New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
HOTELS ON BOARDWALK
Well Managed Restaurants Also
Front on Promenade.
COST OF STRUCTURES
Public improvements Include
Sea Water Mains to
All Homes.

Along the boardwalk at Long Beach,
Long Island. are to-day some Of the finest
seaside hotels and restaurants in this
country.
The Hotel Nassau, which has been open
some years. cost about &O)ooOo 1t was
nut up by the Nassau Hotel Company
The Trouvlle. restaurant recently
opeued and built by a private concern is
said TO have cost $4,000 Many thou
sands of dollars were layished OIL lis IN
terror decorations.
The Casino. at the Boardwalk and the
Long Beach Boulevard. cost about S-NVP.
II is one OF the I~cst popular seasno'e
restaurants along the Atlantic seaooaFa'
The Hotel Brighton, at The Boardwalk
and Lincoln Boulevard, which was erected
by a private concern, cost about N'@VD
II is a beautiful addition u the oeau'lI1'
structures faciug the ocean.
The boardwalk is also noted Tor othe'
substantial and handsome structures
other than hotels and restaurants. 'OS'
west OF the Hotel Nassau Is the ne" op'"
air restaurant. costing mdny th0ls@H'S y
dollars. and near boy is tne 1atn1hs pawn
ion, wh.cn cost S5v,"o
At Riverside Boulevard and the oo@la'
walk IS the Fuller Buiidins' one o' N''
,ou,sst structures Of the island. IL mar
monies with the imposing aINN''SN 80,
of tho moutrn hosleiTies nsa'U!
FH.F"
ground nour is occupied with s'o'1s "''-
upstairs are apartments. s"o''
t9pc. from IN, Fuller Building is d NOV
i,o ui,ture SHOW, which IS W,h p@''"
;zsd daily by visitors. Besides the!e
tb,atre with more novel construction lsA'
u,,s tban any other playhouse ~ '''''
country. The stage Is comios'u -
prooC and rainproOf matellaI. ~ 0f',
nm to 4 large tent under Wuleh u'' ""N
.uc,s are seated. The stase structure
,ov.rtd with, the same pattern anu 'N'
uro of canvas as that Of the tent. '"'
arrangement gives one the mp .,s,.
that both tie stage part ana 'he 80
torium is entirely under canvas OF "''"''
one tent. ,..L blus
The color Of tie canvas is q darn -
Win uvid stripes and the darkness % W
tr,o is somewhat set OFF by the "h''eno'
~ tbs sandy beach. Performances a.,
held frequently in the theatre IsnN uo.
week "Galatea." in which Miss MAJ ,.y
land was one OF the stars. was INC ''''
produced. ,oard-
Covering many lots along the ooa
Ill, % . nr,vate tennis court for the u'e
az patrons OF the Hotel Nassau
tbe tennis court has been erected 0'
,f,u bondstand. situated I'm the 'eu.'e
large green lawn. Around 'ne Cor
stand on the boardwalk are se'''vs -
visitors. Nightly concerts by
Franko's orchestra are given
The band concerts begin at aoou'
o'clock each night, and hundreds ol "a
pie come from all parts Of the Guy " ~,
the island to be present. In the 49, a..
hot spell wraps were not uncom'V' '"
wearing apparel Tor the sentei ll'"'
OF the audience at the concerts AZ.
The Long Beach nights are usuan'
lightfully cool and inyigorauns' i.
The number OF houses at l'ons pe"V
now 2I7. Six years ago there were 0.n. -
few frame cottages. which had Deeh - N
for wears. These new houses I""e'
value from $500 to $1,000 .ch
The total assessed value Of Long .Ssr
real estate is now considerably more ,ns
10000 That part which comprises =,
new village of Long Beach Is taNe'
about s5OOO,0O. .. n.
There were only ca OF the -f' 'lo"'e ,rs
fcred for rent this season by theH hy
10 persons seeking a summer ho' .so
the seashore. The rentals paid We'' ~
for the smaller cottages TO $50" iV' eur
biggest houses. The rental season
mon,hs-from June TO october L .d
The rentals received pays Tor Az IA
carrying charges for the entire yeS' .,sht
the owners have rent free lot .ss
months. besides large proh' ."
investment oo,.
Each year the demand for suin''io' .sy
tages at Long Beach Is growing az .,ous
lively rate. Many more houses o. ,hs
sizes could have been leased there ~ ~
year IL they had been built Inc an.
and satisfactory rental season H''
.....-4 -. .hisd mage fifth coiun"