The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05
our NEW JERSEY SUBURBS
az THE VAN arm BR INCH az
THE ERIE RtILROlD.

Thr ommuting Towns IN the Passaic
N.iirl Are IloOa,ed ~ Tunnel Transit
~ ter cent. Grow IN IN Nuilry
sod $50 New Houses IN EsseN.
lie McAdOO tunnels have brought the
Paslic Valley committing towns on the
newark branch q the Erie within az con-
Yer ct reach o. downtown aad midtown
Ma.tattan ~ are the suburban sections
oi tte outlyi:g boroughs Of New York
city The Newark branch strikes out
aimfat due west over the Hackensack
mes lows from Jersey City. passes through
Har son and, crossing the Passaic River
travc-sss the busir es8 district Of Newark
then turns sha-fl ~ 10 the right and runs
norihwari close 10 the west hank II the
pasa.,'. making stops at Riverside. Wood
lido. Bsileyille. Essex. Avondale. Nutley
and Wet Nutley. From Jersey City 70
&C.. terminus az Paterson the Newark
brarcn j. twenty-one miles IN length.
Harrison, the first stop beyond Jersey
thy. Is on the east bank Of the Passaic
Rive. directly opposite Newark Il il
rpr' "1tei with that great industrial
'ocl'e Ivy several railroads and bridges.
The lower end Of the Passaic River. which
sspu -atos the Two communities. has besp
drr'sei 70 q depth Of twenty lone feet
swing deco water chanrel from Newark
AID Harrison down 70 New York BAY
Tie channel b uAvigable for oceangoing
stcEmships
g. addition g. the facilities Afforded by
frontage on the Geerenei Passaic
Byc~ Harrison en Joys an excellent train
service on three important trunk lire
raiLoais the Ere the Delaware. Lacka-
va "a and Western ard the Peuusyl-
sa'3a. q b. manufacturing town and
~ Industrial centre with population
- about isU00 The waterfront iH line
18th docks and warehouses. factories
a u coal wards and Other ndust rial plants
wh,lr the river rs crowded AZ all times
with Ca-Gl boats. harges. lighters and
ire zht carrying vessels Of various kinds
Tho southern and western paris ~
Harrison ringing he Pnsaic River are
Dies ed ' he mauuiac airing and ship
iuG- Interests lud . tho big terminal
wards rf .hs Pennsylvania railroad
Ur.I hr ~ re suburban service & the
peuY,r..arl Railroad - electrified the
,.ia q .rIm s,pIm Co electricity a. a
U.o..yD powcg fur tunnel trains will I've
Wad7 20 Harrison. To tho north and
,rs. - rH" railroad viaduct are rows
~ .erefn'r,s aud frame houses occupied
DO" 'Ivfurr workers IN Harrison and
Newark On me outskirts are tho moro
c,c'Si residence quarters.
Niver.iu' and Wo1dsids are suburbs
q newark ying 10 the north oI the BUSH
'o,a a.@,ric' along the wesi bank 81 the
Pa.Eaiv Their population u composed
mainly ~ people employed IN the shops
49, department stores " Newark or the
utb ard factories ~ Harrison Train
sor.icc IS supplied by the Greenwood
i-Jke division Il the Erie a. we'll - uy
rlr N,Hark branch
Trl'l tilr. anot her suburb e Newark
BE- e. the junction 0t the PassaIC and
second River u has all the advantage
Of icing an integral par Of ,hs larger
'Iv wf.h which - connected nv both
cam and trolley roads All the SIS
'rniS ui the great trunk lines Il railToad
r'rrinF'u Newark are within easy roach
90 manufacturing plants. of which there
are 70 crossing number IN Belleville The
town is on the west hank 81 the Passaic.
which rs here navigable for medium
dr4ught ye-Seis. IL has four public
rrr1ols and a nmnbsr % churches Fire
,r "r.'on rs provided 10y high pressure
glraH,s
,sE, q part ~ Belleyilie. - a new resi-
ueure district, where about iS0 ho,ises
pel' n'nIt laai year n a cr~t u iruu
$1,000 'Y 81 pD each Fronting On Nash
trEi"1 ayenue. % sixty foot boulevard
tnnr" important residence parks have
naan ia1d out-OakCrest. Hiilcrest and