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Pg 92 Des Moines, River to River Road Guide, Iowa

HOTELS - Chamberlain (The), cor. 7th and Locust, $1.50 up, European. Elliott, 219-21 4th, $0.75 up, European; Graefe House, 214 Walnut, $0.50 up, European; Iowa, cor. 4th and Court Ave., $0.75 up, European; Kirkwood (The), cor. 4th and Walnut, $0.75 up, European; Royal (The), 709-11 Mulberry, $0.75 up, European; Savery (The), cor. 4th and Locust, $1.00 up, European; Victoria (The), cor. 6th and Chestnut, $0.75 up, European; Wellington (The), cor. 5th and Grand, $0.75 up, European.
GARAGE - Bernhard & Turner Automobile Co., 508-510-512-514 7th St.; Cruzan Co., 200 W. Walnut; Herring Motor Car Co., 912-914 Locust St.; Independent Auto Co., 612-614 Mulberry St.; Iowa Automobile & Supply Co., 407-411 4th St., opposite Savery Hotel on 4th St.; Lagerouist Carriage & Auto Co., The, 514-522 2d St.; Leachman & Claiborne, 8th & Mulberry; Riddell Automobile Co., 720-722 Locust St.; Sears Automobile Co., 10th and Locust; Van Vliet-Fletcher Auto Co., 10th and Walnut; Wells, L. J., Livery & Automobile Co., The, office 119 4th St., garage 117 8th St.
BELL TELEPHONE - Telephone Building, 7th and Pleasant Sts.

GOING WEST THROUGH DES MOINES.

Turn right at point "A" (Easton Boulevard and 42d St.) on map; cross trolley at Grand View Park on right; follow main travel (Easton Boulevard) picking up trolley short distance beyond Easton Place M. E. Church; straight ahead with trolley; cross railroad twice, turn left and right with trolley; pass square on left and turn left with trolley one block farther on; continue for four blocks, turn right; State Capitol one block beyond; turn left with trolley on farther side of Capitol grounds and right into Locust Street; continue straight ahead over Locust street bridge (Coliseum on right) to 4th and Locust (Savery Hotel on right; Iowa Publishing Company, Home of this Guide on left); continue straight ahead on Locust street for three blocks to Chamberlain Hotel, turn right and left one block beyond; now on Grand Ave.; straight ahead leaving trolley at St. Katherine's Home. Continue on asphalt pavement passing Ingersoll Amusement Park on right; cross trolley, wooden bridge and railroad; see next map.

GOING EAST THROUGH DES MOINES.

Cross railroad, wooden bridge and trolley; pass Ingersoll Amusement Park on left; continue straight ahead on asphalt (Grand Ave.) picking up trolley at St. Katherine's Home; straight ahead on brick pavement turning right with trolley at Des Moines Life Insurance Building (7th and Grand) for one block; turn left, Chamberlain Hotel on corner; straight ahead on Locust street (Savery Hotel on left, 4th and Locust streets; Iowa Publishing Co., Home of this Guide, on right); cross Locust street bridge, Coliseum on left, continue straight ahead over railroad crossing to State Capitol; turn left and right with trolley around capitol grounds and left with trolley over block beyond; follow trolley turning right four blocks farther on; pass square on right, and pass up trolley on left one block beyond, continuing with main trolley turning left and right crossing railroad twice to end of line. Pass Easton Place M. E. Church on left; straight ahead on main travel (Easton Boulevard) bearing left and right, crossing trolley at Grand View Park on left to point "A" (Easton Boulevard and 42d St.) on map; turn left.

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Pg 95 Des Moines, River to River Road Guide, Iowa

DES MOINES

15.2 M. West to Waukee from Savery Hotel, 11.2 M. East to Altoona.

For Hotels, Garages and description of route through city see page 91 (92 above).

Photo - Easton Boulevard and 42nd St.

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