Peculiarities of American Cities

It has occurred to the author very often that a volume presenting the peculiar features, favorite resorts and distinguishing characteristics, of the leading cities of America, would prove of interest to thousands who could, at best, see them only in imagination, and to others, who, having visited them, would like to compare notes with one who has made their PECULIARITIES a study for many years.

A residence in more than a hundred cities, including nearly all that are introduced in this work, leads me to feel that I shall succeed in my purpose of giving to the public a book, without the necessity of marching in slow and solemn procession before my readers a monumental array of time-honored statistics; on the contrary, it will be my aim, in the following pages, to talk of cities as I have seen and found them in my walks, from day to day, with but slight reference to their origin and past history.

WILLARD GLAZIER.

22 Jay Street, ALBANY, September 24, 1883.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Portrait of the Author (Steel) FRONTISPIECE. PAGE State Street and Capitol, Albany, N. Y. 34 Boston, as Viewed from the Bay 38 Soldiers' Monument at Buffalo, N. Y. 62 View of Baltimore, from Federal Hill 92 View of the Battery, Charleston, South Carolina 108 Garden at Mount Pleasant, opposite Charleston, S. C. 112 Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina 116 Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina 120 Public Square and Perry Monument, Cleveland, Ohio 150 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 156 Bird's-eye View of Chicago, from the Lake Side 160 Burning of Chicago, the World's Greatest Conflagration 164 Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago 170 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 192 Harrisburg and Bridges over the Susquehanna 200 Jackson Square and Old Cathedral, New Orleans 274 Mardi Gras Festival, New Orleans 278 Bird's-eye View of New York 296 New York and Brooklyn Bridge 318 Pittsburg and its Rivers 336 Night Scene in Market Square, Portland, Maine 360 Old Independence Hall, Philadelphia 370 Masonic Temple, Philadelphia 378 Girard Avenue Bridge, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia 394 View of Providence, Rhode Island, from Prospect Terrace 400 Tabernacle and Temple, Salt Lake City 440 Seal Rocks from the Cliff House, near San Francisco 462 Levee and Great Bridge at St. Louis 492 Shaw's Garden at St. Louis, Missouri 502 University of Toronto, Canada 524 East Front of Capitol at Washington 538 State, War and Navy Departments, Washington, D. C. 546

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.--ALBANY.

From Boston to Albany.--Worcester and Pittsfield.--The Empire State and its Capital.--Old Associations.--State Street.-- Sketch of Early History.--Killian Van Rensselaer.--Dutch Emigration.--Old Fort Orange.--City Heights.--The Lumber District.--Van Rensselaer Homestead.--The New Capitol.-- Military Bureau.--War Relics.--Letter of General Dix.-- Ellsworth and Lincoln Memorials.--Geological Rooms.--The Cathedral.--Dudley Observatory.--Street Marketing.--Troy and Cohoes.--Stove Works.--Paper Boats.--Grand Army Rooms.--Down the Hudson. 25-37

CHAPTER II.--BOSTON.

Geographical Location of Boston.--Ancient Names.--Etymology of the Word Massachusetts.--Changes in the Peninsula.--Noted Points of Interest.--Boston Common.--Old Elm.--Duel Under its Branches.--Soldiers' Monument.--Fragmentary History.-- Courtship on the Common.--Faneuil Hall and Market.--Old State House.--King's Chapel.--Brattle Square Church.--New State House.--New Post Office.--Old South Church.--Birthplace of Franklin.--"News Letter."--City Hall.--Custom House.-- Providence Railroad Station.--Places of General Interest. 38-56

CHAPTER III.--BUFFALO.