House Garden 
Embankments were likewise secured, the 
total length of river drive thus obtained 
being four and one-half miles. Mr. G. L. 
Gomme, Statistical Officer of the London 
County Council, gives the entire cost as 
I 11 >9 1 2 >553- 
With this example before us, Philadel¬ 
phia’s problem on the west bank of the 
Schuylkill north of Grays’ Ferry Bridge is 
solved. The east or southeast bank of the 
Schuylkill is unoccupied for a fair distance 
away from the water. The river at this 
point makes a bend, and the cutting away of 
had to construct its entire four and a half 
miles of embankment by encroaching on the 
river, Philadelphia will have to do so for 
but five-eighths of a mile. If is to be 
noted also that this driveway joins the pro¬ 
posed South Philadelphia parkways where 
one of the latter crosses the Schuylkill. 
I'he river will soon mark the centre of 
population, particularly of the homes of the 
people—as West Philadelphia is a rapidly- 
growing residence district. blast of the 
Schuylkill, residences are gradually surrender¬ 
ing to business demands. 
BARTRAm’s GARDEN ON THE WEST BANK OF THE SCHUYLKILL, PHILADELPHIA 
the southeast bank will considerably straighten 
it. The change in channel will leave the 
north or northeastern side to be filled up by 
the dredged material, excavated from the 
other side, and fully enough ground can be 
reclaimed to make a river drive as wide as 
the London embankments. The railroad 
can be effectually hidden by raised earth 
banks, planted with trees and shrubbery. 
Thus a parkway and river drive will lead 
to Bartram’s Garden from Walnut Street, a 
distance of about two miles. While London 
The advocates of the Philadelphia improve¬ 
ments realize that they are planning not only 
for their own, but for the coming genera¬ 
tions. And for that great multitude, com¬ 
puted at over three millions by the middle 
of this century, civic beauty and ease of 
access to all parts of the city must be com¬ 
bined with playgrounds, and, not only 
filtered water, but, as a member of the Board 
of Surveys has put it, “ filtered air.” Phila¬ 
delphians have built a great city, but are 
building a far greater one. 
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