New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
TO HAVE ACTIVE PART
Great Neck will Be Prominent
in Electric Service Celebration.
THE CHARMS OF THE TOWN
Near Station Is Great Develop.
ment of Mcknight
Company.

the identification OF the Port Washing
ton division of the Long Island Railroad.
II has long waited for this evehuGi Day
and II is going to give free play 70 us
joyful spirits
II viii boyc a large representation in
the auto parade IN this part of the county
next Saturday. and will also be an active
participant in the civic parade that VIII
start about O'Clock or the same day.
Like most towns along this division OF
the Ions Island Railroad. Great Neck Is
richly endowed i'm rural charms and III
long stretches of fine beaches on the Wa
tiers OF Manhasset Bay. Within the Dor
ders Of this beautiful town are houses
costing from several thousand dollars
each 10 about a million dollars eacn.
There is n charm about this section OF
Long Island which is truly distinctive
bordering the station there is quite
rugged settlement. Within a short Walk
Is the famous Estates OF Great Neck, the
creation Of the Mcknight Realty Com
pany and about a mile west Is TIE o'd
village of Great Neck.
The tourney from the station to the ola
village is most pleasant ono, as Middle
Neck Road. the main highway between
the station and the town. is broad ana
asphalted public thoroughfare. Along the
entire wav are beautiful mansions. Both
SIDES of tie road are lined with majestic
trees
The Estates OF Great Neck was incor-
porated as a village in order that us I'M
movements and its transformation INTO
one of the largest and finest SUBURBAN
colonies in this country could be done or
fashioned after the pattern most pleasing
TO its protector, the Mcknight Realty
Company
The Estates OF Great Neck extend 10
the shore front OF beautiful Manhasset
Bay. There are many hundred acres IN
this ideal development.
AT the settlement adjacent TO the Great
Neck station and facing the Plaza Court
there $4,000 is being spent by the estate
OF william r. Grace at one time Mayor
OF this city. in the erection OF structure
which will have stores. Offices and apart
ments
This store and apartment building was
designed by James w OConnor' archI-
tect The work OF construction Is oeihs
done by Thomas J. Lonigan. IL VIII De
three stories high for the larger part 'h
one end will he tower with large
clock. The building will have frontage
of 2y7.S feet and depth OF 81 feet The
walls will be Of Pennsylvania lght brcA'
the roof Will be Of slate.
There viii be seven stores and four
teen apartments. This Is tho largest uh-
dertaklng OF this character IN the section
I'm many years Adjoining this Improve
ment a moving picture house cosunS
$1,000 is TO be put up by the Grace cs-
tate. Il viii be drcproof throughout ana
ita outlines will harmonic with the store
and apartment house building now being
erected. The moving picture house has
already been leased from the plans TO
Mr.. Becker. who Is a we'll known owner
OF picture houses.
Near the station is also 10 be erected
garage. II will be 80 feet front by 100
feet deep and will be on Middle Neck
Road
Within q short walk OF the station has
also recently been built two fine dwelling
houses by John Gilliar.
In the old village OF Great Meek a
Catholic church 10 cost 10000 IS now
being built. II will have large frontage
in the Middle Neck Road Another large
construction task under way in the town
is the new high school, at Arundale ave-
nue. and Middle Neck Road The school
is TO cost $4,000.
The asphated road extending from the
turnpike at the station TO the old SANDS
Church was recently completed. A con
tract was awarded last Tuesday for the
laying OF a similarly constructed highway
on Depot Road from Hicks Lane to the
Greak Neck station.
A company has been formed TO con
struct a trolley line from the Great Neck
station 10 the steamboat landing. In Man
hasset Bay. a distance OF about three
miles Up to date $3.50 has been sub
scribed for the building of the line Its
projectors say the road will be built and
In operation next year. IL is likely that
the road will eventually be extended so
as % connect with the trolley line run
ming from Port Washington TO Flushing.
The ruling price for plots in the business
section OF Great Neck is 500 a front f?Gt.
Home sites. 100 by l4s feet with water
privilege on the bay, are marketed at
from s. 900 Up The town has gas. electric
and water oonveniences.
Abraham Wolf. a well known iecident
II the town. sold this year plot OF &.
feet frontage In the business section on
Little Neck Road and Hicks Road for
tl2 900. He also sold another plot OF 100
feet frontage on Middle Necx Road for
$500 Absut ten years ago plots front
ing 30 feet each on Middle Neck Road in
the business section could be bought from
sc TO $40 a front foot.
The old village OF Great Neck has
progressive organization called the CHI
zens' League. 1t aims to bring about
the furtherance Of all matters relating
Il the genei al welfare OF the public. Or.
John II Eden is it's president. w f.
Lewis vice-president. Abraham Wolf
financial secretary, George sullen corre-
spending secretary. and Arthur Hicks
treasurer. II was organized about fifteen
years ago.
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