Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-11

enc passes block after block in tho 80
gion about the lower end of Cantr,r
park gwen over almost entirely 10 a.
automobile industry. "Gasolina ALL,
i called III the local vernacular
sun further north is the rag;,p oe
great apartment hotels. tbe b Sion oi I
those residents of the city who o ~
among neither the richest nor tba noor-
est extending block after hIoct :,
structures of towering height fer seva,., /
mileS. Where the street begins In n,o,,r =
the heights that form the northern nart
vi manhattan, 1t enters upon another
p1iase, passing great institutions. fine
~ y afGhes OF the Cathedral of ST John
me nails OF Columbia university and
New York. 'Ne Wy vi
open spaces begin to appear There
are private residences as well as apart-
meht houses. Broadway here Oyerlooks
the lordly Hudson and the Palisades ON
!he Jersey shore, and along this part of
MS course, from the upper heights to the
northern end of the island at Spuyten
Guy va VIII stand in the future. in all
pr0baplfity. the finest and costiiest of
New 1ork's home
Extremes That Are Worthy.
Broadway has two advantages which
many othef famous streets lack-a
worthy beginning and ending At its
lower end IS Battery park, a spot of
gfeenefy looking out upon the Busy wa
tiers of the harbor. and at it's upper fer
minus is to be placed the beautiful Hud-
son memorial bridge, which will form a
httlng gateway to the city from the land
ward side. Broadway will always be the
street OF spectacles ana professions, the
national parade, and playground.
Even III the matter of age, the street
mas no mean record. In the early days
OF the city it was the natural highway
from the lower to the upper part of the
island. since the ground on both sides.
now occupied by skyscrapers, was then
only marsh land. Down to 1912. the
thoroughfare bore a succession of appel
latlons. First 1t was called simply the
main road Later, it became the Pub
lie Road, the Hoog Veg, or Highway.
1t was also called the Heron Strait or
Street of the Masters. From about 1910
on, however, it became generally known
as Broadway, although its identity was
established much earlier. Perhaps in 4
way these early names corresponded to
the newer titles given this much nick
named thor0ughfare.
On Broadway it was that the first cler-
gyman preached regularly, in a little
wooden church near what is now Pearl
street. 1t was near what is now Pine
street that Col. de Puyster. i'll 1875, built
what was described as 'palatial three
story dwelling mansion Forty-four
years later, in 1879, public market
house. was erected in the middle of
Broadway, opposite Liberty street. 1t
was a gigantic structure, A. feet long
and % feet wide, but for some reason it
was never popular.
OF no other spot in the world are so
many men able to say, IF | had only
bought that property thirty years ago for
Il song, I'd be a millionaire" The story
of Broadway is one of unnumbered for
tunes made by those who lid invest, and
as the city moves northward. it still APP
plies. Back in 1892 lots on the street
were sold as far as Fulton street for
about $50 each. Today those same lots
are worth a hundred thousand times the
original cost. Purchasers We're required
TO erect buildings not less than two
stories i'll height. and in some cases to
cover the entire front of the lot. Today
an owner of Broadway property who did
not do more than this voluntarily would
be considered insane, SO great are rental
values