The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25
NEW PARK BETTER THAN LUNA
THOMPSON d DUNDY TO BUILD
1T Up ~ HARLEM.

Goins In with J. T. Brush. the Baseball
Man to Make an Amusem Centre
where Manhattan Field Now Is-Part
ncrs to spend At Least $4,000
Still another big amusement park has
been planned for next summer. The latest
one will be on the site Of Manhattan Field
in Eighth avenue, between 155th and 157th
streets. Like all the others, this also will
eclipse anything else Of the kind ever at
tempted.
j. T. Brush president Of the New York
baseball Club, who controls the lease OF
the Manhattan Field property, and Thomp-
son j. Dundy Of Luna Park and the Hippo
drome now being built at Forty-fourth
street and Sixth avenue, have merged inter-
ests and soon will begin the construction Of
the buildings which will cover the nine
acres of land on which the resort will be
built, Immediately south of the Polo
Grounds. 1t used to be the site of the
National League ball games and the
grounds have been little used since.
this will be the biggest thing New
York has ever seem said Mr.. Thompson
Of Thompson q Dundy yesterday afternoon.
We thought we had exceeded the limit
when Luna Park was completed, but when
we have carried out our plans for the place
of amusement up there in Harlem our own
eyes will be opened as well as those OF the
public. We haven't decided on a name
FOR the new place yet
within sixty days we will start work.
We figure on spending $3.50, 600 in improve
nients, but it may cost Us great deal more
than that before we complete the park.
Our plans are big, but they're not all yet
formulated. In fact, the final papers
have net been signed, though they viii be
n few days.
The. shows to be seen in the new park
will be of more serious character than
those at Luna Park, and the buildings
are to be OF more permanent construction
Ne will have there in summer the same
attractions that we will have in the winter
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ondon, Paris. Berlin, Brussels and other
Continental cities all the best in the anuse-
rnent line that We can get. Splendid brass
and string orchestIas will play on the
terraces of the big centre court, which
will be built on the lines Of the terraces In
Sarlin
"One idea is to give New Workers. an
amusement place that will be nearer to
their homes than Coney Island. which at
hest is two hours away from Thousands
the city north Of 10th street. 1t is well
nigh impossible for persons seeking amuse-
ment on summer evenings after dinner to
find u place OF entertainment nearer than
Coney Island and when they counted the
four hours lost on trains or trolley cars or
on steamboats, they stayed at home. These
people particularly we will benefit.
1We will have more than $50 performing
horses from the Circus Weulff in Brussels
among other big things from the other
side. Hundreds of thousands of electric
lights will illuminate the grounds at night,
for we purpose to exceed all illuminating
effects before attempted. Landscape
gardeners will make the park beautiful
and electric fountains and cascades will
transform the field into fairyland.
"The park will he run in conjunction
with the Backgrounds because it is from the
ball games that we expect to get many
patrons. On summer afternoons persons
will be able to kill two birds with one stone,
as it were. At the close of the ball game
they will 20 to see the shows in the park,
remain for dinner and then for the band
concerts in the evening. 1t will also be
convenient for the devotees Of The Speed
way and near at hand for those who spend
their afternoon on the Harlem River.
There will he no fakirs in this park. At
least $500 persons viii find employment
there in the various departments"