[Vynne, Harold Richard] [from old catalog] · Chicago, Thomson and Zimmerman · leaf 147
s a city in the worldcalculated to offer thetourists opportunitiesfor pleasure in th*e day-time it is Chicago. Itis natural, perhaps, in considering these oppor-tunities, to refer to the parks and boulevards ofChicago, which, as good judges of such mattershave said, constitute a whole host of… … - 145 of breathing-places for the people as is to befound in this one. The parks of Chicago em-brace a total area of 2,074 acres, which is exclu-sive of grounds covered by park boulevards.The park system makes the circuit of the city,being connected by boulevards and embracinga total length of…