New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-03
THE soUATTERs OF THE WEST END.


The new prosperity of the east end and
centre establishments Of the Island, such Manhattan
Beach Brighton Beach and Cables has almost ruined
the smaller establishments of the west end This might
have been reasonably expected not only because Of the
inferior character OF the payOns at she west end but
because OF the inadequate OF transportation % it,
Few the pavons at the west end are worthy OF notice.
having no peeuliarities worth mentioning visitor TO
the western half Of the island from the ConcOurse TO
EorOns will find innumerable pavilions, of all sorts
and sizes Near the Aquarium Is a hotel called Wander
veers which has Lost prestige almost entirely the thou
sands who formerly drove it from Brooklyn having
gone since the opening Of the Brighton Beach Hotel to
that central attraction Behind YanderyeeI's Is the
Grand Union family hotel of the second cassa branch
Of the ST. German Hotel Of New York, which lives of
the overflow Cables Hotel The Old Ocean Hotel
still further to the rear is patronzed chiefly
By invalids. In front OF Cables Hotel the
pavilions OF seight Horn and the DelmOnicO House.
which are Of the fifth rate, little
superior ordinary city streetboOth Westof Cables
Is an immense pavilion known the Atlantic Garden
branch Of the establishment the Bowery Of the same
name conducted the same lax principles but capable
Of seating 600 persons who parake only lager
beer and cold lunches. Stll further west are the pa
vions of L. Leopold seating 100 persons; Felt
man, dance-bOuse of low associations ana unworthy Of
notice; Wards Seaside House, Dibb's TDOmpsons
Hook Brothers' pavilion and hotel at the south
ern ending OF the Brooklyn, Bath and COney Island
Railway, which is uuunIbueu anu lOI SAFE ihtn Gltd
sons Welsh's and the Newark House, all small and
low then Tilyou's which the best family bathing
sort m this part Of the island little further away
Ryan & SONS West End Pavilion. fayOrlte resort OF
actors and actresses where the best meal TO be found
the west end can had after leaving Cables and then
Rasher's Hotel and finally Norton's Norton's is the
end OF the steamboat route though much improved
IN character In the last few years capable OF further
Improvement and IS likely to be supplanted next year
By a grand hotel for families.
The means OF reaching the west end are by steamers
70 Nort0ns landing 10 Locust Grove and thence by
the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railway. There
are three boats which back Of Nortons the Rose
dale Iolewid ana Hampton all good steamers and
making hourly trips from until p. IN. One OF
these leaves West TwentyfOurst at the regular hours
Indicated ten minutes later touches West Tenth-st;
fifteen minutes after starting az Canasr twenty min
dtes after at Franklinst and thirty minutes after first
Sartng at Pier No 2 The trip down the Bay, through
the NarrOws and to tho Island, pleasant one and
though the persons who 30 by this route are not the
most select company good order is maintained In the
boats Two vessels, tho Arrowsmth and John sylyes-
ter ply TO Locust Grove IN connection with the Gunther
railway They touch at Twenty-second-st, Leroy'st,
Frankn-st aud Pier No 10, North River, and start
usually quarter hour ahead Of the direct boats to
Coney Island AT Locust Grove transfer is made to
the cars which passengers minutes later at the
depot near Tilyou's and Ryans, which are the most
pleasant resorts this end OF the road This road
which was the pioneer road TO the Island, also runs to
Greenwood Cemetery, and thence has connections by
street cars with all the New-YOrk ferries.