// SOUVEN//^ "^^^^ LIBRIRV nf CONSRESS Vm ooDies ReretvM OCT I 1901 Oooyrleht Entrv CLASS <*- XXo. No. ' COPY B lErtp. tl|f '%mi Oltty. f-» ^[^ RIE, Pennsylvania, with a population of ()0,000, lies on the lake shore, about midway between Buffalo and !^ Cleveland. It has the largest and best harbor on Lake Erie, which is formed b)' a peninsula seven miles in length jutting out into the lake. The surroundings of Erie are most beautiful, and in the summer time its shaded streets present such a lovely appearance, that an enthusiastic visitor, on beholding them, rap- turously exclaimed : " You need no parks here — all Erie is a beautiful park." The city is built upon an elevated bluff, commanding an extensive view of the lake. It is regularly laid out, with broad st'^eets crossing each other at right angles. The climate is healthy, and free from miasma and malaria ; the death rate is, therefore, one of the lowest of any town of its size, making it very desira- ble as a " home city." In the way of railroad and steamer connections Erie is singularly favored, and may be reached conveniently from all points of the compass. The Lake Shore, the Nickel Flate, the Erie & Pittsburg, the Philadelphia & Erie and the Bessemer railroads have their depots and freight houses here, and do a large passenger and freight business. A large and convenient union depot receives the passengers arriving on Lake Shore and Pennsylvania railroad trains, while the Nickel Plate and Bessemer roads have their own depots. A network of suburban trol- ley lines facilitates communication and travel with Cambridge Springs, Conneaut, Edinboro, Meadville, North East and other neighboring towns. These steam railroads and trolley lines connect Erie with all important points east and west. Large docks, provided with railroad tracks and giant hoisting machines, permit the transfer of merchandise direct from vessels to cars or warehouses. The amount of lake business transacted here is very large. A well managed and well connected street railway sj-stem furnishes rapid transit to and from the depots and harbor with all parts ol the city. The hotels of Erie are numerous, and noted for their home-like comfort and general excellence. Travelers can here obtain all desired inforrr.ation. During the summer especially, Erie is an ideal resort. Waldameer, Grove House Park, Glenwood and other beautiful spots lie at its drors, while the whole town is decked with a mantle of emerald green. C)ther points of interest at all times of the year are the library, the post office, the Soldiers' Home, the great cathedral, the water works, etc. Two fine theatres and many other places of amusement, as well as fishing-, boating and other aquatic sports, furnish entertainment to visitors and "natives" alike. But it is not alone as a resort for pastime and pleasure that Erie deserves praise and recognition. Its giant industries enjoy world-wide renown, and contribute largely to the prosperity of the city. Over 10,00U men and boys earn their daily bread in our big factories. Steam engines, boilers, stoves, bicycles, novelties, brass goods, castings of all kinds, wringers, woodenware and hundreds of other articles are manufactured in Erie mills. The city's industries are varied. On the great docks hundreds of thousands of tons of coal are shipped to all parts of the globe during the season of navigation, while the big elevators handle millions of bushels of grain, and hun- dreds of thousands tons of iron ore are received yearly at the great Hanna and Carnegie docks. In addition to the industries mentioned above we have large planing mills, paper mills, breweries, button factories, a big silk inill and other always busy manufacturing establishments, whose products find a ready sale and carry the name and fame of Erie to all parts of the civilized globe. The hundreds of well-appointed stores on our business streets do a thriving trade, and compare well and favorably with those of larger cities. Six banks facilitate financial transactions, and offer ample facilities to the business man and traveler. The telegraph and telephone service of Erie are thoroughly "up to date." We have two hustling telephone companies and two telegraph offices, be- sides offices for the sale of railway tickets, etc. Two building and loan associations have a large membership and are in a most flourishing condition. The different fire and life insurance companies are well represented here. Three market houses and a large number of groceries and butcher shops supply the city with food at prices far below those paid in larger cities. The growth of Erie is not phenomenal —not an artificial " boom growth," but steady and reliable. In view of all these facts we may justly and proudly say : " As a desirable place of residence and business, Erie can't be surpassed." Business men and others wishing to locate here may obtain all desired information by addressing the secretaries of either the Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce or Business Men's E.xchange. The development of western Pennsylvania is contributing more and more, as the years go by, to the prosper- ity of Erie. Her exceptionally fine harbor and the excellence of her factory products are being recognized by commerce to a greater extent from day to day ; and though the city may never rival Buffalo or Cleveland, the day is very near when Erie will take rank as only second to them on Lake Erie in commercial importance. INDEJK. