New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29
A PROPER BRIDGE APPROX CHI.
NEED OF A NEW ENTRANCE AVENUE.
A PROPOSITION TO THROW FULTON AND WASH.
IYGToN SITS. INTO ONE-sEYERAL BLOCKS
OF BUILDINGS IL THE WAY.

OF BUILDINGS IN IHf WAL
pregnant suggestion has been made in view Of the
rapid growth OF the city, and the increasing need of an
adequate approach to the Bridge at its Brooklyn
terminus that ii be secured by throwing Fulton and
Washington streets into one from the Bridge entrance
10 CITY Hall square. Such proposition IS more rad
icaI than anything heretofore brought before the
public in the way Of providing noble thoroughfare
for the city and proper means Of getting easily to and
from the suspended highway which has done much
TO facilitate communication between the sister cities
When Mayor Low was at the head Of municipal affairs
he took deep interest in subjects relating to the Bridge
and the plans for supplying adequate rapid transit
facilities for the city, then In tangled condition.
scheme was brought forward and approved by linn
for making new Bridge outlet by extending Flatbush
ave. from its junction with Fultonst., To sandS-st
which il would meet opposite the Bridge terminus. ii
was proposed % make broad avenue with visduct
in the centre for rapdtranst railway and road
way on each side 1t thought that the new street
would speedily become a centre Of trade, II would
be the chief thorouglfare OF the city, and
would be lined with stores and shops. Bat the vested
interests in Fulton and Washington SITS. sufced 70 kill
the SCH me.
Another proposed plan was to extend Cllnton-st.
from its present terminus across Fulton ST. and on
the line Of Liberty Alley widening ths) and cutting
through the blocks between Nassau and Sands stS t.
the south roadway OF the Bridge. But this, it WAS
decided would not afford enough relief TO compensate
for the cost favoritc plan Of Bridge presidents has
been the extension Of the railway over the structure
to City Hall square which seems 70 be The natural
pon for lines OF elevated transit 10 parts Of
the city to divergc from their common feeder the cable
road on the Bridge. The tentative efforts In this
direction have led To the extension OF the tracks from
tho Bridge station across sands High and Nassau sts.
10 Concord st. The carrying OF the road
70 tho vicinity Of the City Hall involves
the widening of Washington St, or the
taking of a strip along It's west side for the building
Of the elevated structure for the car tracks.
The new suggestion is Napoeonic one and Involves
the sweeping away Of blocks Of buildings in the hcart
Of the former business centre Of the city. But the
character Of the region in this respect is undergoing
great alteration. and the taking Of the land for
public would involve by no means 50 radical
changes II would have done FIVE years ago Many N
the buildings old and small and OF the larger ones
few will long be used az present. Since the
Bridge opened the old Sands street Methodist
Church, opposite it, has been swept and nothing
has been put up It's site. The Bridge now has
all the rest % the blocks east Of IT, and the other
side small hotel and few shops stand. Ia
the next block the principal building is the
book bindery Of \. 5. Barnes q Co, which
viii probably be abandoned by the FIRM
ON the removal of it, business uptown. Tho brooklyn
Institute hopes be able 10 lease It's building I'm the
next block ia a year two for finer one near the
Park. Near il Is the valuable building of the Brook
lyn savings Bank. The two large dry goods stores
In the block above Will be abandoned next year, one
firm removing q the opposite side ol Westinghouse ana
the other going 10 the centre of trade above the cry
Hall. The Washington street Methodist Church wo"P'
be glad to dispose of it, property and build III
spot more remote from traffic. Tho proposition iis
already been entertained to clear THO triangular oo.H
between Jolnson-st and the CITY Hall rarN IL '"o
other blocks down To the Bridge were also swept away
d fine outlook would Az afforded 70 the nc" federa'
1,,,,,, md the side OF Washington st. on when
=, - would be bulIt MP In corresponding style, |
solid viaduct could be built ~ rase e r,iMsT'
The Elevated structure to Fulton Forty coulu ru.
sIorgsde and the west side OF FnltOhst. wouIa w.
ror,h As much 10 both sides now are. daFAehed W