitor should come upon a view of rare grandeur, for stretching away to the north is the main axis of the expo- sition, an asphalted promenade the like of which no man has ever seen. It is a view worthy of the men who conceived the plan and executed the great task. But the Lincoln Parkway gate is a good half mile from the Triumphal Cause- way; it's too far for people who are mak- ing haste to secure their first glimpse of the great Ail-American show. And with the opening day the West Amherst gate became the principal entrance. The peo- ple flocked by thousands
Size: 4847px × 516px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectfloriculture, bookyea
