The sun., 1908-05-03
IAE BOROUGH OF HOMES


inrs W., ,ns b, hough or rented FOR a
IpgsopNlc al1pl
ttc 'ar;S ;Sorclolloy-a Ddluul elevation
f'am ti't' roa.c eastward to Prospect
Tata. cotton Ing from Atlantic avenue on
no norn ro lholi 1wc1iioih street on the
suuh .Icuriar'ite loatlle' OF Prospect
idr,. -, IeIr ~ haui. ils hlZh elevation
nnl .te1sllc uui .oOg and il good tUinSl.
L.i.ifIe. hu,,al conf incl 90 further the
development Of the lurl S'ulc ds a uelgh-
IG,hond or fine homes The section is OF
recent yrrvth aud has risen ~ Importance
only within he lpSt hv" or SlN years DuI-
ing that pc Ini "a vast amount ~ bullnlhg
has oaH rcmg on there, Hundreds OF
new loa-trrcm houses have cen pat MP
m ylclrt blocks h,lnc the PARK ana
creIt many private dwellings, nave ! cen
erstcI thnrc a.sl Rells have VIDE
rance VARYING from SIS month tol iiat
without .clm lcl' 10 $50 = month Tor one
~ tho il ip.lfcurc- Gcrr the plaza WIN
the prr.oni elevated ~C'ylno The PurF slope ~
within Iv,,fv-uNu CO.. ihtNF minutes roe
Il Park r,V : be- lltuu-a aycnnc station
~ lie Lou, ,,@u! Eai'uII q "i.hla casV
wakiug distance uI 90 .'wtor parI Oh H'
- tiou and me ""ruNI",iun ot the biii''y
uuuci lp mat p,lu. 10 o. greatly l"iu'""
the timo # travel iu hail
Tho pc JlnrI ,a,ri.u fur0s thc gcpgraph. .
ic1I ccotre of the u,i ,IIv at BROOKLYN ana
e,nhrgros ID territory several miles square
IL, boundary lines may " hNrt al WASH,
inrtur and SUMNER avenue ouihr West anu
east Nyri'n avenue and Malone -lI"''l on
tho north aud -Yul' The i'edloii section
is in tno main au uli 'l~n'uol realirutLll
tomuu.iry that has d"Nel"Iel along con.
.p.,,ui.r Urr- with iNc exception OF
.,o,c of its mIilviny sIbdI iIons n mas
epihvrl "a slow and stead growth Tree IRON
articulation or sudden iuctuIilpn m values
The ICi7hnorhoUb T. Il 'ulr, ana reeludel
one. aside from IL main thOrJlghiarcS, ana
many of its aide streets bear the same APP
ueqrance tl.u they dill ten or fifteen years
ago The houses are mainly TWO or lhree
story aud basement structures pI bro"h-
stone. brick or frame construction, uhos-
tentatous In appearance hut comlortdoN
arranged We'll tu du families who have
livet in tine same houses for years form
large paTt Of the residents They occupy
their CITY homes for about eight months OF
the year and spend the summer as RUE
at some one ~ the many waterSlde resorts
on Long Island.
The Eelford section hcsites its large
residential area contains important buSl-
nes- centres Of It's own Fulton street,
Bedford avenue, Myrtle avenue Nostrdnd
avenue and Tompkus avenue are business
streets worthy ot note. In the matter OF
transit the district /, especially favored.
n has service on four elevated roads and
thirteen trolley lines and has been promised
an extension Of the subway ont Lafayette
avenue.
Included IN the Bedford section is the
st. Marks district, q noiGhborhood that
contains some Of The finest town houses
20 he found IN the tor"uGh n. Marks
ayenue between New York aud Brooklyn
avenues Is conceiei 10 he one Of the most
eNrlusiye blocks in Brooklyn, Between
st Marks avenue and Eastern Parkway
are "A great many new fats and apartment
houses and two family dwellings that have
heen erected within the last two or three
years. Rents, although not low by any
means, are reasonable, especially 50 IN
comparison with Manhattan values. That
mart of the Bedford se, tiuu bordering on
Eastern Parkway has a fine elevation and
commands a wide Wow over the rest Of the
borough, but its development was retarded
until recently hv the presence Ol the old
Kings county UcVI .'1UITy. since that
eyesore has been ronuyrt great trans
formation has taken place. o-Gay the
former tracts " vacant land along the
crest Of the ridge are Icing rapidly covered
with new buildings.
Spotless Town - call"l because Of tho
quaint old Dutch style of architecture
used in It's houses Is a restricted settle
nent TO the south Of the Parkway occupied
hy colony Of well 10 DO people.
To the east Of the dtOrd section II the
Stuyyesant section Il new district that is
vary similar tO the older community both
in character and in general appearance.
Flatbush covers a vast eypanse OF terri
tory extending from Malhone street almost
10 the ocean and from tuaveSend avenue
easterlv to about Brooklyn avenue II i
essentially residential community and
combines modern city Convciicaces with
many Of the attractive features Oi the
sub,Irbs. Private detached dwellings vary
ing widely in size and style Of architecture
and in the extent and elahoratenesS of their
grounds are the prevailing tvpe through
out the region. Along the trolley lines are
found great many new hats with ground
floor stores occupied 10y small tradespeOple,
The northern end of Elatbush, adjoining
Prospect Park. has developed a. a re-
stricted residence colony where only houses
a. considerable cost and certain standard
Of architecture may be erected
Under the general heading Of South
BROOKLYN are included number OF separate
residential sections occupying the extreme
southerly and westerly parts OF the borough.
Among them are Bay Ridge, Borough Park,
Bath Beach. Fort Hamilton, Dyker Heights,
NTsrtense and Gravesend At the northern
extreme OF South Brooklyn. along the water
front Of New York Bay and Gowanus Canal,
lies a great manufacturing and shipping
district with an encircling area given over 10
fats and tenements occupied by the labor
ing classes The vast waterfront improve
.nents undertaken by the Bush Terminal
Company. by the municipal government
and by the Pennsylvania Railroad, includ-
ing the erection Of great docks and dtaCtoric,
and the building of the connecting railroad.
have led to a wonderful development in this
mart 0f South Brooklyn Under their com
hined influence it is expected that a great
carving trade will he built up.
From Twentieth street southwark 10
about Thirty-ninth street the main features
nj the Park Slope region are strongly in
evidence. There are the same solid blocks
NJ white stone front apartment houses
and moderate priced private dwellings
with cheap fats and small stores along the
frolley and elevated lines Below Thirty
ninth street, within the limits Of Bay Ridge
Tie character Of the section changes gTadu-
ally On the site OF the great vacant areas
NJ few years ago now stand long rows
NJ two family dwellings form OF con-
strnction that is characteristic of this part
~ the borough,
The authorization Of the Fourth avenue
subway and the promises on the part Of
the CITY authorities in regard TO its speedy
construction led TO a great era Of prosperity
IN Bay Ridge and in the outlying Communi-
les that would benefit 10y the new service
Land values along the route have risen to
n high level and speculative builders have
nut up hundreds OF new houses in expeCta-
lion OF increased population
Along the Shore road, which skirts the
edge Of the bay all the wav out TO Fort
Hamilton, are a number OF fine residences
and the clubhouse and extensive grounds
~. ~ ha