The New York herald., 1869-07-07

and he win exclatm, In wondermeDt, tbat ~ ~ noss
exceeds the feats oil Aladdin's lamp, whas "@S "oie
| been accomplished ..,. ,.s
! stroll up Broadway 10 its intersection with
Eighth avenue on Fiftynnth street ls in inns re-
spect exceedingly instructive II Is not necessary
| 10 enter into a general description OF this most
prlncely of streets its MARBLE iron and brown stone
palaces; now great and nourishlng business houses
are rapidly extending tnelr hne ocCu-
pymg the once reyerea ,nsa SITES , OF old oid lam lam
| and more the principal business thorough
| fare of our colossal city. Prominent among the
large buildings this street completed within Few
wears past and serving correct barometer Of the
progress OF New York is the HERALD building, Eas-
slye and solid in construction pleasing in outline
and in simplicity OF ornamentation. Adjoining it Is
the Park Bank Building, which, with ITS massive
siatuary and superadded hlagree work OF ornament
does not impress the behoIder with that sense OF
the beautiful which only complete unity In design
and architectural congruity can evoke.
on tie corner OF Cedar street and Broadway there
IL about beng completed building erected Tor
New York lIle insurance company which VIII in-
deed, together with the one for similar company
now being erected on the corner OF Leonard
street, pe worthy addition TO the architec.
Gra grandeur of ne arst
OF both is plain and simple, and of the
modern Italian school, the windows handsomely set
the Justly popular Mansard roof. They each ront
on Broadway about nfty-1ve feet. That on Cedar
street has depth OF about 100 feet; the other on
Leonard street about l3O feet and height of both
TO the peak OF central dome VIII be nearly 100 feet
on the site OF The old New York city Hospital, on
Broadway well as on Church street, the foundation
is now being laid for u number OF large marble
stores for wholesale business, which in their archi-
tectura design also intended TO contribute TO the
renowD OF the street.
In this nelghbornoOd and only few blocks west
on West Broadway, where but a few years ago the
moral reputation of the locality was none OF the
best the old tenements are last disappearing IN
the course or the last and The present year very
large number OF substantial store buildings nave
been erected or are still IN the course OF erectlon
ana whine ON broadway marble seems 10 pe the
favorte material on West Broadway iree ; STONE @ Is
more used and nearly all the buildings laey put up
in this nelghuorhood have iFoBts OF THIS material
1t should not be forgotten that IN al tae streets
and west Of Broadway lor several DOCKS Tue ac
tvity in building and has been OF late very great
crosby anu Elm streets are invaded oy the wholesale
trade and so Church street below Canal, and Mer-
Ger Greene Thompson and Wooster streets above IL,
and especially the brst two named. one TACT might
be especially mentioned In TINS connection In az
these by and cross streets there Is certain KIND OF
mterregnam between the time that business begins
20 press upon the neignborhoOd and until 1t Is ac-
tuay located there. In general this lnterregnum IL
secured by persons whose trade is the vices OF the
people, and they succeed to occupy the premises
vacated by their former tenants on account OF tne
advance upon them OF the legitimate trade OF the
CITY, The houses are, IN many instances bought on
speculation, with view to sell them at large ad-
vance as soon wholesale warerooms shall begin
TO make their appearance, and in the meantime
they are rented out at the highest possible ngure,
which only the Vicious can afford to pay. This was
the course OF events Church street. II is now so
in Greene street. and also on the east OF broadway
and in good many other localities Ihus tne
upward march OF the business ana lis uencnng
upon the private residences below IL might almost
be said, Twentythlrd street. does also lessen the
other neighborhoods where their ouof way loca-
ton may eventually lessen their profits by diminish.
ing their visitors, and thus deprive the keepers OF
them OF the only lnducement they have IN engaging
In this nefariOus trade-1nOrdinate galns
Further up on Broadway, only one block north
from stewards grand iron palace, another one Of
similar structure on the corner OF Eleventh street.
erected by Messrs McCreery Co. FOR their trade IN
line dry goods. t or ron and IN form anu design OF
the Arcade order, OvertOpped With French roof,
and makes an exceedingly chaste and from It's SIZE,
massive IMPRESSION
on Union square, where not many years ago the
"arstocracy' held full control they have been en-
tlreiy driven OF by the enterprise OF the business
men. And here is now going up princely palace.
