these two will be the most important through streets in the residential sec-
tion. The Boulevard, with park-like planting along its course, will form a
link in the circuit road around the island, a distance of some 20 miles.

As one compares the design of the business and residential sections of
Prince Rupert, the rectangular arrangement of streets in the business and
industrial sections is in striking contrast with the curving alignment of the
streets in the residential section.

In such undulating country as exists through the residential section, gently
curving streets are an economic necessity, and in the opinion of the designers,
will give an added charm to the homes. The width of the streets in the
residential section varies from corresponding streets in the business sections
for several reasons, and especially because suitable reservations have been
made to provide spaces for turf and trees along every street in the residential
section. It is hoped that the building line in the residential districts may
be kept so far back from the street line as to ensure a sizable lawn in front,
and perhaps a secondary row of trees to border the sidewalks. The great aim
of the residential subdivision is to provide attractive lots for homes, and
attractive streets to drive through, while the designers recommend the laying
out of ‘‘private places,” in which a limited number of residents may segregate
around a central park-like plot, jointly owned by all, and may thereby
acquire a suburban environment and privacy, along with the convenience
of being close to the business centres.

While the foregoing account of early impressions and the problem of plan-
ning for a large city in the midst of a beautiful wilderness have been but
lightly touched upon in this article, it is with the utmost confidence that the
landscape architects predict a splendid future prosperity for Prince Rupert
as a great terminal city, as a city blessed with manifold natural advantages
and opportunities, and as a city so carefully conceived and nurtured in the
beginning that a decade will see the seed of civic life give forth the blossoms
of rapid growth and energy, followed by the fruits of permanent, wise and

aesthetic municipal development.
George D. Fall.

GRAND TRUNK CHATEAU LAURIER HOTEL, OTTAWA