New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1928, Page 19

* MADRID 15 GITY OF MUGH INTEREST New World Place Among Medie- val Surroundings D Washington, C.. Aug. 3—"The | new university center planned for Madrid. Spuin, is another step away from the traditional type of Span- ish city which the Moors be- queathed,” says a bulletin from the Washington, 1. C.. headquarters of the National Geographic Society. “Toledo, Granada and Seville and other Spanish ¢ with their nar- oW, toriuous strects. hemmed in by blank walls of residences facing er closed gardens, uppear as if they were in another world when com- pared with the modern_capital with its wide tree-lined boulevards, and spacions parks and public squa Youngest of Great Cities 1drid’s oldest pages of history are newer than those of ity Span- ish neighbors.” coniin : hulle- tin. Philip 11 chose it ish capital in 1360, T d with the problem of site that would = races of Spain. the \ZOssH Wwas AT isty various gonese, Durges was Castilian, To- ledo was Visizothie wnd Cordova and Seville were Moorish. He chose | Madrid, which is situated ke venette in the midst of all of these. and from a city of about 30,000 in- habitants i has steadily grown un- til it now is larger than Cleveland. Ohio! 9 Madrid question Philip's « {a site. however. " country is all but picturesque Ak, wind-swepf, treeless hills surround it Only now ,and then one sees a patch of grain attempting to withstand a scvere climate. o midsummer the popu- Jace simmors under the heat of the sun which sometimes ses the thermometer to soar to 110 degrees, swhile in midwinter it is one of the coldest cities in Europe. Often dur- fng the snmmer months fravelers pre forecd by the peculiar climate 10 change their clothing from light linens o heavy woolens when chill winds soddenly change tropical heat to frigid cold. Tourists f warm climate of souther nSp surpriscd to learn that ice I8 one of the f; ate is puted to be | althy, dne aps to the fact that the in- itants have learned to adjust | themselyes to its peculiarities. 11 is the uninformed traveler who suffors most Hodge-Podge of Races SMudrid’s ‘eenter of everything' is fhe Puerta del Sol, a large public square in the center of the city. It is u sort of hub for a dozen st s which, like spokes of o wh in all directions through the city. Here it is that scller meets buyer, heau mects belle, the loafers loaf, the strect venders ply their trade, and the beggars bem. Minglind with the city folk are stocky Basques from the Pyrenees country, ruddy- skinned gypsies from the south and olive complexioned individuals from other portions of Spain as well as ¥renchmen, Fnglishmen, Italians, and a few representatives of all other FEuropean countries Now and then one also recogaizes a group of Americans making heir way through the slow-moving mass of humanity. *“One of th Puerta del Sol ‘spokes® Jeads to the $15.000,000 royal palace, one of the principal ‘show places® of the Spanish capital. Tt is an im- posing structure of granite. The spacious yards surrounding it are uvsually thronged with men and women sauntering on the walks, leaning against the palace wall or sitting on the royal steps. As the Pucrta del Sol the venders and newsboys are heard above the din of chatter, and the ever-present beg- gar makes life miserable for the stranger. Boys and girls playing games remind one of the s of the White House on day when the gates of the pr dent's ‘back yard' are thrown open for youthful egg roliers. American Automobiles “In the public squares and along the boulevards Am n - automo- biles vie with forelgn makes and even the Spanish made cars of which ihe Spaniards are extremely proud. One can hail znything from an an- cient flivver to America’s largest utomobile in which to make a tour of the city. Such & tour includ:.s the IR0y W oof Fine Arts where puir of Murilla, among hose of other famous artists arc on exhibition, the Royal Pictu Al cry, which contains some i saintings by celebrated artists; the Botanical Gardens, and the rtillery Muscum in which are pre- erved trophies of Spanish wars. “Since the eightecnth century Ma- rid has made tremendous strides n growth. It has no water tr sortation but the city fathers have eveloped a splendid railroud trans- ortation system which handles the rowing industrial output. Where/ ut a century or two ago dusty treets and ugly buildings were eve- ores to the populace, fine boule- ards now are lined with modern The Plaza Mayor, one of many public squares, has a plendid questrian statue of Philip 11 surrounded by an arcade where ne can sip syrupy drinks and watch he beau stare the mantilla-bedeck- 4 Spanish flapper out of counte- Jraluc the appearance of the hronged squares and thorousghfares ne would be led to believe that no ne works in Madrid Only when e bull fight is on or the churches re holding speclal religious services the throng thinned.” Paris Introduces “Suhwav Movies” subway as (P—Paris movies Paris, atrons ey ride. One train company is hagic lenterns on all its s rojcet little news and fashion fea- pres and rtising on the white- ashed walls of the tunnels, One train is already equipped Lith the new “movie” apparatus. our lanterns, two on each side, at- iched to the ceiling and hidden by aps-of the city underground lines, e used in each car. 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