The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-23
Architecture on Firth Avenue.

4 new influence has been introduced
into the Compo-l'iOn of Fifth avenue
architecture by the art dealer who j.
20 have his galleries built % the Adam
stvle because pictures Of that period ara
l,ist now the most popular among ger
tain collectors Ne wishes To exhibit his
wares ~ the English school in the sur
-ouniings most appropriate 20 them
TN. shudder- az the possibilities. II
such proceeding carried TO its rptl-
mate extent suppose for instance that
this or anv other dealer had desired To
put up a building sIltel arChiteCturally
TO an exposition Of Schr"yers, portraits
81 CIROrUs DURAS or the work of the
Imprcss,nnlstIc painters Then Their.
would certainly have been further
grounds for cri,Icising the architecture
II street which, IN spite of all thar NAV
be -ald against rs appearance continues
TO improve every wear from the archi-
ie"turll point of view. The barracks
below TWsntv-thiTd street with the ex-
cepi ION If tour nr FIVE notably nm. spe,i-
mems of commercial architecture. are
rather di-,UurlgIug. hut they are given
over 10 a species II business winch
leaves them prnc' ICally little more than
can i"'lr comparison with similar ~tr,Ic-
lures 30 ANY other metropolis
II - the stretch If the avenun above
THIRTY, fourth street and extending ~
far north ~ luriv- ,und street which
offers most encouragement for The III
'ur- - the ,iti2"ns who dream that New
OK may vet com. to possess beauty
IN 10. -e.-r that PARIS for instance
may to- called beautiful city Scat
irr,-i along these blocks are business
bulding- that cannot be- eNcel,-,I IN any
other citv IA the world They are artIs-
tcallv far ~ advan"" uf the modern
Architecture IT such towns ~ Berlin
az course IN" free and INDEPENDENT New
Yorker may bruli what and whsr. he
chooses 49, long ~ h" harksus 80 the
voice 81 the building Inspector within hi-
limt.-i powers THIS lack IT restraint
works - prevent the unity II style neces-
-arv - IA" highest beauty IN munlcipal
Two or three blocks Of
tins fortunate quarter happen 20 be- built
w with structures IN th" Saru. general
character. The effect - an "nCouragIng
augurv nf what may come hereafter. ~
present there are some notably fine com
mercia edificc- on the eight blocks of the
avenue now given over almost excl-
-lvelv To- retail business.
Fifth avenues dome-t architecture
further northward contains some monu.
nses,ts 20 American skill in this field The
conjunction of the domestic and com
mercial STYLES has come rather sooner
than the inevitable northward progress
II hI-ln"-- was expected To- cause II
40 there ar" opportunities 10 judge the
"f one type IN contrast tn
he uth"T. They now even adIOiu on
upT"r Fifth avenue. but II ~ dniIhirIl #
me- Su.Ial character of New Works prin-
ripal thoroughfare will be affected for
wears 20 come II scarcely seems possi-
bla that the dwelIers in the great houses
hat have bcen built there will h. -eTi-
ml-lv inconvenienord bv tho Mind Of ,
business thAt has lnirI,i,,i. AMI these
houses arc occupied for only few
months IN every year Business would
nave 30 l." II a very di-agreeable kind To
Interfere with the peace NJ n neighbor- I
hood during such brief perlod.