New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
FEATURES OF BEECHHURST
Opportunities Afforded for the
Lover of Country Life.

A preliminary view of the census figures
OF the American metropolis shows a de-
cided trend of the population away from
the sections which were once the best resi-
Dental districts but which have been SUBJ
jected TO congestion through the encroach-
ments of business. In successive steps the
population is being pressed outward from
the centre of business activity like the dust
generated by circular saw.
This demand for more room for business
has resulted in the development of the out
lying sections and all the millions spent
for improving transportation have been in
vested to make more residential territory
available for the use of the greater city
In the selection OF country seat a ma
1orfty of busy men prefer to locate within
thirty minutes of their offices, they require
practically all city conveniences in the
country, they demand the shade of the
trees and the shore front combined they
insist upon gardens as well as pavements
and macadamized boulevards. and in de-
cioihs upon the site. they see to it that
the area is equipped with telephone.
eiectrlc light, city sewerage and gas.
Now that the Eas. River subway and
the new bridge have become potentiaI fac
tors in the situation. new and brilliant
Jewel has been discovered for the co~o-, =.
OF the metropolis. Beechhurs+ I,-;,c, Iii
within the city limits. nj tba irro,;o.. -
the East River and the ma tas+ic 80 49,
lorlc waters of Long Island so,,r,z ;. -.
iilae miles from Herald Square TIT. 80
nulored acre subdivision has ,,,+..,-
Au'ure IN store for ft-one b,,n5ra,z 80
ABOVE the dimpling surface of the 500
whose waters furnish the basis for every
sort Of aquatic sport.
The sites, however, are not as cheap in
money terms as are those in some less de-
sirabie areas, and the people who have
decided 10 live there are reckoned among
the best in New York. Yachting IS one OF
its attractions-in fact, more than a start
in that direction has already been made,
for the home OF the Beechhurst Yacht Club
is located there, one of the most complete,
adequate and beautiful yacht clubs in New
York. The opening of the restaurant at
the yacht club house on the waterfront
offers accommodation for yachtsmen and
automobile parties alike. The macadamized
roads leading to Beechhurst are in perfect
condition.
Il now takes only thirty minutes to run
out TO the subdivision. The property is
owned by the Shore Acres Realty Com
L
are several modes of transportation avail
able between the centre of the civ and the
suodiVision-in fact. one could reach there
by water, for the dock has over twenty-five
feet OF water alongside but the quickest
route viii soon be via the subway system.
II Is e pleasant place in which to live
Within the city. with all the city's improve
ments, and yet removed from The hustle Of
town and surrounded by all the refinements
and delights of suburban life More than
forty handsome residences have already been
erected on the property at prices ranging
from $500 10 $1,000. upon satisfactory
terms extending over five years for COM
pIeuon OF payment, and contracts for the
erection Of eighty more have already been
entered into