New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
IMPROVING LONDON.
rur BRITISH CAPITAL BECOMES
MORE COSMOPOLITAN.
r,tedpg For Visitors: A Revolution in
The Hotel Business.

-. zen years London awoks to a sense Of Its
disabilities Imperial City. The capitals OF
Fe'.-,sl Europe had heen remodelied a; great cost
eO' t.,,,e Paris Nenna. Berlin and Brussels had
yeS -oved and enbe0 shed by the State Governments.
rNn To,soa remained neglected. During years,
- the appearance Of the mammoth city has been
r. changed Great improvements have been carried
"" -,es q slum land swept away. magnificent river
constructed and narrow tortuous streets have
~ ,lace 20 fine. wide symmetrical thoroughfares.
,esinnug % great work OF reconstructing Cen
london was the making Of emhankments the
s,se Of the Thames and the opening OF the dis
p. Aeween Charng Cross and the river. Facing Char
css Al the top OF Whitehall stood. before
,snt was carried OUT one Of the old mansions Of
Northumberland House. It the only
- mansion remaining in Central London. and the
-,cnaljty had great trouble IN inducing the
- pe--v family 10 give UP the site any price
- the city paid 81 10000 for the mansion and it's
-, which along with a number OF narrow streets
- courts standing between Charng Cross and the river
- demolished The whole Of the improvement
=, e. $50 900, but the work was very good invest
-, tor ;he municipal authorities This site was 50
valuable that the frontages on the new thoroughfare which
rs constructed. known Northumberland-ave. were
ols for s. 10000 which s595. 600 than the
soe cost Of improvement This Improvement the
NOS, remarkable that has been carried London
,.rhaps any other city. the making Of new streets is
eaon profitable enterprise for the local authorities
since then the work Of Improving London has gone
hand by the COUNTY Council and the Government est
O.
snt which will cos, 81 100000: another is FOR driving
street 100 feet vide through the historic region q
stands to The strand. at cost Of 100000 The Gov
sbSey and clearing away the old buildings in the neigh
borhcod n Whitehall for the erection Of Government
Offices There are many other schemes on hand includ
ng the making OF river emoaakments and the widening
At the time London began 10 improve its
snueararce 10 found necessary pay
af e empara home Feen vearS ag saf there ere
few first class hotels in London contains the
afz IN Tflr md holm Md
sve-y year without apparently meeting demand. The
arst recognize the need for improved hotel
GORDON Hotsi Comp@Ry are now the largest hotel pro
Observation-Disclosures. which still their head
@ se II i marn hf IS n 10 eT T
ing orner u Northumberland and Claring C~os
;ss, hotels beonging 10 the same compa1yEtbe Hotel
Neopole and the Hotel Victoria. both favortte
n Johnson wac perhaps somewhat premature when he
charas Soss put the Te1ark Is S6sog,eiy SoTeG to
an6-ave AZ hotel centre All roads lead Charing
csiy and socially Great thoroughfares radate from
Chang cross and cab fares regulated by radius Of
buses and caches start from T. the Metropolitan and Dis
tic a' Ps's a1 I and oT cross sa0n ~ me
che, starting place for France and the Continent Every
es s Co.'s Just on the s ssS Of IS.
Institutions museums picture galleries libraries.
hundred Yards away and the Houses OF Parliament Hyde
PARK WIN - famous Fashionable parade Rotten Row
buckingham Palace. the London home OF the Queen:
G, Ia-1ess Palace are all within few minutes walk OF
No-,humberand-ave. And near at hand are such well
Pon8S Oxord-St and vicoria-st. where the British
have their agents and where also the American
Going in the other direction toward the commercial
ssres running parallel with other-the Strand
rs continuation: Flee-st and the fine wide boulevard
7fart xrr1sr WITH h.
me hotels in Northumberland-ave organize series
sch drives during spring and summer months which
are ven highly appreciated by visitors There is no bet
o, seeing the metropolis and the petty suburban
&c E Ti-s i,s fa- FAMED Botanic Gardens historic
Richmond Kingston ant then beautiful spots along the
esns o. ne - np!5nsi interest," took pIsee
Tnee are also coach drives oxford. Epping Forest
Brighton and indeed 10 all the chief show places within
N5 ess remarkable than the appearance in the
IVES, End Of London has been the revolution IN note
which has taken place within he last dozen
The Gordon Hq nave been sen the 6o
pristors striving 70 Try 70 initiate them ou, nav a.
rainainet their position on top. Inc stanoard o. e
has equasd Bach Of their great hotels plays
an important part in the social life OF me capa. AZ
covers an % land the best dinners and banqusts
Gsn5 IS he chief hotel FOR regimenal dinners and the
Victoria noted FOR its excellent restaurant The highest
timing win parties societies a, these hotels -
Fqrh
public in each are very artiscAly tur
and uneGuaed FOR general comfort TIE privste
~ elegant and cOmmodious the
Nerope the requirements Of American vls
or specially catered but 10 Is generally necessary
season write telegraph IN advance II oroer
regards Internal nttings ana
.r-angenens hotels nothing II not up 20 date
RS vear for instance the Metropoe spent $1,000 IN
rproven1ents The Victoria smaller hotel than the
Ne-opoa and FOR that preferred By some vsl
os but IS unsurpassed FOR It's appointments ana com
-ts me Gordon syndicate also another hotel which
become favorite with American visitors Tor WhoIn
tarr % paatia Northumberand- houses may
: too hlsh This Is The First Avenue Hotel in HobOrn,
The centre Of THE law>erland" and near the
I-eat business quarter OF the metropolis
Oihe- hotels have kept abreast OF tne changing on