New-York tribune., 1886-05-01
BUSINESS CHANGES IN BUSY STREET.
yEARING DOWN SUBSTANTIAL HOUSES IN ORDER TO

BUILD LARGE STORES.
Within few years Twenty thrd-st from Madi,
Square to tlghth:ave.' mas ocen W ,
from an avenue of private houses 10 one oi 'lie m
busiest retail thorou. .hlarcs IN the cltv lnG long
Ine of brownstone fronts that Wed with flfth-ave
has di sar reared and large warehouses ana Aahd-
some show windows occupy their places.
This week another OF the coIIllnodlOuS OLA HOIcs;
dioininD fne den Musce that formerly delighted
tIe knirkerlocilcr instinct, has succumhed to the
demand, OF trade. and only a PIE ol prcbs ana
tunbcis and deep excavation III tile SOIL iarh tie
site OF the Marshall mansion. the nome ol SoloheI
Marshall one of the prOprietors o1 the olu stage
lines The house was a spacious nulidlhG oI pErGh
and brownstone with large Naid aiGunI H. ne
nronerty WAS sold recently at auction by the estate
ior $50. 600 II is now Owned ~ DIT. ana ~, AiIS.
John A. kornOchan ana John j. NysohQ me!
intend putting up on the lots that are '3X@s 1eet
fye-stoiv buidinR With an iron front 1Oi business
purposes. There will he three stores each WIN
frontage of twenty five feet and lois above. Wo
of these stores already taken by large turhlue
houses and the third. is said VIII be occup!ed Py
the same trade, which is pushing uptown with Tue
re old calvary Baptist Church building where
the Rev Dr. Macarthur preached until three years
ago is now the large business house OF l-e b9atl-
Ler 4 BRO Ciark'S restaurant Is the only Duh.lne
tnat ,ctaus III, seublance of the block as It was at
the time of tie Nathan murder On tAe ioIth size
nj the street east OF the Eden MuSee tie Scheiino-
horn residence stands dchantly, the Only one
between Sixth-ave. and Broadway that has resisted
lie encroachments of trade. West OF HlXth-aNe'
tie lower floors are being rapidly IansIorncG into %
store rooms. Some of the stores IKE tnat Oh tne
Stern brothers. extend through the pOck 10
Twentv-second-st. which is also feeling the lnilu-
ence of the business that is centring Ill twenty
fhird-st. stern Brothers purchased two years ago
the four houses adjoining their building III twenty
second- st. Last week they began 10 gar 'h'n
down to build IN addition to their store lhe pians
aro not vet fled but the new Luild'ng Isaac Stern
saId Yesterday will be five stores high ana VIII
correspond with tLat now occupied by the MN ,h-
Electric lights have been put in place, anu thc
Excavation will be finished this week. and on Mon
day two forces of vOrknen will be put TO work
one AT mi ght aad one at day IN order 10 nave the
ney Luildlnr ready 10y September
"'The addition is necessary to our growing Dusi-
ness" SAID Mr. Stern. and 1t " Ill give Us 'front.'
az in Twenty -second-st OF 100 ieet ana IoV
through to Twenty third ST. Ihe business OF
Twenty-thirdst st. has been steadily Increasing ioin
wear to year and for time to come we thlhk
is hound to lead the city" =.
FhTirh Brothers also purchased property in
SiXth-ave, near Iwenly-thId-sto few months
ago and it is said that they intend soon 10 Oulu
q new store for their bus ness. -,
Anson d. +. handoph Co., the weil,knoWn
pnbji.hcrs and booksellers. whose store at NO 800
Broadway the southeast corner OF lweltleth-st.,
has been Landmark for many years, nave also
moved uptown. They now occupy NO. 50 west
Twenty third-st.