The New York herald., 1868-03-01

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This ridge runs midway between Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues as far as 10th street, between
which and along the crest of the ridge has been
laid out snuous avenue from Seventy second
street to 10th street. The Riverside Park begins
at the former street, with width of half square,
and stops at Eighty-ffth street, where the River
bank avenue il merged into the Twelfth and con-
tnues to run parallel Herewith or rather
divided from it by terrace wall Of
seventy feet in height, to Eighty
ninth street. At Seventy ninth street one
cross thoroughfare is yielded; and from Eighty.
fifth to Eighty-ninth street, inclusive. five more
cross streets have been extended to the river. At
Eighty ninth street the Park is again resumed and
continues to 10th street, with an average width
Of half . square. At Ninety-sixth street another
cross thoroughfare Ia gained. The Riverbank
avenue is to be improved simply as q border to the
Riverside Park. and will form one of the most
elegant situations for villas and splendid resi-.
dences to be found anywhere in the world. In
fact, In many respects, its lots cannot but be
preferable to those of the Park border. From
1l6th to l27th street only two cross streets
are continued to the Riverside Park or
rather the Riverside avenue; and 3 narrow par.
abel avenue has been made to run midway be.
tween Eleventh avenue and that on the crest.
13Sth street has also been discontinued for half
square between Eleventh add Twelfth avenues,
owing to the Intervention Of high bluff of rock.
The Boulevard, which continues Broadway from
its junction with Eighth avenue and Fifty-ninth
street. claims second attention. Beginning in the
grand circle, 432 feet in diameter at this junction
and diverging from Eighth avenue at an angle Of
thirty.eight degrees, it crosses diagonally the
parallelogram formed by Ffth-ninth street, Sixty.
fifth street, Eighth avenue and Ninth avenue, and
thence diverging from Ninth avenue at the same
angle it cuts Tenth at Seventy second street.
Thence, divergng from Tenth avenue at the same
angle, it curves gracefully, cutting Seventycighth
street midway between Tenth and Eleventh ave.
nues, and, thence, is continued in q straight line
and midway between the two avenues to l03d
street. At 1881 street II bends westerly at an
angle Of one hundred and fifty degrees, and cuts
Eleventh at an angle Of about thirty degrees,
uniting with IL. The transverse thoroughfarcs or
main importance, therefore, arc indicated by
these several functions, and will be respectively
Fifty.ninth, Sxty-ffth, Seventy-sccond and l0Gth
streets-the latter Of which will undoubtedly
from certain felicity Of situation, form the most
important of all cross streets west Of the Park.
The Ninth avenue continues IN straight
line to 10th street, where it bends westerly at
angle Of one hundred and fifty degrees, continues
direct to ll5th street. which 1t cuts at the distance
OF half q square east Of Tenth avenue, whence IL
takes q northerly bend and keeps at the same dis
tance from Tenth avenue as far az l2Oth street.
Thence, with q sweeping curve, IL rounds l2lst
street and joins Tenth avenue at 1921 street. This
variation of Ninth avenue from 10th street to its
junction with Tenth avenue, together with the
length of one square on Tenth avenue, forms the
western boundary Of Morningside Park, which
occupies Q space OF thirteen squares In
length. From 10th street the new avenue
with the only sainted name in the whole nomcn.
clature-runs midway between Eighth and Ninth
avenues as far as the Convent grounds, which,
rounding with slight curve, 1t passes and runs
directly north on the line which would naturally
be occupied by Ninth avenue. From 10th TO
Hath street this avenue forms the eastern bound
ary of the Morningside Park and from the latter
point an avenue has been cut diagonally TO ll6th
street, where Il takes up the old mathematical
line of Ninth avenue and continues TO the Con-
vent grounds, forming the eastern boundary Of
the Morningsde Park. Tho land to be taken for
this Park Is o rough, rocky declivity. fronting 70
the east the avenue on the west Of 1t Ii from
sixty 70 one hundred feet above the level q Har.
lem plains.
MANHATTAN srREEr.
The Manhattan valley is marked by Manhattan
street, 100 feet wide which runs from the junction
Of l2lth street and the avenue above described to
the Hudson river, where Il forms . junction with
130th street. This street, being Of easy grade, 10
likely TO form one Of the great west side thorough.
fares Of traffic Il cuts the line Of the Boulevard
between l2sth and l29th streets and terminates
one square north Of the Riverside Park and along
its limo property cannot but become very valuable
within few years. The great Broadway Of the