The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
VEST SIDE CHANGES.
New Aspect of Things Material in the Most
Conservative Part of Old New York.


Conservative Part of Old New York.
The absence Of change in the lower west
side Of New York has always been its most
common characteristic. In the part OF the
west side of town north OF Canal. and south of
Fourteenth street. radical changes are rare.
but the policy of material expansion in New
York seems now to have gone to this part OF
town. The old landmark dwelling house on
West Fourteenth street. north side. between
Eighth and Ninth avenues, in which lived
times elected Mayor OF New York at in
tervals extending over twenty seven years, Is
badge of former Mayoraty service. removed
and the site cleared for new building. On the
ns Wh Snn the s rHnS s6
school on East Twelfth street have been torn
down, leaving open 70 the free view OF every
ingS Te n d Standing tbs hidden bywa H;' Of
New York was not revealed
Still another west side change, imperfect
mention Of which has been made. is the re-
oo % n 81 E hseY Yo4Ft PH es %
oyster boats; For number Of years the
cove south ol West Eleventh street. at the foot
TO the cupboard oyster boats on one side. tho
river side being devoted to the delivery OF
oysters and clans by boat; and the other side.
the land side, to their delivery. after being
shuck"d. to retail places or for shi rment. The
hs In tns d sS OF the city tE haze
nud the whole oyster fleet il now further up-
town. at the foot of Bloomfield md Bogert
Market.
StlIl another change on the west side water;
from the foot oi Clarkson street. where it has
been for number OF years; TO the new piers at
tns 3r of Es hs Of the
in and about { larkson street. but il Is not tho
only one. for the establishment Of IT. Johns
Park in placeot the former Trinity Cemetery
on Hudson street. at the intersection OF Clark
son, has had the effect Of adding to the attrac-
tons OF this neighhorhood as a place of resi-
easterly part of the lower west, side is, to
he SInd on the Fo2 q
the Third tnvcrsast Church was on tho
corner OF Bleecker and Downing streets, Later
| Ole congregation. OF which the Rev. John +.
burke Is pastor and became the Church OF st.
street. Downing street, Cornella street. Minet-
ia street. Aln"tta lane. Cottage place, Thomp-
son and sullivan streets had largc, coiored
| churches oi various denominations in this sec
ton Of t9wG Recently h9wsyer the col,
! the west side. and the colored Catholic congre-
CATION Of St; Benedict the Moor has now its
Eghth and Ninth avenues, the former church
on Blsecker street having become Italian.
For anumbero Years on the west side Of
| town tn" court business. civil and criminal.
has been conducted exclusively in one build
ing the jefferson Market, Court building, On
| District Police Court and on the second floor is
the Third District Municipal Court. Recently.
| the First District Municipal Court, long estah-
! lIshed in the City Hall Park on tho second foor
| OF what is known as the Engine House" has
| been moved to | p Prince street, Oh the corner
| of Wooster street. and some venerable west
| siders find 1t difficult to reconcile themselves
| to such II change. some adhering to the. cusQm
| OF going down to Cham bers street in order
| to transact legal business arising in this tr-
| hunal, while others are perSiStently loval 10
| rhe notion that the Jefferson Market Court
| building If the one to visit for cases arising IN
| this uelghborhoOd.
| recen' date is the ,'harcs street precinct sta
| ton house, on tn" north side Of Charles street.
! between Hud son ana Greenwich. the most
elaborate and cOmmodiOus Of the downt town
| station houses in New York. There has re-
| Gently been opened for public inspection.
| though not vet 'or the admission OF patients, a
| S3UO.OOO addition to St. VineentI Hospital. on
| dock improvements which are going forward
| in this part OF town will add to the wharfage
| facilities of the city on the North Nivcr shore
| The railroad system OF transfers In. To rome
| extent. accountable for the revival OF some
| business projects on the lower west side OF
| town, Their" are now lines crossing half Il
| DOZEN streets between Canal and Fourteenth
| Tourteenth include,ll and electric ear service
| ON both Sixth and Eighth avenues. Several
large interests, too, a"c in this section Of own
the PittShurg GLASS iOmIany. on Hud. on
| street. near Spring the Cracker Trust. Oh West
| TIVE nth street, whi'c the Appraisers stores
| At Christopher and Greenwich streets. seem tC
| neighborho0d OF the vast truekage interests
| which have aided so much To the Importance o
the Eighth. Ninth and Fifteenth wards In
mat ia way d"' '0g many years.