New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
THE NEW EASTERN DISTRICT PARh.
A FINE SITE SECURED BY THE CITY in THE
EIGHTEENTH WARD.

, rrvF srTE. SECURED BY THE CITY IN THE
EIGHTEENTH WARD.
Tho city has secured fine piece Of property In
bo Vichteonth Ward for the new small park ior thdt
mari Of the city. The sum of S3OOOOo was SCI apart
three wears ago for the purchase OF pot' lor Pd'N
nnrposos in different parts of the city, ana haSoi
t,ni.or,, park Commission bought the ground for
y.b,, i now called Winthrop Park in the seventeen
Ward. or ,irccnpont portion Of the city eXpehdhs
g. 600 MAYOR Chapin's Park Commission has pur-
chased two blocks in the northern part OF the EIgh
.eopth Ward between Flushing ana MSr'le dNc>' III
.bo region known as Wyckoh HelShts from inc olu
u,og farm which at one time embraced the territory
, Iaid ont with streets and avenues ana benz
rap,dlv built up The new park lies between hnicher
- aud Irving aves the west and east. ana
c.. and suvdam sts.. on the north ana south II
contains 1O4 lots each p by 100 iee' ana cost INC Guy
s,oa 900 The ground Is Wholly uhOulit upon anu
c,eists mainly Of a hill of fine sand winch was beihF
ra,Jdiv carried away when the city TOOK Tue ol ue
property and put up signs "ari'I"s VI, az,
placed a policeman on guard i"0 ''0P," "
cbiosv owned by Phineas r. Barnum' the weliRnowf
Snowman, who has considerable amount Vi "'N
Ivn real estate its assessed Vaiuauo" was o"N
o4 $50 The site is an excellent one i"f pdih' "ho
from the highest point one can see Il consuei'p" p''
- the Eastern District of the city and the ADJOINING
- % Ouaens County, on the north appears the
i,ee and factories of Greenpoint. TO thcr rEh' =
calvary Cemetery and parts OF Long lsIalu W. "'
go, of Newtown Creek in the foreground a rise ol
.i,.a cpts off the view from NewtOwn. Maspeth ana
ss,Saia Village but the lines OF MetrOpoIl'd" ana
I,,,rinc ayes leading TO them can be seen. On inc
.nntheast are Ridgewood, High Ground Pafk' anu ~
,ho distance Evergreen Cemetery on the South %
thictIv built up line OF the city beyond hush"'
.vos closes I'm the view on the west. !.
rho cropnd OF the new park is admirably auaP'e" -
,a,d~cane gardening and slopes and hono"s !" '''
,,anI, can he pcturesquely and easily lad OUT.
7, &, moi for the present merely. but ior all u' =
como tbat this breathing spot has been sci apart "i.'
g, lii o,durc when the city stretches miles ocSo"" "
-, hounds The entire Eastern Dlsulct VI "''
tuv is destitute Of parks save 10" thesc TWO w" ,
ord the idea has been repeatedly prcsseu ''"' - -
Iou,d he laid ont upon large scale lot .'n' i a..
che CITY inst as Prospect PARK II pro''oeH ~ =
other norton OF the city, and the Eastern ,s.,
charged with no part OF the cost OF prospect a."
willie the small parks much needed they WI, .D
snnIv the place of a large park on the ooIuer' -
c,,v or in the limits of Queens County, winch '"o"1
he provided before the city extends so iar az u ~
sho cost Of a large plot excessive. ~ -,
The Wyckof Heights Improvement nsso''1 :,
"a r,cb IN do with the efforts 70 secure inc ho" ~
- 4, has been fixed. This organization mas "o'Ne'
hard for the general Introduction oil water anu
,n that part of the city, the buiiohg Vi
,ans.s and the paving of the streets. knicHerooeNo
O. one of the best paved streets In the city, anu