The corner oi Fifteenth street, owned by Messrs.
Tiffany n Co., 10 be built for and occupied by their
extensive establishment; Of which, when completed,
they hope 10 be able to there exists superior
anywhere. The fronts are to be marble decorated
with columns, and the roof will he OF The Mansard
order
ON the corner of Eighteenth street and Broadway
splendid marble palace has lately been completed
for Messrs Aitken 4 Miller ana adjoining III, ~ rs
by Arnold Constable for their retail trade.
And on the Of Twentieth street, on plot Of
ground about 100 feet square, Lord Taylor are now
laying the foundation OF an immense marble palace
| to accommodate their uptown retail dry goods
| trade intending to devote their building on Grand
street and Broadway TO wholesale customers ex-
cusively.
Hotel of New York. seven stories hlgh exclusive OF
the tlrretted Mansard roof, rears its lmp0 sing
| marble front, not yet wholly finished; and on Twen-
ty-ninth street and Broadway, an old landmark, a
| neat little white frame cottage, surrounded by a
well Kept garden was lately removed, and on a
space OF ground covering some 20 600 square feet
another marble hotel TO be built for the entertain
ment OF the transient commercial public and other
| casual or regular visitors to the metropolis.
At the junction of Broadway and Seventh avenue
Mr.. William B. AstOr has erected two large blocks o
dwellings, the fronts being OF Tree stone, the sides
on FortyIhrd Forty-iourth add Forty-hfth streets,
| OF brick, with free stone cappngs. These houses
front on seventh avenue, and are arranged to De
rented by noors to separate families.
Going up Fifth avenue 10 the PARK very
large number of new dwellings OF the best order
and some even Of palatial dimensions, are there
seen in the course OF completion This especially
the case north OF Thirtyninth street, below which
point the avenue itself almost every available
spot is already densely built up Ex-Mayor 0pdyke's
large brown stone double house, with double ex-
tension The rear, Fortyseventh street and the
avenue, is under roof, and the whole will 0e finished
and ready for occupancy by the close OF the present
| summer season. very large double brick man
sion with brown stone casngs, Is being erected on
Forty-ninth street and FUN avenue; and o
corner OF Flfty-seventh street and Fifth avenue,
| for Mrs. Mary Jones. This, next TO Mr. Stewarts
| new house on Thrty-iourth street, Is proba-
| bly, the largest private residence and 1t Is re-
markable also on account OF ts peculiar style,
the roof of the man or corner portion OF the house
being Mfnsard turTet three stories in height
| LOOKING the entire neighborhood. On the avenue
and adjoining this latter row OF five marble first
Ia sye GTsRRgs aa IKE q Ha oss ornate and imposing
on all the cross streets north OF about Forti The
street TO tlitynnh street. and from First eyenueto
Tenth there is hardly block where rows Of brown
stone and some free stone dwellings, are not rapidly
rising out OF the ground. Indeed 1t may safely be
said that there is no one single block OF ground
within the limits named, except those occupied fol
depot or other purposes by railway companies OF
| where there Is not ground LETT Tor building anc
| some other exceptions noted below, that more OF
| less building h not done. The same may be sale
| OF Lexington and Madison avenues, where th'
| building lots are as rapidly as the build
| ers can put Stone brick and mortar to
gether. covered with stylish brown stone dwellings
which, In majority or cases. are no sooner finished
than they bnd ready takers either as purchasers
| lessees A few blocks OF ground, especially those
called rock lots, still dlsngured by the nuts
shanties OF squatters. But q number OF such hav,
been lately removed preparatory TO buiding, ant
steps IN contemplation to remove all where tht
value OF the ground and the rents realized justify tn
| expense OF heavy blasting These conditions hav'
not yet been reached on First, second and Third
avenues and the squatters the rocky hills In thes
| nelghborhoods may thank this circumstance for
| prolongatlOn Of their privileges
| THIRD avenue presents undoubtedly the greatest
! metamorpbosls OF any, considering the short spac
| OF time within which IL was wrought. IL ~ espe
cIay north OF Thirty-fourth street that this chang
is most remarkable and evident. Only few
years ago block after block lay yacan