New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
GREAT NECK CHARMS
Estates a Big Factor in Devel.
opment of Peninsula.

In travelling along the north shore or
| Long Island by way OF the Port Wasn-
J ington Division OF the Long Island kah-
] way. one enters the district OF great
estates bordering on the Sound. In this
district development companies have built
homes which have all the advantages OK
landed estates.
A community that has shown such
great growth which Is unquestionaoly
due 20 it's location. It's desrability Tor
residential purposes. its efficient transit
facilities and It's careful and wise re-
strictions. Is Great Neck Ions lslano'
and the principal motive In the building
up OF this territory has been the desire
for greater freedom, more healthy sur
roundings for the bringing up up OF cnii'
dren. love OF outdoor exercise ooatins'
driving, golnng and the like.
The peninsula OF Great Neck Is about
five miles long by two and a half miles
wide. ON the western coast Is the waters
OF Little Neck Bay on the north ths
Long Island Sound and the east Man
hasset Bay There are several Important
thoroughfares and business streets the
most important Of which Is Middle Neck
Road. which runs through the direct een-
tire OF the peninsula.
I'm the last Ave years several develop
ments, namely, Kensington, Great 'Neek
villa. Grenwolde, Great Neck HIS ana
the Estates OF Great Neck have been
laid out on this peninsula. Many unique
features and innovations have been IN
corporated In these developments. one
OF the most interesting is called the Es-
tates OF Great Neck. ard II being deVel-
op,d by the Mcknight Realty Company
which has plotted 80 acres OF restricted
residential property, and developed IDEAS
which have often been Of great value 10
tine residents
Every grade, cut or hll on this prop
erty has been given the utmost attention
I'm order 10 give every one easy access
through the property. All the streets have
been completely graded and macadamized
| and the low and broken lands utilized
and improved into parks and boulevards'
| All the roads have been made 10 conform
with the natural lay OF the land, which
gives them a winding effect, and their
/ length is shaded with trees. The surface
l OF the land In this property is richly and
| pleasantly diversified.
/ over one hundred acres have been de-
/ yeloped as a golf course. and commodi-
/ Gus clubhouse OF twenty-odd rooms forms
, the social centre. Tennis courts have been
built. and along the waterfront piers eN-
tend into the waters Of Little Neck Bay
so that yachts and motor boats are able
10 dock All the combined features ot
city and suburban life are found In the
| village OF Great Neck. where banks.
stores, schools and churches OF all de-
nominations are all Of the very best type.
The population Of Great Neck has grown
with such rapidity in the last three years
that IL is found necessary 90 erect new
, high school. Another feature of Great
Neck is new waterside park, about %
be- developed on the waters OF Little Neck
Bay. including the conversion of the Old
I Duryea homestead into a yacht club
house, which is ideally located among
beautiful trees on the waters edge. There
/ have been built on the new pier number
| of bathing houses and large fresh water
swimming pool I'm the rear OF the salt
water bathing beyond the lagoon on the
sandbar II the bay.
The 80 acres OF the Estates of Great
/ Neck, adjoining Great Neck and Little
Neck stations on the waterfront Of Lit
! tie Neck Bay, affords variety Of resi-
dental locations, either hilltop sites over
looking the bay bungalow sites IN the
woodland section. or water frontage on
the bay. The propertys location is at
point where the city line ends and the
/ great playground Of New York on Long
Island begins. making accessible the won
/ derful motor roads motor parkway the
aviation fields ~ Garden city. yacht rae.
ing on the Sound and the polo nelds Of
f. Great Neck and Meadow Brook
! Located az Great Neck and abuttinG
I this residential park are the estates OF
Roswell Eldridge. Gould Brokaw. the es-
tate Of the late eN-Mayor Grace, and
/ near by the W X. Vanderbilt estate and
those Of many notable families well
/ known IN society