Poem
In the October 5, 1912 edition of The Evening Dispatch was a pen drawing bird's eye view over Sunset Park along with a poem singing its praises.
Beyond the placid waters/Of Greenfield's lovely lake,
There lies as fair a region/As skillful hands can make.
It reaches to the 'Dram Tree',/Made famous long ago;
And many mounds and batt'ries/Its history will show.
Regardless of the prices/It costs to reach the mark,
We'll beautify the landscape/Of lovely Sunset Park.
With granolithic side-walks,/And streets macadamized,
We'll leave all other places/Neglected and despised.
Each man who owns a cottage,/That he can call his own,
Will be a little Monarch/That no one can dethrone.
Each lot will have its sewers,/To take the filth away;
And water-mains to furnish/The folks who come to stay.
The sun will shine in daylight,/Electric lights at dark;
We'll have a Fairy City/At lovely Sunset Park.
To each prospective buyer/We'll offer terms to please,
So that every one may purchase/A home with perfect ease.
No painter can portray it,/His brush would be too dark,
To give the glowing colors/of lovely SUNSET PARK.
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