Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-05-27
NEW FORK CORRESPONDENCE.
Nnw YoRK, NAY %. 1915.

ii New York, May %, l64s.
WHAr IS DoIsG on BRoADwAY.--A cool morning aud a
eastey wind, after three very hot days. were such an ncen
tive walk, that have given up two or three hours th
morning to that primitive exercise and as part Of m
solitary ambe through the lower half Of Broadway
has occurred to me to down what saw going on in tn
way Improvements in the space Of single mile on that
gle street, say from Wall street to Canal street
On the corner OF Pine street, which is above Wall
and opposite Trinity church yard, small old wooden build
ing Of revolutionary memory has been torn down. and thu
foundation OF large substantial building is in progress Or
the opposite side Of Broadway the first building above Tnt,
church yard is the New England Hotel" which has IN
dergone entire renovation this spring. being much enlarged
and fitted up and furnishedsn elegant and convenient
STYLE It must he Of the coolest summer houses in the
dense portion Of the city for its whole southern side is
ed by the thick foliage of the OF the church ward
The very next number brings the capacioos and we'll
known City Hotel, which is receiving fresh coat OF
brown eesone coored paint and undergoing other re-
pairs. Mr. JENNINGS has retired from this noted and fash
ionabe hotel and is under the superintendent Of Mr.
BLAscAnp, formerly of the " Globe"
Proceeding block two further at III building
has been entirely removed and large store is in progress
erection.
Passing on by the prncely Asor House, we come ~ the
next DOOR TO the old American, of army and navy noo-
Iey This establishment is undergoing thorough renova
ton inside and out The old upon the outside Of the
building has been scraped off and The brick wells all
done orr, as good The popular host, Mr. Coz
zEss, has retired from the American, but he is still deter
mined j. patronze The army, and has erected splendid ho
tel at West Point the amys ounan-head where his bland
and benevaen features will be "a. home 10 the young
est cadet or the oldest general gentleman from Boston,
il is said will take charge Of the American Hotel when the
repairs completed
Corner Of Park Place. No. 237, large store receives
'front.' with other repairs, paint &c. Next above this
large fourstoy brick has just had three stories
put upon the top Of Il, tall witness the great value Of
ground rents in the ncghhohood Corner Murray
large ourstory store is receiving front and extensive
repairs few doors further up ve-stoy house is under
going similar alterations.
AT the upper end Of the Park OF Chambers street
very large ve-sory building, erected eight years
ago, which has geAeraly been called " the granite building
from its having heavy granite 'front.' both on Broadway and
Chambers street This building has been occupied for stores
Offices, and large number of artists studios 1t
dergong entire change for The purpose of turning into
first class hotel the whole roof is removed aud another
story is rising upon The top Of it. It's ground plot has been
enlarged, and extensive addition going up Cham.
hers street. The construction OF this hotel under the super
ntendence OF Mr.. HowARD formerly OF " H5wards Hotel
and be Is to belts host when il is completed told il
will be finished and furnished in the most elegant and ex
psnsve Style and is intended be one Of the first hotels in
the city
The Russ pavements this section Of Broadway, from
Chambers Fulton, the lower end Of the Park arc
making rapid progress nearly bali the section being finished
little further up, the Of Duane street. large store
is receiving front.
At The corner Of Anthony street. next above the Broadway
Theatre, large sxstory brick building nearly completed
for what purpose to be occupied Opposite
to this the other side Of Anthony street. and fronting on
Broadway, another large sx.soy building i nearly COM
eied erected by Dr. MoFPAr, who like Dr. Brandreh has
made fortune by manufacturing and vending pills And
unlike Dr. Brandreth who is mixing pills and politics
together Dr. Mofat be inclined stick to his trade
Or observed huge sign already fastened against the upper
story OF bis building the side looking up Broadway
towering far above the dacent buildings and presenting in
brilliant letters the attractive inscription Of Mols Life
Pills and Phenix Btters" That's the way 10 make money
Sl le further up, the Of Leonard street, the
81 Charles Hotel is receiving large addition by the erection
of an elegant building with frces,one 'front.' the ground floor
10 be occupied store and the upper stories by the hotel
Another building is about going up the cornerG Walker
street, and at the Of Canal and Broadway some
rebuilding and repairs going by the agent Of LOUIS
Philippe.
Thus, from this milo OF single street, will leave The
reader imagine what going in three or four hun
dreds Of miles Of streets Of This vigorous and growing city,
builder, who understands the subject, days since
estimated that the Of the buildings progress il this
city would be at least four millions Of dollars