The New York herald., 1866-08-28
BUILDING REVOLUTION IN THE FIFTH WARD.

Church Street BEING Observation-Disclosures
VI Massive Stores-A Bank 70 be Estnblashe1
Vest BrOadway-Exodus Of Negroes and
ySisas, &C., SC.
There but few left of the northern hMf q
the old Fifth ward Of this city. In all its diversiasA
thoroughfares bounded by Rsade Church, Leonard ana
West Streets there unmisaKable evidences Of the
commercial progress which has dsting the megs
polls lrring tho last decade Ten years rickctty
buildings and dilapidated shanes ouuumbcred the sub
santia dwellings Of this district and the negro and ~
miscegen selected for their home II then vase
settlement OF Africans and the white trash who
their and their fortunes recklessIy among the
dusky daughters Of Ham. But change happily came.
The leading merchants Of the city, with the keen fos
eight Of their class selected this region for their busns
and the nroads Of led to the gradual exile %
the amaIgamationsts Massive stores erected -
sites which had been occupied by two-story tenenens
houses and low Dutch groceries, and II became a.
Hcult To Identity the neighborhood. The great building
Of Clann, on West Broadway was the principal poDsa
OF this beneficial change. It's gigantic proportions
ted such spirit Of competition among the merchants
that this great structure had it's mates within
a short distance OF itself
CHURCH STREET BEING DEroPutAr ArED
This great thoroughfare which stigmatsed
with tho reputation for which Mercer street lD
ngnished has nearly lost al i former odors Of o.s
have been banished 10 the cxtreme end Of the hogoug
fare, and they now occupy the few brick houses ass
very doors seem to have sbamcd even these in tnsn
calling; and 10 ono or two years more, whom the leas
ths scsttersd districts IL The Eighth WARD vhsrs tAss
sisters In infamy reside.
From the intersection Of Murray and Church stneseD q
Franklin street there is eonnnuous succsesioa q
massive stores In addition TO these new buldngs -
will be- h stated, Aeyotcd 70 the ygoods trade IeD
other stores aiss being put at the east side u ~
street.
4 wrnpo nAscr uorss prro,rau.r
About year since there was en old negro denss
house on the site Of Of these buildings Not Iea
accomplished company who participated A,ghty In ~
uproarous orgies Of this erpschorssn resrsaA Hsre
o o Ss eos, 10
Of Ben Woods nsshboring lottery olhcsa Hsss, -
misccgens found bacchanaiian home whore villansO
rotgut" and turpentne gin were dispsnseA The srs-
cises wore disnincd b.. tho name Of balls. passisA
soirie. and .sa and the only panss which the sus
bahshed them their alleys, garetsand cellan. 1s6
famous building has been demolished, and it win -
sAnK TO N ssrAsrnEsp IN WET nsoApwAY.
few weeks since there was sa innenss tsasns.e
house q che rner LEONARD street and wee BscsA-
IL the rear vss another isrss SsSSins wSsS hsz g.
been rented 70 nsgroea The csmmodious character q
three hundred persons lived IL them. o. thess ahs0
thirty were whites Of both who a@ui6ted vtkA
f ss ssss .ssua a's:
mains but the sites On these An immenso structure =
70 be eseoted-the ower portion Of which u 70 b -
voted 70 one of the down town banks which tfanneoD
large amount Of busissss With she dry goods sFaisl
The lots, Il % stated cosi $4,000, .f
NEW 1UifbIEcs Ox TBoHAs erRnEr.
Another massive building 10 b erected ths noseA-
vest corner OF Thomas srcet and West Broadway n
Dutch grocery and the adjoining houses sn dapdatsA
whioh occupied the stes, arc pow being demoashoA
This structure viii be followed BY another which vo
extend nearly half the length Of the thosOushss -
Hudson street.
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These welcome changes have resulted 10 . gsnss9D
exodus OF negroes and whites who nov, wth sha0
household effects, settled Aursns, Thompson 0esas
and Houston street. The difcuy in 0btalninG apose-
menss hes led many Of the negro families ~ becoma
more b0arders with others Of their raos. Tho wholo
transformation from riot and debauchery commsgUo
and its accompanying civilization peerless honor -
the old Fifth ward.