New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
IN NEW BUILDING GARb
Changes at Stamford Described
by Resident.
HOSPITAL ON THE HILL
Factory Growth Does Not At
feet Residential Expansion
of Best Type.
By Charles II. CrandnII.


The last few years have added 90 much
10 tie achievements and attractions OF
Stamford. Conn, that the residents can
hardly keep track Of them. while persons
who have not seen the banks OF the Rip
poWam for five or ten years would
scarcely recognize the town
among the newer buildings Of STAN
ford are the beautiful stone Town Hall.
OF ample Colonial proportions, fanked by
the business palaces erected by the sew
/ eral national and savings banks: also the
, Stamford Trust nearly completed.
Looking down Atlantic street, one sees a
newly widened avenue. paved with brick.
lined with fine stores-something old
Stamford never dreamed Of
There Is another notable widening al
. Bedford and Broad streets. and here,
ideally set among trees near the Presby-
terrain Church. CLEANS the white colon
made OF the new home Of the Ferguson
Free Public Library. Just beyond it.
where Miss Aitken kept her famous
girls school, rises, in pure gray and
white stone, the new and beautiful
cdidce OF the CONGREGATIONAL Church. dl-
rect descendant of Stamford's first re-
leious society. Services have been held
IN the Sunday school room, but the dedl-
cation OF the main edince yet 10 come.
Will be a notable occasion I'm Stamford s
history.
Likewise and perhaps wide in it's APP
peal will boz the formal opening soon Of
Stamford 900 hospital on Hubbard s
Hill which viii invest the names Of
Judge Clason and many another cheerful
giyor in the halo that surrounds "the
greatest Of all-sweet charity" More
over. Stamford has a new state armory.
the home Of two military companies.
Strangers smile approvingly al our fine
Y VI G. a. Building. our beautiful high
school our well kept parks. effective 20
lice and fire departments. our ample
water supply and our sewerage system
Well paved main streets are among the
things we now hardly appreciate. they
arc so familiar
Stamford has adopted n liberal policy.
broad platform OF all around develop
meHt. We welcome the workingman and
the well-to-do.
our factory district. near the harbor.
does not annoy our fine residence districts
on strawberry HIN. Richmond Nm.
Palmers HnI, Hubbard's Hlll o. AZ Ship
pan Point
The homes OF the working classes stu
ate by themselves. occupy some fine natu-
raj elevations. One cannot expect 70 see
a thriving beautiful city without a pros
porous and charming countryside back
~ fl as the 90 setting for the gem SO. as
We note the many new villas az Shippau
and Southhelds points. on the Sound. or
the dozen new ones going up iu Revonsh
Manor. near the city line % the north. let
us go further adcld and try TO appreciate
the rural section. the great natural park
OF ridges. hin and dale stream and lake
woods apple and peach orchards. old
homcsteads and new bungalows that
sweep bacl. nine miles % the New York
State line and four miles 90 breadth be
tween our fair ana prosperous sisters
Greenwich and New Canaan
a mile OF new state road is being added
on the main highway 10 High Ridge. and
with the aid OF bills now favorably con-
sldercd az Hartford % IS expected to push
two lines Of the best automobile road the
whole length OF the town within a year
or 50.
Half hidden in rural Stamford are ar
tistic bungalows. studios or country seats
Of well known persons.