The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13
NEW CITY ~ THE BRO\N.
Transf ormstion az the REGION IN ec'rd In
thr Last Ten Years.

n.Vuul the Harlem River and b't ~een
IA. Ilarlctn Railroad and the Bronx River
le- a part 81 the borough Of The Bronx
equal in area to ahour one-fourth 81 the
island uf Manhattan Ten years < II was a
region of Wild vast" spaces, pasture h'lds
and incomplete unplNei STREETS, in~t"r~Ter-ed
with gaunt f~aC;ores. and IA" buildings "f
A few charitable" Institutions
since that time a rcs city has grown UP
and covered a." greater par Of his area,
A city equal IN -isr 30 the metropolis 81
many A stat. a city Of hroad. clean. we'll
paved 'r"r'~. great a-rhnl'cd avenues,
hnu,aifll public parks. all Ia" 'un'cui"nc"s
~ am active modern unity. hos.
-s.'aurru'- places ~ vubiic resort. hand
.u,uc crur.hsr. commod.au~ public ~hoo!-.
block ar,r tlook If soiidly lu'li up -,"-'s,
with s0ra, arartm,r' h"usrS miivduaI
dwelling, and p!.a~au' mGu~,ous surrounded
~ ornamental grounds
Th- ucw ,,fy o! The Bronx = unknown
'n N,V Yorker, generally and naked ="
INV IT them save tuu>r wno inhart' II n"
hu,,trr- an! and ~" ulators who watch
All mars - flr citv ant the com arativcly
few whom hLs n.-- or Measure OCCASIONALLY
take. ~ uut.Ving d'strICts Yet this
ttvIy- r-n',d urban AREA with ~ int"n-"
ac,l,ri.-. - WI I',Utlnf ,res ~ trans
lur'a',u amt ~ Astonishing rate - growth
j. vel worth exploration hN 'hors' whom
.st-.rc PERMITS A longer 'Dthsr u N"
every day New lorkCT usually sn'Oys
Ten ',tr- ago ~ r"gipn although then
lpuy par' - the ci'N Wa essentially a group
.. ..Uarn'r -rtl"wNu'- with m waste
area ie'w,-n Vow 'h"-s scattered CONF
rur,i,.. ar, Dur VIII 'rr groa' city Of which
rnoy have lsrn 81. I"rg az ~nc"rT'ra'"
part
p = Morris. Woodstock and West Farms
are merely names that hav" coa,s-i 20 dcslg-
tat. uucr' 'huF- West arms. indeed.
~-IuUtoru'y HOLDS 20 -uW" ~ ia" character
tics that long married. u ~ q ~'phra'"
emmy within 10. .ui'- & tho rl'v. = sleepy
village -hu' away from the M" and hustle
Il he gr,a' community e witch y s'SUet
A t~u~ou-!y ~lu,DUgUIur- inf' IT, man
f~Nuruuul'ar- tines herd fu II'-eTN" ~"
asf,' g a village s'"f-' Hu' n"~ -'fIC'un'-
.faui.u ir'akIllg .r'Uu ,larf'ier, s",rS,
,l,rr-. lfI'~. ant tl' gla'tur r trolley
..r, mixing the urf' r"Nlui" region WIN
rh' leland II Manhattan. NAV" 'aIh TINS
,''Cmpr
Sil'iuu- I'D country Aome- facing 'A.'
l. .tuu road lelyv Wet Farm pla'"s
who's. rr"ler'ur~ must tav" thought would
hardly hv INl, limo u.v' hscoin" rcinot' -
~.turtstL are 'al!.ng u'u h's'ay 10 aui.ti'
patton of 'io 'lTc wH"I f'rN Nel - "u'
Ip ir'u small J.u'~ AMI I'..Htre''d hN nov
-'r"r, To lawn ut ,'c OFF 'ac finest 81
'.D-. 80 Pace. b.. nov r".''i ont ~ 4
.... o, '.. .,r-. and .fH'.rr "a hs"n
'.f... rt, % t..tf .IrE ..I~ tui .%arHr"'~
I,u VI ri.. Lac u.. So a "N" trans.
-,rrus.inu Lung y 'h" moutl %.
90 Harlem fnd '.'.IE a'r.ss =" hkef =
Island. Fl.-ru.g baN .ni H"wrry Bach.
Was 'uGg o. tHr' n' ,. 80. nm eddy "
Iur tu-l,., N, Of A." -lsubs, piano
.a,t.r,r. .I... ru-! H '" region aud to
.a,l-'u.dl visitor H " ~ ud ~'t'r
peacefully g-st.g Hr'l '.r " uNes, bl,
.,r IN,u Hi'rp-' U'- f''''
ifI- sleepy sgt. vI'. %. streets chiefly
i.,i.g.i-scI .oI m4s' f,crt distances
'.- nov arN..oyai into a. p.p9Ipls suburb
sVn i.uiU means Of .lwlnpuitaiion With
.i, uu'-it, world AMI dummies - new
HoWc- 'Hr '.u-' w'u max" NE hnsires-
ut tie iHs' aiu ..r '1AHN ir.'i"A We
''av"l .aiiv 600 Manhattan
p-I.ap- '.' i~.-''gg'- ING c'ar1CieriN'iC
= Wis new CITY wfIy. 80 'UN lies ir 80
..,t iN.' Niu. u T. eve. nov ~ H." making
..i 'ir gi..t,i Ia g u = -" creation
u 'h" I.fiui sirc ''' PAN" u' is,l-o
'ugC. OF BE- h.- a." l~"IalrlaCr ~ a tnl,F'l
Y..rr'.r 'ro al. ~ , StiiNl and woll-"--
",s#-'' ,HuWUui''
Nthru ,ar-.ut OBJ. ,lus-iy hunt Jl"'k'
ant L-rNaI',si street, it" ~"Lihi u' hHinih =
AMI Jaw and blast Z 80 GA all dRy long
where d." CIV = da1iy created 'ould
tha "n"rgc a.! all vino thu combine ''
nak. a wIohr Urblu uuaricr "Gi oi nothing
but tnS nar. and - tuHCrutTa'"si uI-'i
fh. area ~ = siir'" bleII, 'Int area "olI'
h., covered Nitp irs',"i tIi,dlrr' - .
hy mage "a 90 ..fr'" 80 2