Plan of Evanston
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Road and Keeney Street be acquired, together with its riparian rights, and divert the road from Sheridan Square diagonally by an easy curve across this property in a northwesterly direction back into the present Sheridan Road. If practical, close Keeney Street east of Sheridan Road and use the balance of the acquired property for a park and possibly the beach for bathing. From Keeney Street continue the road north as at present to Main Street, but instead of going west on Main Street go straight north through the Knox property and join into Lake Shore Boulevard beyond. Then continue north along the lake shore to Greenwood Boulevard. At Greenwood Boulevard go northwest by an easy curve back into the present Sheridan 'Road, and continue around the University and into Wilmette over the drainage canal bridge. Use diligence to ease off the curbs at the corners into larger radius curves, doing this by cutting away the parkways outside of the sidewalks, which are city property. This is the obvious route to be adopted because it is the shortest and would cost much less to keep in repair when once paved than the longer present route with its many sharp corners. This suggested route would be less objectionable to private property owners as a whole because it has the lake or the University on the east almost its full length, and cuts the private frontage of the present route in half. We should not let the private interests of a few block an improvement which will benefit the whole city.
Aside from its other merits this route would be the most beautiful stretch of road in this part of the world.
Island Drive: We advocate the construction of an island in the lake along the entire frontage of Evanston from the south limits to University Place and possibly in front of the University. This island should be separated from the shore by 600 feet of open water to be used for aquatics. On this island we suggest constructing a driveway so that automobiles could be diverted at the south limit of Evanston and get back into-the Sheridan Road, either at University Place or near the
