The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
GREAT TOWN TO LIVE IN.
BROoRLYN HAs n HOUSE AND A
9nAsS PLOT FOR EVERY ONE.

NNUu'Hh - SNI ACE0Lm
the River Really Ist what IL viii Ne.
New Workers are naturally psr-Ao of their city.
and some OF them are inclined 70 look askance
At their coy neighbors who A. TO become an
actual pa=t Of Greater New York after Jan. 1.
1898, but a better Acquaintance than they have
with these communities which are 10 b Joined
10 thciu and become q part Of the harmonious
vho!e would change their minds. This In par
ticnlNtly true Of Brooklyn
That moro than n million persons have al.
ready discovered that Brooklyn has advantages
which ana. 1t a dosirable place TO live In stats
ties show is already true. But for the proximity
Of New York Brooklyn would DO looked upon
BY Everybody as q great city. She has q popule.
ton nearly two-thirds as great as that OF New
York. II is interesting TO look over her moro
recent history, trace the causes OF her great
growth, forecast some of her future, and sec
what a valuable partner New York is to acquire.
Brooklyn owes little Of her greatness directly
10 New York. and yet II New York were not
here Brooklyn could never have become more
shan a moderate-siEed prosperous town. Sep
aratcd as she 10 by the waters OF Sound and sea
and river from tho mainland, she could offer no
advantages as q seat for trade and
or as a centre for transportation like Buffalo.
Chicago, or St Louis.
This separation, too, kept her from becoming
the site for New Yotkers' homes until Manhat.
tan leland began to cramp them. 1t was then
that The natural advantages Of Brooklyn assert
Cd themselves. and she began tho growth which
isl;kely. within q quarter Of q century, to make
her a city OF 100000 people, and part of the
greatest city Of the world.
For years now the average New Yorker has
found himself driven to his wirs' end to deter
mino where ho should live. Tho rich man or
the bachelor with an income largo enough to
support an ordinary family may settle this
question otfhand. Such men may live where
they choose. without much regard to the cost
Of houses or apartments. and naturally
than part ar t ef Ma aaEs sh0'f fDlan d w hTs i Is
most beautiful. convenient Of access, and near
as trade drove fashion further and further
northward. the rich built their houses over n
S StSsrs b sna sT tSs@. n until Of to eeis elNsy sM pSYs a4E s6 all
sists Of a mass OF palaces surrounded by tene-
Where can I llvsi !" cries the man of modest
There is no place in New York for thu man
who desires the privacy Of a whole house. and.
stleSt, a little DIT Of greensward which he can
sm94s niles and mile. t p nn s0& house eSn5 5ast
s ifsh family iFss up IN IN. but mt tho SG ssnts ! Would to take sfi his
whole salary and leave nothing for him to live
enough dwellings they mako in some respects.
and many thousands. of families exist in them
II The modest house hunter is fortunate or
wise, no turns bis eyes toward brooklyn. There.
ii sns w SS. e ss9T t a1% !. 8 city S,s s9Snd Ss., SPe1
BY nature for an aggregation OF homes. and
%Sdesf i Hrs has h SSm dotted e th The AZ E. Of R shS man Wi, e
Brooklyn Bridge and gridir9ned tho ooqntry. DO.
tric trolley roads which u second In extent only
soon be the biggest In the world.
In 1880 Brooklyn bad already grown 70 such a
p ai1s ihst tho q fs sSsat S sss,Se6 Ea!ff h ass s sssSi an f' In .
crease in ten years OF ie5.o or about. Al per
10 about $4,000 socordinsp to the census offisso.
or an increase Of 81 per cent. in that decade;
the s ssssS ss1 assi q ss ssiin asss Of af her sp populst aoa
at the end Of 1885 was lao, 9oo q round figures.
CURED By nnaxins territory in recent years. It
appears mat the normal increase in Brooklyn's
I nePg yssrs. s Sta 19sn s tSoa' t 20 se the se Board aSee q
Heaith's estImate foft 1895 Of 10000 The pop
sheaia IL Increase asSs 'e sS5.oo 3: ]! a;7a 1885, tS 1 sad Il Il
he2 should or lsT1 4ssca ,S Ssa snd ar1% las, n pssss%0e 81
uT Wh'5 s. S 4 t i"'h ns g 1PG'D D,.a..e1.1 ag ,s,, sSSm e Z,
fer this .Si ,mm ss%f,I p 9 SlsSiSIst but Int that .s shs can A..
home. More, than this; there will not be q
,ESG3aid - %9orS sh4s se$ihSss ride rom
sAo .Shu bn" pAopSish oAiSSC. hOii6
a PRESENT run and much nearer in time by Gle,
policy OF the men who are now in control OF
there is NO part Of this vast district which is not
already accessible or that would not be through
lines which are already projected or entran-
Draw mile apart circles on q Brooklyn map.
centre. SEQ how rapidly with each mile Of
radius the territory for homes Increased. With
the tbs t a.fsr 'l fTast y Ui , have ers ssssa d II 1h from %hS aeS OF
town Creek to the Eric Basin. Draw a Triangle
s srS% this Ave- s1 miles 70 tl ,aS PFs al:sS Fes Of the and Ey yss
have tnSlossd Just Ab SS. al Of Brootly9 Which
square miles. Within that area lie thousands
and thousands Of homes, none Of them moro
than thirty minutes from this end of the bridge:
and note how Ideally the land lies, The four,
Ferry. F CROSSES s0 S]seenwo sSS csmstssry. the LAKE sas IN
Prospect P4sk, Laurel HlIl and Calvary GENE;
through Blytheb Girn Fiat6qsh. touches Ever;
#oodsidEe s .and thss centre afH Of 5f Long I. slam City dlity'Tfih" Tn;
stIth line reaches almost 70 Fort Hamilton,
Glendale, 'Winaeid. and Long Island City oppo.
site Ward,s Island; The ;sven,miie circle from
22 sa S't Grs aati ISdSFotn aaa ss sI aad ps.,s; s o%tsids
Middle Village and Nassau Heights, and
ih3 oaS isls Ssw Ety. { f fh the si SSf t! i HGan ai%o sc
reaches the shore at Consy leland. takes in Der
gon Beach and Cans rsie landing, touches Rich
mond Hi, and incioses Corona.
AT Bay RIDGE. Bensonhurst. Flatbush, and
towns are already springing up, but competent
real estate judges declare that within the nifty
square miles OF territory thus covered, excln-
srve OF Long Island City, there 10 not only room.
but good desirable budding ground for twice
tho present population OF Brooklyn, and nl OF
this incresse to be accommodated IN tho charac-
To, of separate houses, which marks Brooklyn
rs so different from New York.
so much Of the future. But what does the
house hunter find now in broollyn that surely
entices him there for a dwellingi Beyond a
smal. district skirting the river. givon up 70
s!rrehousss. factories, and he hnds
make the hearts OF his VITO and children 6 I'D,
and the rents. instead q beginning at p 200 2
price. after beginning at about $500.
The prevailing style of house - built on an
eighteen or twenty foot frontlot. Is Two and a hall
or three stories high, and 90 to 90 feet deep, and