The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-03
EXTENSION OF CHURCH STREET.
Progress of the Work-Rapid Demolition of
Houses and Old Landmarks.


Houses and Old Landmarks.
Since the previous report In the HERALD OF the
extension of church street the work has gone for
ward with exceeding vigor and expedition. Nos
1s4 and 1s6, south side OF Fulton street, where
the process Of demolition began, are completely
levelled, and only require to have the basement
area filled up and made even to form portion OF
the perfect street. Nos 1888 and 100 are still stand
ing the former dismantled OF It's upper story the
latter Quilted from top TO bottom, and remaining as
mere empty SHE'LL TO be pulled down with ease and
despatch at any time. ANY one who cares TO do so
can cross the rubbish TO Dey street, and there
ind the north side, Nos 26 Is and &c. three once
proud and towering brown stone warehouses, swept
completely away, and leaving clear space OF 100
feet between the adjoining buildings. Opposite, on
the south side Of Dey, Nos. q and % are reckoned
among the things that were; Nos. 81 and SO are dis
manted inside and In week OF 30 VIII have dis
appeared altogether. Looking across from Dey TO
Fulton, wide scene OF OBSTRUCTION meets the eye
rafters BRICK, mortar iron pillars, piles or broken
plaster lying IL state OF lneXricape CONFUSION In
yawnng space below tbe Level OF The stfeet
North Side OF CortantiJ stEeet, Nos. ~, "a and 20
are all down. No 81 on the south side, has entirely
disappeared; the front OF No. rs Is gone, ana No.
u Is being rHdey dismembered The upper front
wall Of the latter tumbied down very uncere-
mOniously last week: nobody hurt, but the side
walk was badly encountered. Half block, formerly
occupied by coach factory, between CEDAR and Lib-
erty streets Is Cleaned entirely away and furnishes
the best sample on the entire route OF what Church
street Will look ike when completed. Th!s Is at the
corner OF Trinity place and Liberty street, and az Trn-
iy place falls into the extension, and AS the ground
floor OF the factory that has been demolished Is on
level with the street there was very little trouble,
after the walls and Rubbish were removed In making
clear, open level space from block TO dock 100 Ieet
vide, and thus giving PLAIN picture oil what the
new street will look like. Tue two western corners
or Thames Street are down and the ground Is made
even with Trinity pace The pouierous front OF Har
riman K Wallaceis sugar warehouse has been taken
walls, mounting blgn up III air, look dangerously
threatening and should be at once nau ed down or
strongly propped up. The former would be the
wiser, az 10 Is the inevitable course. should the
SIDE wall 10 the north give way IL would bury, past
all hopes Of recovery, few industrious carpenters
In an adjoining shanty. Back OF Trinity church,
that magnificent block Of brick and iron warehouses
belonging to tue United States and Warlord VAN
deYeer, have been shOru Of nifty feet OF their high
and s0lld 'front.' neatly as sllcng OF q square Of
cheese with knife. Along TrlnHy place are gaps
nifty feet IN depth at intervals Of every twenty
yards. The old Episcopal church school, built
IN tile year 1924 has been pushed back nftysx feet
from the centre or Trinity p ace new front put up,
the Old stone tablet designating It's name and date OF
erection retained over tue entrance, and SIC transit,
converted INTO stable The northwest corner OF
Rector street has been rooted out and little BOYS
pla' marbles On It's sltea site whereOn nltY years
ago stoOl an old mn where many an OLD reyoiu.
tOnary nero dropped in 10 get his beer. Below Rec
tor street i've houses have gone by the board thar
are no great loss 10 the city, having been of late
Years aDOdes of the West class OF persons in the
community. At the end Of Trinity place the
WOrKmen are beginning TO play havoc with
the stables and carpenter shops IN that
neighbOThood. few weeks hence clean break
viii be made down into Greenwich street. the ter
minus OF the extension. one mouse on Greenwich
street, within one door OF Morris, bas been pulled
down. The corner VIII soon follow, and as Two high
bricE buildings have already disappeared Morris,
may shortly see tue grand debUuche or new
Church street at It's JUNCTION with greenwich aad
It's onward course from thence 10 tie Battery.
Street VIII ia he end MAKE their way from the
Park through tue middle avenues OF the city
rlght down 70 Tue VIDE PLAN around Castle Garden,
aud nobody will be apt to regret tue present under.
taxing II 1t bring the nealtu, cOmlort anu cuuve-
nience 10 tue community winch are reasonably ex-
peCted FROM tt.