The sun., 1903-04-05
CITY HALL TO KINGSBRIDGE.
A Thirteeu.Mile Ride IN Manhattan-.
Little walk, Then, In The Bronx.

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Little walk. Then, In The Bronx.
They tell me- said a city traveller.
that the trolley line along upper Broadway
to Kingsbridge has been open now for about
a year; but II ever heard Of IL at all had
forgotten all about IL until saw one OF It's
cars standing on its siding alongside tho
tracks OF the i25th street crosstown line.
In i25th street just west Of Eighth avenue.
and asked where that car went to.
sYou can take the Kingsbridge car there
or you can transfer to it from Third avenue
car at Amsterdam avenue and io2d street.
The Amsterdam avenue cars OF the Third
avenue line run from the Post Once at
Park row and Broadway. at the lower end
Of the City Hall Park, up Park row. the
Bowery, and Third avenue TO l2sth street.
through that street west to Amsterdam
avenue, north again to iosth street.
sThe highest numbered street on the
map, on the Klngsbridge road. is moth
street; and here you are very close to the
northernmost point OF Manhattan Island.
The distance from the City Hall to Kings
bridge Ia thirteen miles or thereabouts,
which you can ride for one fare. the longest
ride on Manhattan Island for . nickel.
Prom Amsterdam avenue and 161d
street the Kingsbridee car runs up St..
Nicholas avenue TO 10th street, where tho
avenue strikes into the old Kingsbridge
road; which IL now. however, named
Broadway.
Amsterdam avenue. as everybody
knows, Ia now pretty well built up to io2d
street and beyond. The Kingsbridge car
running up St. Nicholas avenue to upper
Broadway at 10th street. strikes on through
. moro op en- country. with nany con-
adorable stretches without intenecting
streets, up along a new broad highway, not
ruler-straight. but following the long sweeps
Of the old road. and 90 on up through WASH
River at Kingsbridge.
with the high ground OF Washington
Heish to on one hand. and the spur ter
minating at Fort George, and the valley
OF the Harlem beyond that on the other. II
IL q pleasant ride to take. and the oars, with
fewer stops to make than In the more
crowded parts OF this city, move right along
The driver of q big auto that went swiftly
BY our car, going In the same direction along
the smooth road. said good-by TO us a. he
passed, but our motorman had sporting 8
blood, and q good brand Of lightning on
tap under his hand. and the auto WASH I
40 far ahead at the end Of the next half
mile.
AT Klngsbridge there is now a new
Sesls SeGse sso .osS ooss the % cut sRss
part Of the ship canal which has been
made out Of the Harlem. A little beyond
this Is another new highway bridge, over
the old course Of the Harlem. and to the
west Of this, over the old course Of the river.
sIs TO the the eastward of the two new bridges
stands what 10 left Of another old-tlme
bridge. nov. disnantled. but with a foot
Rssn Say I. ths sass s'af
while this one was free, hence the name.
III you are disposed for . walk after that
ride on the Kingsbridge car, and should
footpath stiIi remaining Of the old Farmers
Bridge and walk down the high east bank
Of the Harlem. along Bailey avenue at
the start. and Sedgwick avenue further
down. through P.c;r.ss9Ssid ridas district: say
through Fordham Heights, Morris Heights
% YOU % viii see on the way the great new
buildings Of the Catholic Orphan Asylum
and the home Of the Capt. Webb School OF
% Heish,.. The new site Of the buildings 81
the New York University, the very notable
structure OF the Hall OF Fame. On the
smoothly macsdamized road you will be
passed by many automobiles. some Of
which, with their riders, will he dusty with
the dust OF long country riding.
And from this road. as well as having 6
the sights of the river always In view. you
may see. at the beginning. across the river
the Warrington Heights, again, with the
heads Of the Palisades rising back Of them
on the other bank OF the Hudson; and far
ther along you will see, on the opposite
side on the river. the high bluffs rising above
the Manhattan shore. with the Harlem
Speedway stretohing along at their base
You Will get gllmpses Of the noble Washing
ton bridge spanning the Harlem from
isist street, Manhattan and In due course
|, you Will pass under one Of It's easterly arches
and later you viii pass under the easterly
arches Of the famous High Bridge. So
keeping on you will come at lAet to Central
bridge.
I And. crossing the bridge, you Will find
/ at is Manhattan approach, morn trolley
cans that will carry you south az far a.
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