The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
NEW RAVENS GROWTH
ESPECIALLY NoTICEABLE DURING
 THE PdST FIFTEEN YEARS.

THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS.
 Points Where the Frowth is Especially Noticeable-Town Farm Plot and North ern Section of the City Greatly Improv- ing-Finest Residential ouarters-The Various Improvements.
 The phenomenal growth of New Ha- ven during the pasbten years is proba- bly not realized by large majority of its inhabitants, but that the staid old town is growing and that rapidly is plainly evident to any who knew the city ten years ago and takes 8 walk about the suburbs to-day. This growth is especially apparent on the Town Farm plot, so-called, where the area is being, and in fact is, nearly all built up with fine looking modern houses which would be a credit to any American city All of them are very slightly and attractive in appearance and have been put up to stay by the various New Haven builders. The fu- tuIG Ol tiletl pUIllOl UL llle lONH lS eS- sured as a fine residential section of the city, such as it is is sure to be a desirable location for fine class of people. There is, however, just at present a cessation in the rush of build ing, but several fine residences are just being finished. No new dwellings are being started just at present, but con- siderable property there is changing hands at present, and the indications are that the cessation of building is only temporary
 In the northern portion of the city fhe growth in the last ten or fifteen years has been the most notable in many respectsof that in any portion of the city. Fifteen years ago the section beyond Humphrey street along State was largely composed of vacant lots and houses were comparatively few and far apart. Within the last ten years northern State street has built up wonderfully, and now substantial large buildings, many of brick, line the street. The street from Humphrey street to Forsyth Dye and Laundry works has become center for stores, and is now quite a business part of the
 
 twelve or fifteen groceries and meat markets within a small radius, two or three dry goods and fancy stores, two or three small hotels, fifteen to twenty restaurants and saloons, besides large numbers of boarding houses. Hum phrey street is now far distant from the outskirts of the city, the interven- ing portion being thicl1ly built up to Mill river at the foot of East Rock. Between State and Orange street a broad area of at least one hundred acres has been thickly covered with dwellings, all of which are fine types of modern architecture, being as fine, and many of them finer buildings, than those on the Town Farm plot.
 During the period of which we are speaking the Marlin Fire Arms factory, a large concern which employs about two hundred men, nearly all skilled mechanics, has been erected and is in a flourishing condition and founded on a firm basis In addition to this factory the Forsyth Dye works, which has been established within the period, has been more than doubled in size during the last ten years. While the John Adt &s Sons plant is now being run to it's ut most capacity and part of the time the hands work evenings, at other times often twelve hours day to turn out the vast amount of work on hand. The force of men employed at the last men, toned establishment has been doubled since the new management took charge not long ago. In the progressive peri cd of the growth of this section of the city on which we have remarked one steamer house has been built, three churches and two fine large schools built, equipped according to all modern methods.
 As one goes from upper State street towards Whitney avenue he gradually comes into one of the finest residential portions of the city. The residences in this northern section between Orange street and Whitney avenue, in a drive of the avenue are unmistakably among the most pleasing arrays of modern residences to be found in the state, and as we emerge upon Whitney avenue the many fine buildings which meet the eye fully bear out this opin- ion Many of the residences have spa cious grounds and the landscape gar dening. in most cases natural, is all that the most fastidious tastes could desire. Everywhere along this avenue are to be found evidences of wealth and refinement, and the section of the city is one of which every New Havener $ assuredly proud.