North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie StateFederal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of North Dakota
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North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State
Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of North Dakota
North Dakota; North Dakota -- Guidebooks
=Railroad Stations:= Great Northern, DeMers Ave. bet. 6th and 7th
Sts. N., for G. N. Ry.; Northern Pacific, 202 N. 3rd St., for N. P.
Ry.
=Bus Stations:= Union Station, Dacotah Hotel Bldg., 1st Ave. N.
at N. 3rd St., for Checker and Triangle Transportation Companies,
Northland Greyhound, and Liederbach Lines; Columbia Hotel, 624
DeMers, for Triangle Transportation Co.
=Airport:= Municipal airport, 1 m. W. of city, 1/2 m. S. of US 2,
for Northwest Airlines; taxi fare 75c, time 10 min.
=Taxis:= Fare 25c first m., 10c additional each 1/2 m., 50c to
university.
=City Bus:= Throughout city, to university, and East Grand Forks,
Minn., fare 10c.
=Traffic Regulations:= Left and inside turns permitted at all
intersections. N. 5th St. and Belmont Rd. (US 81) and University
Ave. are through streets. W. from N. 5th St., 60 min. parking limit
from noon to 6 p.m. No U-turn in business district. Traffic signals
on DeMers Ave. at 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sts.
=Accommodations:= 8 hotels; municipal tourist camp, Riverside Park,
NE. outskirts of city.
=Tourist Information Service:= Chamber of Commerce in City Hall,
2nd Ave. N. at 4th St.; Travelers' Aid Bureau (_operating part
time_), Great Northern depot.
=Theaters and Motion Picture Houses:= City auditorium, 5th Ave. N.
at 5th St., and Metropolitan Theater, 116 S. 3rd St., occasional
road shows, local and university productions, concerts; Masonic
Temple, Central High School Auditorium, local and university plays,
concerts; 4 motion picture houses.
=Golf:= Municipal 18-hole course, Lincoln Park, SE. outskirts
of city on Belmont Rd. (_greens fee 40c_); Nodak 9-hole course,
University Ave. at Columbia Rd. (_greens fee 20c for 18 holes_).
=Tennis:= Courts at Riverside and Lincoln Parks, university campus
(_small fee_).
=Swimming:= Outdoor pool, Riverside Park, open June to September,
charge for adults; indoor, Y.M.C.A., 15 N. 5th St.
=Hockey:= Winter Sports Bldg., university; Riverside Park; and 1st
Ave. N. at Washington St.
=Skiing:= 105 ft. and 30 ft. scaffolds at Lincoln Park. Cross
country trails through park and up Red River.
=Tobogganing:= Central Park, S. end of 3rd St., toboggans (_small
hourly charge_); small slides at Riverside and Lincoln Parks.
=Skating:= Winter Sports Bldg., university; lighted outdoor rinks
at Central and Riverside Parks; neighborhood rinks throughout city.
=Trap Shooting:= Grand Forks Sportsmen's Association, range just
outside city limits on University Ave.; Eckman rifle range, 1-1/2
m. N. and 1/4 m. W. of city off US 81.
[Map: CITY OF GRAND FORKS]
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