. The Street railway journal . hestreet railway companies, and it is doubtless that this facthas heretofore deterred the street railway companies fromcreating amusement resorts such as have been establishedin other cities. Sans Souci Park, which is now in preparation, is thefirst amusement resort of any magnitude in Chicago whichhas for its object the stimulation of street railway is located on the Wabash Avenue line of the ChicagoCity Railway and well out toward its terminus. The Sixty- The park is square, with an inclosed area of nearly tenacres. The buildings and rubbish which oc
. The Street railway journal . hestreet railway companies, and it is doubtless that this facthas heretofore deterred the street railway companies fromcreating amusement resorts such as have been establishedin other cities. Sans Souci Park, which is now in preparation, is thefirst amusement resort of any magnitude in Chicago whichhas for its object the stimulation of street railway is located on the Wabash Avenue line of the ChicagoCity Railway and well out toward its terminus. The Sixty- The park is square, with an inclosed area of nearly tenacres. The buildings and rubbish which occupied theground were all removed, except Old Vienna, itself asummer resort, which stands on one corner; the lease tothe present occupants of Old Vienna has yet two yearsto run, after which the building will be removed and thepark extended over the space occupied. The park has been laid out with fine walks, the generalarrangement of which, with entrances, buildings, etc., isshown on the diagram Fig. 2. The lawns, which are now. FIG. 3.—THEATER BUILDING AND BAND STAND first Street electric line of the Chicago City passes alongone side of the park, and the Alley L and Illinois Centralare within a block. The park and buildings will coverthe entire block, extending east from Cottage Grove toLangley Avenue between Sixtieth and Sixty-first location will be remembered as being at the south-east corner of Washington Park, and at the entrance of covered with a heavy coating of manure, will soon besodded. There were originally no trees on the ground,but a goodly number have already been transplanted. Astrong high fence will surround the park, and a small ad-mission fee is to be charged. The principal attractions will be the Sans Souci open-air theater and cafe and the electric fountain. The pavil- 236 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XV. No. 4. ion, or theater building (Fig. 3), is an attractive two-story frame structure, painted white, except the roof, whichis of red tile. T
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