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must generally accompany those who seek rest, recrea- 

 tion, or pleasure in the common streets. 



There are other things to be valued in a Park be- 

 sides these, but these are the main positive advantages 

 which would make the value of a residence, if upon 

 the Parkway, much greater than if at a distance from it. 



AT HOME AND ABKOAD. 



Of course, those who have travelled abroad will 

 make comparisons as to the magnitude and grandeur of 

 the Eastern Parkway and Boulevard. 



We come, then, to the question of the means by 

 which such a comparison can be made. Although 

 no perfect example can be referred to, there have 

 been in Europe a few works by which a similar end, to 

 a certain extent has been reached. Of these, the most 

 notable is the Avenue of the Empress, in Paris, which 

 connects a palace and a pleasure-ground within the town, 

 with a large park situated far out in the suburbs. This 

 avenue, with its planted border, occupies so much 

 ground (it is 429 feet in width) that it may be con- 

 sidered to constitute rather an intermediate pleasure- 

 ground than a part of the general street system. It is 

 lined with a series of detached villa residences, and 

 building lots facing upon it are much more valuable 

 than those facing upon the Park. 



The celebrated Linden avenue, at Berlin, leads like- 

 wise from a palace and palace grounds, to a great rural 

 park on the opposite side of the town, through the 

 very midst of which it passes. The finest private resi- 

 dences and hotels of the town, as well as many public 

 buildings, such as art galleries and museums, front 

 upon it, and it is equally convenient for all the ordi- 



