Identifier: streetrailwayjo311908newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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M l-.NK i)S CdXTOOCOnK R1\ER The park is on the Contoijcook River, about 8 miles fromConcord, a city of ab(iut 20,000 inhabitants. In respect toits location the park is very fortunate, for the Contoocookis a beautiful stream na\igable for canoes and light draftboats for a distance of eight or ten miles. In fact, theadvantages which the ri\-er offers in sunnner have led tothe building of a numljer of lodges which are occupied sea- The result of cottagers locating along the road and nearthe pack has been that many itinerant pleasure seekershave had the advantages of the country brought to theirattention and have been led to spend their vacations there.Ot course the demand is for a high class of entertainmentat the park. It is not a hilarious, boisterous crowd that)jalrnnizes the park, yelling for the latest of the freak
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KNTK.KXCK TO C().\T(JOCOOK RIVER PARK son after season by cottagers who have laid out their ownlittle summer retreats and who in many cases maintain boatsand launches of their own on the river. An estimate ofthe number of private boats owned by those near the parkplaces the figure at upward of 100. Besides the trollev line amuseiiient features. The equipment really bespeaks thepatronage. The forty acres which make up the park sheltera theater, restaurant and dancing pavilion as the chiefsources of revenue and amusement. For a small property the theater is unusually complete. April ii. 1908.) STREET RAILWAY J( )URNAL. 609 It is a frame building about 120 ft. x 40 ft. and bas a seat-ing capacity of 900. The stage is about 30 ft. wide and30 ft. deep and the equipment inchides a number of changesof scenery. The entertainments given are of a very highcharacter. They are either farce comedy or musical com-edy. The companies engaged never number less than 22members. Both matinee and evening

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