New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
THE MARCH OF TRADE.
CHANGES WROUGHT IN BROADWAY DURING FIFTEEN
YEARS.

YEARS.
During the past fifteen years the march Of
trade uptown has been constant and during the past
eight years very rapid Previous to 1858 there were Few
Wholesale stores above Duane and Worthsts 30 late
as 1855 there were boardinghouses in Murray and
Warren-sts About 1860 the discovery was made that
Churchst although narrow afforded fine building sites
from Chanbersst nearly TO Canast, because being on
high ground 1t afforded facilities for cellars and sub
cellars. The cross-streets running from Broadway 10
West Broadway offered the adyantagesl lChurch-st
was at that time the worst IN the city, 1t was
lined on both sides with tumble-down frame and brick
houses filed with the dregs OF the populace The cross
streets we're In many instances bordered by enemeDs
The five years from 1860 1866 slced to transform tins
locality into busy mart OF trade. A. T. stewards re-
tail store was at that time In the same building
with the wholesale department. at Chanbers-St anu
Broadway Lord & Taylor's retail store was
at Grand-st. and Broadway; Arnold Constable
& Co. were in Canalst. at Mercerst Singer Co. hau
their sewng-nachine salesroOms at Broadway and
Grandst and other wellknown firms were quite as far
down town.
Soon after the close OF the it ascertaned that
Union-.quare would be available spot FOR business
One of tho first to mOvo thither was David Duncan
grocer and dealer in wines, who occupied the nfSt noor
Of the northwest corner Of Fourtoenthst and Unvery
place known as No. Unionsquare. The Old Malsoh
Dorer on the south side OF Union-square. was ior
several years one of the best known restaurants
in the city On the death of the proprietor IL was pur
chased and fitted up store and opened by sherwih
e. Co with stock OF choice dry goods three months
suifced TO bankrupt the concern The building was
subsequently occupied for time by BROOKS Bros as
clothing store. Miller & Co., dealers In boots anu
shoes, and others followed The headquarters OF
tho Irish Republic, John O'Mahoney, President,
were for q time on tho north side OF tho square
Lately the sewing gmachine trade has taken
pos session Of large pOrDon OF tue east SIDE Ol
the square. Ten years there was scarcely single
business house the square; now there Is only one
dwelling remaining that OF Danlel Drew, on INC soutN
west corner Ot Seyenteenth-st. -. iii,
Madison-square has also been attacked, ana VIII
ultimately share the fate Of Unl0n-squre Ot tue cross
streets, Fourteenth and TweDtytAlrd are the Dcs LOT
business purposes. TIC former, between IuIOn-siilo
and Sixtu-aYe almost entirely devoted 10 ale
Several OF the largest pian0ore manufacturers nave
their sales wareroOm3 there, while the fancy Goou'
dealers have found that the site Is quite as good as any
OF the favored points on Broadway and siXtn-aNe.
Fourteeuthst between .Uniou-squaFe aud lhltu-aVe.
is almost entirely occupied by stores ana places OF
amusement. There few business houses West Oi
Sxth-ayc but of ferry tends 10 Iepress
the gro in this direction Twenty tirdst
hay "a either end and "A horse It's
tire length, rapidly becoming business street. anu
vet this mainly the result OF the growth or nYe years
Finh-ave. from Fourteenth to Tnlry-iolrth-sts. |I
entirely devoted to trade. Ten years n,o luefe
was not a sins sle business house on the avenue