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND VIEWS. Pages Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors* Home, Ash and Second streets 5, 6, 7 _._-.._..„. . „ . 2^ 24 24 24 25 25 10 11 10 11 31 32 9 Citj' Hall, Seventh and Peach streets and Park. Court House, West Sixth street between Peach and Sassafras Government Buildinfr. Post Office, corner South Park and State street. Old Government buildiTif.', State between Fourth and Fiftli streets New Enirine House No. P, Eleventh and Poplar streets State Fish Hatchery, Sassafras and Second streets East Park ." East Park. Wayne Monument West Park .' West Park, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Lake Front Park, foot of State street Life Savinjf Station and Harbor Entrance Parade street, south from Tent It street Peach street, north from Eifjrhteenth street State street, north from Thirteenth street West Eifrhteenth street, west from Chestnut CHURCHES. BAPTIST— First Baptist Church, Fifth and Peach streets. Second Baptist Cliurch, Twenty-third and Reed streets Calvary Baptist Church, Tenth street between Peach and Sassafras.. German Baptist Church, Twentieth and Sassafras streets Swedish Baptist Church, 701 Holland street ... LUTHERAN— St. John's German Evanj^elical Lutheran Church, Peach and Twenty- third streets St. Paul's German Evangelical Church, Peach street between Tenth and Eleventh St. Luke's Evanjrelical Lutheran Church, Ninth street between Peach and Sassafras Luther Memorial Church, Eleventh and Peach streets Church of Evanirelical Association, cor. Eleventh and Myrtle streets. .. German Evangelical Trinity Church, Eleventh bet. Myrtle and Chestnut German Evangelical Lutheran Redeemer Church, Twent.v-third street between German and Parade Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethany Church, Tenth street between Holland and German Zion's Lutheran Church. Poplar street bet. Nineteenth and Twentieth.. METHODIST—.- First M. E. Churcli, Seventh and Sassafras streets Tenth Street M. E. Church, Tenth street between Wallace and Ash Simpson M. E. Church, Twenty-tirst and Sassafras streets Wayne Street M. K. Church, Wayne and Twenty -third streets St. James A. M. E. Church. Seventh street bet. "Holland and (Verman. . . 30 30 30 30 2b 26 27 2S 26 27 27 13 31 PRESBYTERIAN— First Presbyterian Church, Nortii Park and Peach street Park Presbyterian Church, South Park between State and Peach Central Presbyterian Church, Tenth and Sassafras streets Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church, Seventeenth and Chestnut streets First United Presbyterian Church, Eighth st. bet. French and Holland. Brown Avenue United Presbyterian Church, Brown avenue between Plum and Cascade streets PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL— St. Paul's P. E. Church, Si.xth street between Peach and Sassafras.. .. St. Mark's P. E. Church, Tenth and French streets ROMAN CATHOLIC— Sacred Heart Church. Twenty si.xth and Plum streets St. Ann's Church. Tenth street and East avenue St. Mary's Churcli, Ninth street between German and Parade St. Michael's Church, Seventeenth street between Cherry and Poplar.. St. John's Church, Twentv-si.xth and Wallace streets. St. Joseph's Churcli, Sassafras bet. Twenty fourth and Twentv-fif th . . . . St. Paul's (Italian! Church, Walnut st. bet. Si.xteenth and Seventeenth. St. Patrick's Church. Fourth street between French and Holland St. Peter's Cathedral. Tenth and Sassafras streets St. Stanislaus Church, Thirteenth and Wallace streets Trinity Church, Twenty-second street between Ash and Reed OTHER DENOMINATIONS— Temple Anchei Chesed Reform Con^retration, Eigrhth street between Sassafras and Myrtle ". First Unitarian Church, Ninth and Sassafras streets Christian Church, Seventh and Chestnut streets Church of Christ. Peach street between Ninth and Tenth CEMETERIES. Erie Cemetery, between Chestnut and Cherrv and Nineteenth and Twen- tieth streets Lake Side Cemetery, east of city limits on East Lake road Lake Side Cemetery, Gridley Circle Jewish Cemetery, 'West Twenty-sixth street west of Cherrv Trinity Cemetery, four miles west of city limits tm West Lake road Trinity Cemetery, Casey Monument CHARITY INSTITUTIONS. Erie County Poor House, West Twenty-sixth st. west of city limits Home for the Friendless, Sassafras' street between Twenty -third and Twenty -fourth Hamot Hospital, State and Second streets Old Folks' Home, Twentv-sixth and Ash streets 12 12 12 12 13 31 13 10 21 18 19 19 19 21 20 20 18 21 26 29 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 23 21 Old Ladies' Home, Sassafras street bet. Twenly-secdiiil ;iiid TwL'iity-third li» St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, Third street between Holland and (Irrinan. 23 Si. Vincent's Hospital. Sassafras st. bet. Twenty-fonrlli and Twi-iny-iifUi 23 DEPOTS. Bessemer R. R. l)epot, Twflllh stieel between Peach and Sassafras 22 KicKel Plate R. R. Depot, Nineteenth and Holland streets 23 Uni<)n Depot, bet. Peach and Sassafras and I-'ourieenth and Fifteenth sis. 22 EDUCATIONAL AND AMUSEMENT BUILDINTtS. Erie AcadeM'v, Ninth street between Slate and Peach Hifrh School, Sassafras street between Tenth and Eleventh Maennerchor Music Hall, Slate streel bel. Si.vleenlh and Seventeenth.. 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