New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
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the number q. cars on this street. It did not
qulr. the construction Of the Lexnston-ave. Inc
OF cable road and the addition o, rs traffic dan
Fcrously to crowd this part OF Broadway. 1t was
already In that condition before that road was
opened
1T ia now quite within the limits OF exact truth
10 say that whoever passes through crosses
this Part Of broadway foot IN carriage IS
nov constantly exposed TO danger. The corner at
Twenty ,hrd-st has been named the Angle Of
Apprehension on accoun: OF tho danger to which
all who cross there are exposed from the swiftly
moving cars around tho curve at that place. and
tho numherless vehicles which there move in st
many different directions
LIKE \ FUNNEL.
''Th" crowded condition OF this thoroughfare I'm
tho part referred IS also increased by the fac,
TIA, a, Twcn'y-th'rd st. . is considerably wdcr
than {; IS at Seventeenth and Eighteenth sta. The
vehicles. therefore, now into Ike stream into
q funnel. which must gradually become more and
moro contracted. There Is every reason to be-
cve that there will be more and more crowding and
congestion OF this par: OF that great thorough
faro with the growth OF the city and additions TO
rs population. ana that the danger and discomfort
from this cause will be constantly increased I'M
less some relief Is provided. Now. how can this
be done
as has beer pointed ont most OF the north
ward 'railc from Union Sguago. which passes up
broadway and Tifth and Madison avcs. above
Tw,uiy-thlrl-rt.. now goes throush the congested
bar, O, Broadway and the same thing is true OK
tho current which moves the reverse direction.
Now. obviously = communication could be- opened
from the lower end Of M1dlson-av" nj Twenty
fhirl-st direct 10 Union square II would become
a convenient channel for cons dcrable part or the
traffic Madisor-aye. now ends a, Twenty-third'st..
Fourth-aye. is closed at the GRIND Central sta
ton I.ex!ngton-av". is interrupted between Iwer-
tleth and TUeniy-hrs. SITS. and ends AT Four
t.enth Therefore, none OF these are now thor
ouchfarcs with reference 20 the Who'll. lcnEth or
the city r Malison-aye was opened 10 Union
Square II would then Dc continuous street. win
direct connection at rs south end with Fourth
ave broadway and University Place. with the
exception OF Flnh 1t g. the most central. north
and SOUTH avenue geographically. In tho city ana
II ls even NOR. central than Fifth in relation to
the popuaton AZ present II Is a cul de sac, which
ends at Twrnty-thrd-si H.,
II Mad.son-aNe. was extended IN dre,t H,c
southwark from Twcnty-thrd-st. CAS- shown by inc
dotted lines IN M" map ihr .s,,' mI" w.
tenth SIS. Tbs would add TO- instead OF d'h mn
lsh tho congestion between hlshterh'h % t
Nineteenth SITS. The plan would also nav a"o.'le
objection; II would destroy some OF the ihosts
valuable property and buildings In Tie east sue OF
expensive r. however. instead OF contnu,ng ms
avenue in direct i,ne ihe eS,sns," ,o me east
ward. so to emerge on SeFehtrrh'i'1s.., "poui i
midway In the DOCK belWe'n ~ r,,, House
the only costly building which would be en.oui-
tered is the Century ud,nf IN ons 5y made
through the block on the nrst story OF p'Io" .n
to Ss DO de"' so. II VIC ~
A STRAIGHT STREET IMPRACrlCAbLE
'If Madlson-ave. were extended in straight
lire 10 the middle Of the block In Seventeenth
St It's direction would not be at rlsht Angles 10
tho streets which It would cross. and consequently
the corners would be acute and obtuse angles
Thus there would also be inconvenient ana, 10
ereat extent valueess cores each side. To avert
This tho extension could be laid out WIN sefie55
oreos In the map) All the adjoining lots would
then be square and the new street woul1 serve us
pn rnISi ' Se The trainc Of the exington-ave
cable road could then be dVerteh rom tsss
third- Of through this extension. IT almost makes
one shudder to think what the Angl" OF ApPare
henson will become when in ADDITION 10 'hr ta,.c
road on twenty thlrd-st. west Of Fifhave hst Is
added to the many dangers w nnrIious NOV localty
THE area which viii be occupied 10y , p poxt
cipal retail trade OF New orK s wn t nf much
speculation recently By owners ana nr,I v IN
estate Ths trade sh h9s been dars or more There
are people still living who TfmemDsr e w too far
thought that the Ai oq BUSINESS men Stew
arts downtown store at Chambers-st was Dull,
about about so and Iha in sS' retail 70
centre be in isio?. There s no reason to
think that It Will not continue to move
,arthu ri nor does there seem 20 be the
sljrbtcst reason for thinking that It will be defect
ed east OF Fourth-ave. or NEST oil SX.h' nor Una.
second FYfty-ninth or. as some sangune people
think TO One-aundred- and-tw enty-htth II none
area which it occupy is that bounded lS,n,S by
ert.,h y"s This area seems destined 10 become
the centre OF the principal retail trade within the
naxt score OF years, perhaps in shorter time:
Tha obstacle which now stands In the way OF
this ia the inaccesslblity OF this region. The only
nrnhi,c means OF conveyance for reaching the CEN
traI norton OF this area the shabby and incon-
vanient line OF omnibuses in Fifth-ave. and the
crnsstown line on Thirty-fourth.-st. II Madison
ave were extended to Union Square. 1t would give