New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

avenues would bound It. and the vacant places in
the triangle would lend themselves % beauty OF
flower and shrub
To show what q structure harmonizing with the
site would look like Mr. Lamb has planted the PARIS
Grand Opera in the triangle He does not say that
the idea Of Transforming sum into an imposing
beautiful quarter IS original with him He cltes
London Berlin and other cities as way-showeTs
The commissioners courthouse site have been
appealed TO to consider the proposition, with q
View 10 economy and utility Not the least stress
is laid upon the facility Of access and in the plans
q union station for the subway and L trains Is
en- ornate and harmonious feature Of the architect
uraI whole. The appeal to the commissioners which
has the approval Of SIT. Lamb. made by DR..
Charles h Jaeger. Il was as follows:
In considering the subject Of location for the
courthouse certain should be observed: First,
the be acquired and its cost; second its ac-
cessibilty and third the impetus it VIII give tow
ard the development and Improvement Of its imme
date surroundings
UNION SQUARE SITE.
The location originally decided upon at Union
Square comprised the three blocks from l4th to
17th streets and from Irving Place 10 Fourth ave
rue an area OF 2s5,0g9 square feet at an approx
mate cost q Sloo0oooo In this vicinity the court
q huildings al out Of harmony with its arch.
the Withdrawal OF q large amount of high class
valuable taxable property and this loss TO the city
value Of the surrounding property.
an Indication Of the character of the business
buildings TO be erected IN that vicinity in the
at is obvious TINT the Union Square PROPOSE
fact that larger tract could be purchased in less
expensive neaghhorhood and the building erected in
the centre of new park seems TO have been over
looked. Such location would also assure more
freedom from noise an essential feature which
should be taken into account Such busy thorough
Isres as 18th street and Fourth avenue hardly
'As TO accessibility there IS subway express
ststicn at one end OF Union Square. which station
r1ands. What would st be five years hence when
the new courthouse would be completed AT that
sitee There are surface and a fairly con-
Venient elevated station This sums up the ad-
The +ao. ~ tst Cf9n mo ISfr square reo@f s52f ~ -. c
sion recoTnInends the purchase Of only two blocks
one hand tis would be an @ econ6v %f on the on other 5
hene u would seriously craInp the Undertaking Re
rhsnce for mitch Improvement, as the buildings
not liable to be refashioned in the near future
THE TRIANGULAR PLOT.
'T have in -ninc tract Of land such as would he
Desirable for the great Improvement planned, and
which could be procured IN a section OF the city
which has been passed over in the upward march
Of Improvement. and IS at present covered with
tract Sc IN the district which is known as Green
soGde on @ SIDE b street Pl and 9 On iabd 6a
other by Greenwich avenue. which streets converge
this point the apex OF the triangle The third side
Is formed by what would be the southern extension
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The other two sides each $50 feet long alto
eether comprising of almost 400 90 square
fact In addition 10 this 7 would suggest the
elimination of the almost obsolete Jefferson
Market and the clearing away OF the old build
tngs on the opposite triangular corner, which
process would add 95eoo feet TO rhe aforesaid site
and provide magnificent plaza 800 feet in width
Tire police court 70 remain but 10 be ernbellished
S1th 6 new facade. corresponding TO the archi-
lecture Of th- courthouse
The ~ this site almost 50 per cent greater
ehac the proposed Union Square location and the
assessed value of the entire tract s 81 oo0 The
Triangular shape OF tbs plot presents a feature
unique .n this city OF rectangular streets and rec-
eAngDlar parks. and The artistic possibilities would
&c exceedingly attractive 70 architects and LAND
scape designers. The Sixth avenue elevated road
instead q being a disturbing element could be
rsade an attractive part OF the completed plan by
running It's trains over a stone viaduct for the
ing the elevated station with that of the Hudson
Efver tunnel in handsome union station building
TIE sres proposed gives ample room for str,Ic.
urs SOC by 300 feet surrounded by an attractive psrk
eno facing an imposing plaza. To give an idea
OF the size Of such building. these figures might
goI.sn Lee z25 by lss feet, the Siegel-Cooper
Building 45O by Is4 feet.
ACCESSIBILITY A FEATURE
Concerning the accessibility of this site and Nv
accessibility / mean only for the LAWYERS but
also for the public their clients this location is
unsurpassed. We have the Sixth avenue elevated
road and surface cars the sth crosstoH cars
svsnus surface cars, and addition these there
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