New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
A THREE BLOCK DRYGOODs STORE.
Wanamaker's Shop viii Probably Be Largest
of It's Kind-Undergroun Passages.

MANY interesting details OF the plans Tor the new
wanamaker store were yesterday maze PuUlI|'
They reveal that this building project is one OF te
NEST stupandous OF its kind reported John "
Goding who acted as broker for the NeW-forh
Central Railroad in its purchases in ParK-aVe- Io
irnnroying its terminal facilities, is the proker. Al
the time it was built for the Of the drygooos
business Of A 7. Stewart the building which occu-
mics the block bounded by Ninth and Tenth sts
Fourth-ave. and Broadway. was considered enc ol
the finest and largest buildings ever erected Ior ue
n1lrposes of a retail drysoods house Ihoush mere
have becn many changes in the building line since
- 7,ae erected il is still landmark, account or
its four magnificent frontages its great length ana
breadth and its Importance as the nome oI tue
business Of John Wanamaker.
This wanamaker building will probably stand as
80 nj, building of several new buildings, splen-
7i51z- connected by novel subway passages 1t IS
thought. for the housing Of the Wanarna ker bust
ness. III.
the nroiect the Wanamaker business will finally
occu,v A greater area than any other retail dry
goods house in the world. The persons who made
1hfs assertion are thoroughly conversant with
building operations.
rt,y, Wauamalzer had bought up the lessees rights
in the block bounded by Eighth and Ninth sts.'
Fourth-ave and Broadway, and would erect on the
block a ten or twelve story building for his Dus1-
rass He has also purchased similar rights in the
property Nc. 81 East Tenth-st- and Nos. a. IS and
IS Fro1rth-aye. from Gutwillig Brothers. the vel
known real estate men. This property IS four
and a five story building at the northwest corner
of Tenth-st- and Fourth-ave-, and is within S"s
feet Of the northeast corner of Ienth-sl ana
broadway He gets this property also foT the uses
Of his business. Between the parcel and Grace
Church is F14ischmann's restaurant, another land
mark 1t vas said yesterday that Mr.. Wanarnaker
would undoubtedly improve his Tenth-st property
and with such an Improvement he would nave
three buildings, two occupying whole blocks and
another one standing the greater part OF a
block front In other words, the buildings occa-
pied ~ the Wanamaker business would extend
from the north side AZ Eighth-st to the north side
Of Tenth-st. The square foot area OF the oock
bounded by Eighth and Ninth SITS. Fourth-ave. and
Broadway also furnishes idea of the great size
Of this project 1t is than To.oOo.
All the parcels in the block bounded by Eighth
and Ninth SITS, Fourth-ave. and Broadway, with
several exceptions. are owned by the sailor 5
the buildings the sites and the rights to & ths
use of the sites are what are known As @ SI
Wanarnaker holds in fee simple. The property no
ions ieasehods one Of the best known persons
who held one OF the lea5eho6s Wnicn M1f Waa5,-
and Sankey fame Other persons were George gel -
8 Whit Henerich Won Dellen, Daniel Buckley. l.
NJ Jones A T. Stewart heirs, estate OF Prescott
4 be 7rr propeTties rS in t the Eighth to Ninth block
No 756 to 7l9 BroaGWay. 10 !'' d 10 iI No
to IS East Nfnth-st At the northeast corner Of
When was built not long by / NJ Jones and
* occupied by a trust company ! MS bulldlnS 10
not to be torn down II - 70 be unit 20 the ne"
building and tts architecture is TO be cIaneeG 50
as 10 conform with that Of the proposed bulldlng
The plans, Of the rapid transit underground
-oa4 czlI for a station the northwest corner OF
practically he part OF the building. ana II Is
thought that from Il any one of the W anainaAer
huiJdings will easily be reached by subway pas
Owing 20 the removal uptown Of several OF the
rea5inr drvgoods houses and the TunorS that
Others would soon follow suit. many persons nave
ez-ineed a keen desire TO hear from MI " ana
maker why he decided to remain where ne a
/ person who knows his views said yesterday; ne
artraCriyeness of the location OF the HanaIa ger
business has grown wonderfully Of late years me
store will be brought closer to the homes or eve ery
nerson In the city when the subway road is built
for that tunnel is to connect with the SUBWAY
route Moreover. when the New-York and New
Jersey tunnel is completed and its terminal station
opened In the block bounded. by West IenJh,
Hudson Greenwich and Christopher SITS, the
Wanamaker business will also be nearer
to those previously living in NewJersey, ana along
The lines most of the railroads with terminal
stations on the other side of the HUDSON RIVER
The Williamsburg bridge also enhances the Ealue
of the site a location for the Wanamaker buSl-
ness. Yields the site and Br0oklyn closer 70
gether. least certain parts OF Brooklyn Win II
Then II tunnel is built through tourteenth
- which will connect the NeW-Jersey and BROOK
Ivu shores the attractiveness of the location Is
again made greater In view of these facts is thsre
anv cause to wonder why Mr.. Wanamaker mas De
cided to remain where he is? | think there IS
meme and that the majority of the people or the
CITY will hold the view