New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
MORRIS PARK SALE TODAY
Second Session To Be Held at
Famous RaCeC0urSe.


The second day session Of the great
Morris Park sale will begin at 10 o'clock
this morning at the old clubhouse, on the
grounds Of the former racecourse. bar
gains were plentiful on the opening daE'
and this feature is likely to continue 10
be a predominating one throughout the
sale.
The sale will last eight days more.
The Morris Park avenue trolley car
stops at this property, at BronNdale ave
nue. eight minutes ride from the subway
station al 177th street. The Walker ave
rue trolley car 70 Pauldng avenue makes
4 six-minuto run TO the 177th street sub
say station
The White Plains avenue trolley car
make an eight minute run to the 1'tn
street subway station. The Morris Park
station OF the New York. New Haven "
Hartford Railroad IS on the southerly end
of the property. twelve minutes run 10
The Harlem River there connecting with
the second and Third Avenue Elevated
railroads
The Van Ness station of the Now York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad is at the
southwest corner Of tho property, and the
Westminster station Of the same road a
short distance from the Southeasterly cor
ner Of the property. The New York
Westchester & Boston Railway and the
New York. New Haven & Hartford Itai!-
road will connect with the New YORK
Connecting Railroad, which will constitute
a direct connection from this property 10
Astoria. Long Island city and the Bor-
ough Of Queens.
The White Plains avenue extension or
the present subway line at 179th street as
adopted on March 10 by the city authori-
ties will have a station at Ncin ana
Dronxdale avenues. within about 900 f"'t
Of this property. II has been stated that
this will 10 the first extension built ana
completed. and il Is expected that IT VIII
DO completed within the next eighteen
months
Tho Lexington avenue route, row IN
course OF construction. will have station
M Wcstchcster Square. a short distance
south of the property. These latter roauS'
with their connections. will give direct ac-
cess 10 this property for scent rare 10
oyerv part of New York City and BrooN-
lyn and queens making it easily access
HE 10 all the business centres oil New
York City,
When the present subway was opened li
the lower part Of The Bronx it was toi-
lowed bv a rise Of 900 per cent in values
during tho following four months
All the avenues and streets within the
rronortv will be coded TO the city. Jhe
Great arteries running north and east ana
tanning the property are the Bronx ana
Pelham Parkway. Morris Park avenue
Bronxdale avenue, Wiuiamsbridgc Road
and Walker avenue. Bronx and Pelham
parkway is the great artery OF tr"Vel u
Inc north and east and is the direct con-
rectIon between the various park systems
OF this part Of the city. II is u" feet Wioe'
Bronxdale avenue. a 1Co-foot street Is tne
main artery between White Plains koad
and Walker avenue. Wiliiamsoridse
Road. a 1Oo-foot street is continuance
or Main street. Westchoster. connecting
with the northerly portion Of The bTohA'
Morris Park avenue. loC-foot avenue
rms northeast from Bronx PARK throuSH
tho nropertv. and IS a direct connection
between Bronx Park and the West Farms
district and the subway. It Is cuiDed'
graded. macadamized and has cement
sidewalks.
pauldiug avenue. an cighty-foot street
INNS through tho centre Of the property
connects with Morris Park station OF the
Eov York. Wcstchoster & Boston Rail
,o,d and the Morris Park station OF the
%o,v York. New Haven & Hartford RAN
road. with Walker avenue and The BrohN
and Pelham Parkway. 1t IS curbed. grad
Cd macadamized and has cement SIDE
walks The other main arteries running
northeast through the property arc Mem
ave,uo which will connect with the suo-
,.s, station. Rhinclander avenue, running
g., BRONX Park 10 The Bronx and Pei
ham PARKWAY; Van Ness avenue running
from Walker avenue through this prop
or,v to Eastchester avenue. Pierce ave
r,c running from BronXdale avenue 70
t.,stcbcster avenue. The other avenues
arc those running directly north ana
south through the property and connect
ing with The Bronx and Pelham Park
way and with the southerly part OF The
Bropx.
The Morris Park station Of the New
York. Westchester & Boston Railroad Is
directl,. on tie property. with trains every
Ton minutes. The running time from
Morris Park station to Harlem River IS
eleven minutes and there connection is
made with the Second and Third avenue
elevated railroads: or three minutes to
the lSOth street station and about three
,,tnutos' walk 10 the lSoth street subway
station.
Arrangements for direct communication
with the subway at this point are now
being completed All express trains on
this road stop at Pelham Parkway sta
ton. in front OF this property. There VII!
he a transfer station between the New
York. Westminster & Boston Railway and
the Lexington avenue subway, now build
ing AT or about Wcstchester avenue.
This will be- another short, quick and
direct route to the East Side downtown.
LIS PENDENS.
MAY 81.
ETH AVE. 90: Marguerite Hemsn sgt
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