New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01

the theatre is being built is l2o feet on
9th street. 131 feet on sth street the dep'h
being $50 feet. The property was pui-
chased from various owners by the keith
interests about year ago. Thc oiu
synagogue had frontage OF 20 Ieet
and also fronting on 9Th street were
two eight-famiy apartment houses, win
frontage of % feet each. The apart
ment houses were also torn down u
make way for the theatre on the Sun
street side OF the theatre properly was
one Of the most familiar landmarks OF
Brooklyn II was a dwelling house known
as The Castle" That landmark was
erected by a Hcssian. who had the house
built like a castle in his native country.
Several other important Improvements
Of buildings lust east of the avenue have
been made to 9Th street structures since
the announcement was made that the
Mechanics Bank would have new home
and this great theatre would be bullt.
The creation of a great business and
amusement centre at 9Th street and flfth
avenue is largely due to'the bcttermenj OF
the transit facilities Of this delightful
residential part of Brooklyn. Not long
ago the Brooklyn Rapid Transit COM
panv got control of the 9Th street rail-
way which is better known As the ola
Smith street line. 1t obtained this con-
troll with the expressed proviso that II
issue transfers at 9th street and Filth
avenue TO passengers bound north or
south on the Fifth avenue lines. In
short time thi sagreement will be put into
effect. and then persons bound from
Coney Island or places along the Smith
strete line can ride TO Atlantic avenue
or any place on the Fifth avenue lines
for one fare This transfer means tnat
the centre at 9Th street and flfth ave
nue. is now the business and amusement
hub OF a section OF many hundred thou
sand persons, as one will soon be able
TO travel from one end to the other for
a single fare.
The taking over Of the Smith street line
| bv the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
will eventually result in Smith street cars
turning off at Fifth avenue and running
to the Atlantic avenue station Of the Long
Island Railroad That new trolley service
will bring this part OF Brooklyn much
nearer as regards time spent in travelling
! TO the upper and central sections OF Man
| haitian. Large numbers OF persons whose
places Of business are in Manhattan and
whose homes are in this part of Brook
lyn now ride on the Smith street cars to
9th street, where they board an elevated
train bound for New York and at the
Manhattan end OF the bridge change to
the surface, subway or IL" lines. When
= n Atlantic
avenue station Of the subway most Of
those travellers will go by that route and
change at Atlantic avenue for subway
trains, which will take them to their des-
tination.
Another great factor in the creation OF
Fifth avenue and 9th street as one of the
most important home, business and
! amusement centres Of Brooklyn, was the
The Public Service Commission recently
announced that the Fourth avenue sub
way as far south as 18th street would
be in operation by April J. Another fac
tor which will help 10 a large extent the
realty interests of the district would be
| the building of the proposed marginal ter
minal railway. from Fulton Ferry to 66th
/ street. This Improvement was projected
by Calvin Tomkins. former Commission
| er of Docks and Ferries. and was APP
proved by the Board OF Estimate and APP
portonment on February 20 last. 1t in
wolves the building Of a stupendous ter
minal station within six blocks Of 9th
street and Fifth avenue The terminal
will be within an area OF about twenty
square blocks and will be adjacent to the
| BROOKLYN basin. which the state has al
ready planned 10 acquire for barge canal
terminal purposes.
| The manufacturing plants in the area of
| the terminal station will have to get other
suitable sites in the neighborhood. They
will want to be, of course, as near as
possible to the barge and railway ter
ninal in order TO handle their shipments
as cheaply as possible The barge and
railway terminal will also bring numer-
Gus other prosperous manufacturing es
| Establishments To this section, and each one
| will help TO add TO the realty prestige of
this great home. business and amuse-
| ment district.