New-York tribune., 1908-08-16

fare zone of the greater city The dis1rlc' Hie. '
spuyten Duyvil Marble Hill. Kingsbridge' hNet
80 W. ,~o-,lsn6t Manor and large number OF
ether settlements within short distance Vi -,
st and Broadway which is now the noftneriS
terminal Of the Broadway route OF the SUBWAY
ITS OLD TRANSIT LINES
For years the quickest way to reach TINS ciia Ia.
ing residential region was by way OF the t1uuSOi
resyer 5ivision of the New York Central, Whch eN-
tends in northerly direction through the "eseeiS
rart OF the district. or by the New horh a.
nam Railroad which for many years mas hAo
soItherlv terminal at 155th st ana GIN @'e',
g. vrbic, roint is the most northerly stauoh VI
the eth ave. elevated line The putnam iUau
traverses the easterly sections OF the ols'rlcC- W
not until the Broadway subway was ehtelueu ~,
tha Dvcknlan section OF Manhattan Island over 'he
Harlem Shin Canal 10 2S9th St and Broadway
sfor, distance from the old Of Kingsorldse'
was this beautiful and rapidly growing part oi inc
CITY brought within the scent fare zone
DISTRICT, NOW WITHIN EASY REACH
What this spur means TO the vast realty ih'efesr
of the region may be learned from the 1act ma ,.
Van Cortlandt Manor and some contiguous ois-
tricts can be quickly and easily Feaciieu -
any district Of Manhattan Island Unques'ioiiAp.s
Van Cortlandt Manor. Riverdale and MOUNT 1'.
Vincent are among the most enhancing resiaentiai
sections in any of the boroughs- The land 'here Is
generally high and retains the rural charils anu
ricturesoueness for which many of the famous
-earbv country and summer resorts are
noted II is undoubtedly. too, one OF the most
healthfuI residential zones within the ooroers Oh
the CITY and regards its artlnclai ciiaiIIS' oH
which thousands Of dollars have been spent IL Is
second to no other territory. combining rural at
,noerbere amid CITY surroundings Occupying Dig
tracts of land along the westerly DIVISION ol 'ie
region are the OF many persons prominent IN
business and social life of the city and from each
of those beautiful home sites may be had a COM
.,aniing view Of the Hudson River mus lae
realty assets of this delightful region incluoe
finely developed tracts land overlooking the Hud-
SON River which are dotted and henlmed In by
e-=-, a5.-Sfic
houses many OF which Of stone or brck' ana
u-hich are considered by experts 10 be among the
hest Of their type ever built in this city
LARGE VACANT TRACTS FOR INVESTORS
Notw1thstanding the fact the region has
been one Of the most alluring for many years 10
rersons who love live in place having country
atmosphere in great stretches OF green reios' nee
is vet much unimproved land within its borders
and therefore vast opportunities for development
there along the attractive lines which aod 10 Tic
charms Of an ideal residential region To the ma
iortv Of the residents of this city large area OF
the various sections forms great public play
ground Years ago the c-;y, recognizing the won
derful natural attractiveness OF the terrltorE' PEI
fected plans permanently holding for the use o.
rho n,,buc MANY hundreds Of in this part Of
the CITY and hundreds of more acres IN aoJolllhs
sections Of the Borough Of The Bronx. Of which
this superb home district is large part bhul d
few weeks ago Van Cortlandt Park. nesting Deau-
tffuIv between scutherly limits OF honhers ana
Var
bv = subway route and thousands OF persons VINO
annually enioved a days outing in that beaGtlIul
mark land territory, II they journeyed 10 te par
by subway walk from hingsorluse 10 Van
sortlandt Manor before reaching one OF uhe Io"eI
entrances to the park. To a large number OF per
sons this was a tedious way Of travelling thence
and for that reason the popularity Of the park as
public pleasure ground did not increase as rapidly
as many persons anticipated The lncohNe
Of travel have however, been forever obliterated
aHE-az~ Sn1lT
way. The northerly terminal Of the extension OF
The subway is directly opposite one of the many
rolf links in the park and also within d short
distance of the famous parade grounds there
IMMEDIATE BUILDING OPERATIONS.
What has been heretofore inaccessible property
for home sites is now considered the most desir-
able in that all of the advantages OF the country
life can be obtained with little or none of Inc
anuoyances OF getting back and forth TO the CITY
7-,a e,od,ls from Manhattan will continue in a
larger proportion in the future than has been
the case in the past and this condition Is oroushI
about by the large increase in population from
wear 10 wear together with the growth of the idea
that suburban life is far more attractive and
bealthful than at any time previous in the city's
growth. Not only operators taking cognizanee
OF changed conditions but they are also antcpat-
ina the future OF the outlying districts in very
large purchases the various sections Interviews
with some Of the largest operators develop the
fact the fall and spring openings OF new de-
yelcpments will be of the villa plot type rather
than from the city LOT proposition.
one of the most successful explorations of the
year has been a property along this line at Hast
iss-o.l-t the Hudson. known as River View Manor
Peculiarly home site proposition the company
has no; attempted TO exploit it among the specu-
lators and Charles /. Van Fossen, general man
ager of the company. says that large percentage
Of the large sales have been for cash, and in al
most every instance arrangements are being made
for immediate building operations and the occu-
pancy Of the property for permanent homes.
While the electrihcation OF the New York Central
road Yet completed. the operation to-day as
far as Yonkers coupled with the better rolling
stock placed at the command of the public. and the
absolute assurance the part Of the officials of
the road that the completion OF the electric
zones expresses will be operated every min
utes and locals every five minutes well the
extension the subway to 2i2d street is opening
up the Hudson River section of Westchester and
making il available than some of the closer
In sections from the point CT view Of miles only.
and j. largely responsible the very ac-
tivity II home seekers in this beautiful district.
REGION OF MANY FINE DRIVES
Within the borders of this region now tapped by /
subway extension. many splendid drive
WAYS. Of which public property and form
parkway links In fact the entire park system of
The Bronx is Joined by beautiful parkways. Be
ginning al d point the Marble Hill section is
The Spuy-ten Duyvil Parkway. which extends in
MORT sterls direction Van Cortlandt Park. its
,.astetly entrance being within short distance OF
the e:2d stree; station OF the subway extension. It
IS possible to drive from almost any part of the
region now reached by the subway extension. over
4 beautiful parkway road. from Van Cortlandt
Park through Mosholu Parkway, and thence TO all
.he easter!y marks In the Borough Of The Bronx.
One of them is Pelham Bay Park which contains
Of the finest stretches Of shore property front