New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-25
4 HUGE AMUSEMENT SCHEME PROPOSED
SUGGESTIONS FOR PLEASURE GARDENS AND
EXHIBITIONS ABOVE THE HARLEM


EXHIBITIONS ABOVE THE HARLEM
An amusement scheme has been unfolded. but not
vet developed to any considerable extent. when
or,de IN i,s scope and variety like tale from
Tho Arabian Nights a theatrical manager VINO
has evidently thought seriously about it, said yesterday
that II had seemed TO him for a long time that new
York oucht to have q summer pleasure resort at'rouFc
and easy of access to he adapted for ana suPpou oS
the best class of people WHERE peasueseekers could go
for dinner and then spend an evening OF rest ana en-
joyment with such amusements rs shouid SUIT t"e
taste of each As the pnn disclosed, IL was hard
n see what form of recreation it did not include
II is proposed that suggestions should be taken from
such places the popular resorts around London anu
Paris the French Exhibition, the German Exhibition
tbc Italian Exhibition etc, ard that an interstate eA
b;Ition of products, arts and manufactures be eS-
tabI,shed 1t should be in a large place, bcauii1ui
Nv nature If possible and further identified by land
cano Gardening and the location that has been men
toned as desirable Is above the Harlem River ana not
far perhaps from Van Courtandt Park IL Is pointed
ont that previous and present attempts at SUMMER
ouusemeuts out Of doors have been almost all IN places
that had to be reached by boats often by IeTS Ooas
or with numerous changes Of conveyance Tine scheeS
90 ra,d transit point toward the development OF the
,c,yhborhood and already tie NewYork Central road
from Forty-second-st., and tho Ncw-fork 'iN ana
Northern from one hundred andffty ffst, pass Close
10 H. If the enterprise were once iairN Oh iOo,' anu
a.or facilities for Transportation were needed the
cahIa road in Harlem could he extended and boats
coud run from anywhere on the west sac Oh 'e Guy
10 an adjacent point on the Hudson.
Rut only a beginning has been made OF the sug-
oostions for TIC place itself summer theatre ana
!, circus are among the iri1inG details Entertain
monte similar 10 those Of the Crystal Palace should
he given There should be bands and orchestras ana
all sort, of delights for the children. 1t Is mol the
uurpose 10 make Il Il cheap resort. The restaurant
sbonld lie of the best class and people who expect
rood dinner should be induced to come to IT, as Lon
doncrs 20 mn TO Richmond or dOwn 70 Greenwich An
admission fee 10 the grounds should lie charged ana
vaous nryiIeces should be rented by the controllers
Of The enterprise. The privilege Of the restaurant
shonld he granted TO caterer of established reputation
that of selling drinks 10 appropriate people that OF
selling flowers 10 Others and 50 on
In the winter il thought that room could be found
for such sports as stating Obosganing and curling
and perhaps for sIeighng ~ any time Of year
ARRANGEMENTS for club excursions could be made and
building coud be devoted to the exclusive use Of such
clubs as might desire TO II from time 70 time
There seems 70 be practically no end to the posi-
bes of such resort as this II IL were once started
and sure OF popularity. II Is pointed out that the
climate here Is more settled and more favorable TO such
a project than that Of London. where Institutions re
sembllng this in part have thr4ven. The amount Of
capital needed is not thought TO be so large rs might
at first be supposed from the varied brlnncy OF the
prospectus The land would be the chief expense
and the buildings would none 81 them he Of costly
sort. Moreover large amount Of the money spent
would come lack at once 10 the rentals VI privileges
IL Is Thought that from S2jOO0O 10 $500 600 would
he annie for the establishment aud more money could
be spent and more attractions added as might from
time 10 time seem advisable.