New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-10

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In which to spend day if one wants change.
The air at Bensonhurst is vivifcd with the salt Of
the sea- and has share Of the qualities which make
Newport and the entire Atlantic Coast 50 beneficial
10 invalids and so reinvcorating TO those who are
run down" with work and worry. There arc IN
Vulnerable lanes which invite the wanderer into curious
outlying nools, and the drives are simply delight
full About one mile distant is the Ocean Parkway
one Of the most beautiful drives in the world
as smooth as billiard table from Prospect Park 10 tho
And what is also worthy of note Is the 'at
that the Parkway IS much more convenient to Tie
residents Of Ben~onhnrst than is Central Park to The
jewellers in and below Thirty fourth st. in Ncw-Nor''
The stretch Of lard along the water, which includes
the Beach IS reserved Public Park. an at
having been passed in the legislature Of The state Of
New York last season setting th> apart a peoples
pleasure ground Tor all time. This park is Tor tho
people Of Bcrsonhurst to-day exactly what the
Battery was 10 the Now WORKERS in the days OF small
things and shovel hat, when this century was young
BENSONHURSTS MANY ADVANTAGES.
There il an abundance of good water obtained from
the Kings County Water supply Company, and ar
i,nccments are nearly completed for the formation Of
local gas company 1t Is expected mat
the houses and streets viii al! be III
with gas this fan Within the last three years
miles Of sewers and wafer mains have been laid
The sewerage system is perfect as engineering skill
can make it, Indeed Bcnsonhurst has all the adj
vantaces Of big city without lis drawback. There
is nothing crude or undigescd about the place II Is
NOT a real estate schcmcr's Eden. in which only a
Mark Tapley feel happy. 1t Is only thrN -h'e
minutes ride from the Brooklyn Bridge, by the Fith-
ave- elevated road, which connects at Thirty cisiths
with the Brooklyn. Bath and West End Railroad Inc
stores are all placed certain streets and there ae
restrictions in the deeds Of sale which prevent the eS-
tabshmcnt OF any factories nuSances in the settle
ment.
The land is sold in blocks of three lots Of 20XlO0
feet at prices ranging from 5000 10 800 accord
Ing TO location. Ben,Onhur, Is an 'ycarronhu
place and not merely summer resort ana many
prominent NEWCOMERS have made their homes thcIo
and built magnificent residences t. live IN BENSON
hurst j. by no means 10 be ont of the world, as there
il a frequent train service. numbers OF Ah'
stores a telegraph Office. and several churcheS ana
school houses. Although the Local trd"e>Il-"
arc not >hyloclis. and tie cost OF hN'hS
is considerably less than in New(ork' purchaser
wishing to buy things of their own nc-hbornood
can easily do So all the principal Brooklyn stores
send wagons to the village daily. There Is, perAa"
no other suburb similarly situated, and so developed
and accessible where good comfortable. luxurious
but not extravacant home be established with 80
small an outlay.
Across the Bay staten Island. which since It's as
covery by HcndricI Hudson in the seventeFnth cent
ury remained little more than a name to New York
er7 ul',i u.a.o ,Ii,nd ranv Xc,yyor,crs not
students of geography. may be surprised to learn j.
bigger than Manhattan Island and cAccl> 1t IN point 81
natural beauty The most pleasant part OF tn" STAND
is along the south shore, which Is dotted win nt,e
pIace, in which positively ideal homes can be built
The coast is famed 10y the pure ana Di"'hs "rez-'
that come over the wide Atlantic. This m'nicS cN-
empton from malaria. and i, a prevention against me
extremes Of heat and cold experienced ia some Of the
inland portions Of the island. NeW-DoIp, 'a"""'l
and GiIordS by the sea on the sontA >h''c arc "'y'
with ten degrees les heat in summer th" Ne" l'IN'
and the mercury III inc thcrH"iH''tf I'l'"'' "''"
descending 10 the deptAs II suddenly Jump 80 "'c "
winter
New Dorp is an historic n well a. beautiful ep"''
There are old IL honed churchc, 'tH standing
and the town full Of quaint bits oi architecture r'd
inS the old days when 10 "ae Thriving DHl '.""''
For generation, the "ii -'c" D'ip N'' "'i'H o. 7'"
graphical eAptes>io"-t ml,hoh.f JOY H''' I"'""'
siaton' saloon a country N'''' anu l"'''.''' ','
= score OF h"d-c' scattered "Ncr Il 'it' e'' Il" '''
Old. old day Ne" -D"iP wa u"I''"s u'"'. P'''''
but that was when Ne"l"rH CITY vas MOI '"fihi'
able rival-a long time ago 1ofW Ne"-h'Fp j.
undergoing q revolution revolution 81 brI."' ana
mortar. When one aliGAs from the car one hil- I'D
longer a bowling wlGcmc,, bnt a pretty hllle S"I
chalet railroad depot. Trim lawns, grocery, bakery.
fancy good- drug stores and restaurants. and houses
built or building in every direction.
r,Ir l.,
Inc Town % conveniently '''"' ID, "'',
ana avenues dI'hE WHICH are p'"''" '"''' ''
Tic loon oil hc"neaa ana Io'-'Hc'' ""''" "'''"-' ~
a town 80 quioNy buH' Is '''V ".'PP' '''.-' '.''
more delightful ana SaI'uI'ou' pI''c u l''''''''
II would be nara 10 hhd' 'h uc ono s'' 'ia' "'''
Tahr> Oh HIS il 'd'"'"l "'''''' "'
ana d"ted Win ha"'''"c 'o'''-''' VIM ~" 80
o'hcr sue inc I""u s'"P'' -'"'' INV" ~ '"I ~"
Ihtic are no sdIt mi40u'@ OF 81" fI'I'7 ''i''i'~ ~
foster malaria HcA the N"E-c' AN "' o'"N''' wa
ensures PcFic'nN H''oI'I o'"'H'-'' NV ell"
pare and b!acng Nc" I'oip j. a !'!ao7c i'' ''''-
VINO are fond OF sport Wih ion ana gun anu '' '''
and athletic club WIKI al modern improvements '9
settled there ms season winch Val" T'v""N 80" ."
the attractions Oh inc pace lIc'c - nus % '
sport AT one very u"''9' NV "''''0 ." '
q H. stu h>hinG lOr h"uHd'T'' "'"H "SH "''" 80
bass are potent attractions WA'h 9con'' many
New Workers from their business. lrland several me
lake. afford excellent sport f. the lop"'i' 81 lA'"
Walton being well stocked with I.~h"rcl ba-- ana