Plan of Evanston
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of Lake Zurich, a distance of 30 miles of continuous paved road from Evanston, if Dempster Street is put in shape.
Harrison Street: We believe that Central Street should be abandoned as the principal north-end exit from Evanston to the. west, and in its stead we advocate Lincoln Street, and Harrison Street, which is twice as long as Central Street and starts direct from the lake at the water-works (Lincoln Street) where it is proposed by Mr. Cone to locate the new municipal bathing beach. We advocate improving Lincoln Street, starting at the lake and conveying it over the drainage canal and going one block west of Ewing Avenue. At this point it diverts by an easy curve into Harrison Street. From this point put the road in shape to connect with that already completed part of the road which starts west from where it intersects the Caledonia Road and continues west, passing between the Westmoreland Golf Club and the new cemetery, and continue the pavement of this road to its terminus at the Harm's Timber Road, which is about a quarter of a mile east of the north branch of the Chicago River. From this point motors could go either north along the Harm's Timber Road and connect with the Glen View Road or go north along the Harm's Road to Lake Forest, or else south to Morton Grove, Niles Center, Niles, and points west. Reference to the map will show the advantages of Harrison Street running from the lake to the Harm's Timber Road almost straight, and a great saving of time in reaching Glen View village, eliminating the necessity of going by way of Gross Point with its notoriously bad roads, as must be done by way of Central Street.
Caledonia Road: This road leads from Milwaukee A venue at Niles northeast to and connecting into Winnetka at . Willow Road; we understand that Winnetka will soon open up the balance of Railroad Avenue along the west side of the tracks, which will connect the Caledonia Road with the Green Bay Road, thus making the Caledonia Road a very important highway. Furthermore, at Willow Street you can cross under
