The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-19

the visitor a. very desirable place for
a suburban residence A the train
cros-es the river and enters the city on a
vi,duct he looks down upon a strip Of
muddy. oily water congested with tugs
harges, lighters. sailing vessels and coast-
wise freight steamers Along thu. water
front arr onal docka and brickyarris
gram elevators. rows II WAREHOUSES and
great Factories with helching smoke
starss Further on the traveller looks
dlUn upun tall once buildings. streets
filed with trucks and trolley cars and
sidewalks crowded with shoppers. Be-
yond the business district. however, the
I train runs between green hedges through
which are glimpsed patches II lawn.
trees and an occasional fine residence
/ Further along u q tenement district and
beyond that a chain II attractive high land
settlements. the residents - which ara
In larger part New York commuters
The business interests q Newark oentTe
az Market and BrOad streets and practi-
oally all tho important buildings are 10
Gated within a radius Of several blocks
from this corner On Market street are
theatres and restaurants big department
stores and special shops % every de-
sCriptiOn. 4 few blocks n the westward
AZ the Intersection Of Springfield avnue
and Market street. h the new county
court house. an imposing structure that
occupies tho crest " n steep hill over look d
ma the lower end e the city.
On Brad street are a number Of modsrn
Office buildings IN which are housed many
hanks and life insurance companies. A
short distance below Market street ia the
Municipal Building Broad street FOR
blocks from IL busiest corner " lined with
I'M In ~
BRANCHES ~ which extend far out over
the roadway The street vas AZ one
time the hest residence street II Newark
AZ yet business has encruached only for
a comparatively short distance. A parE
az the intersection u Clinton avenue
and broad street. a dozen blocks from the
heart Il the shopping section, serves a.
barrier n the further advance Of trade
IN this section.
On the hill b the west of the park IL the
modern residence district. "A neighbor-
hood of wide tree lined streets and hand.
some DWELLING. Residences IN the elm
tol Hall section frequently takeyup half
of the block fGpnt and include terraced
Ia wns. fountains, flower beds, summer
houses and fine old trees The dwellings
are vide, rOomy structures Of archi-
tectural merit.
Newark has the best committing train
service 81 any Of the important New
Jersey settlements within the suburban
zone In addition II Ia the central point
Tor vast network u trolley lines that
radiate in all directions High speed
lines extend southwark 20 Elizabeth
and Phiniield. eastward 10 Jersey City
and HOboken. northward % Paterson
and HackensaCk and westward 20 Mont
clair and the Oranges.
Midway between Newark and Eliza
beth " Weeqlmhic Park. one % the largest
~ the city's reservations. Included IN
10 limits u a winding stream that has
been dredgsd out and lined with gravel
and pebbles. The ground rises steeply
% the north ~ the park. forming . high
ridge that commands an outlook over the
surrounding lowlAnds for miles in every
direction. The ridge n being rapidly
built up with modern houses ol the sub
urban order. A trolley line connecting
Newark and Eliza beth makes the ridge
easily accessible from either CITY.
Elizabeth avenue above Weeluahic
Park and Springfield avenue In the Walls
burg section about two miles Ia the
westward are lined with two family
houses and small frame dwellings
between the business section % New ark
and the exclusive residential settlements
on the slope " the Watching Mountains
north of the city lsa Branch Brook Park
ono Of the finest examples Of the work
Of the Essex County Park Commission
To the vest Of the lower aud 81 Branch
Brook Park IL ROssville. a rapidly grow %
ing section. where a great deal % build
ing has been done In tho last few years
Bstwee Branch Brook Park and Sec
ond River y tho nOrthward hes the Forest
Hill section. Ons Of the best residential
districts of Newark The wide. rOOmy
dwellings bordering the tree lined streets
ara much the zane In appearances a.
those % tho Clinton avenue section In the
older part Of tho city.
Rssidentially Newark is spreading tow
ard tho west and northwest, notably
In ROseville tho Mount Prospect ssctiOn,
Hilltonia, IrvingtOn and In Clinton and
Springfield Avsnues. Tha Mount Pros
poet section Ia fast becoming the Fifth
avenue Of NGWark Il IL highly restricted.
and some sales have Recently boon made
thers 40 sion a front foot Springfield
ayenue. which runs from Newark %
MorTistown, q also just now q baaa o.
building activity.