New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

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through which il runs. This is par
ticularly notice able IN the eastern part
Of Mount Vernon, in the vicinities Of
Che Third Street, Columbus Avenue
and East Lincoln Avenue stations. This
railroad, built at a cost of s25,OOO,OOO,
is considered as model suburban
transportation system. Trains are
operated on a twenty-minute Roadway;
local and express trains running In the
same direction, arriving and departing
simultaneously from the Third Street
station. ,
The present southern terminal OF
the railroad is at Willis Avenue in The
Rronx, where connection with the
Third Avenue elevated is made by
shuttle car The running time from
Third Street, Mount Vernon, 10 thG
criminal is seventeen minutes, ana
passenger. may travel from Jnlrd
@.roct TO Forty-second street IN about
rorty minutes by way Of the lhird
Avenue elevated. At lSOth Street,
,.hicb IS an cxpress stop, one may con
;ect with the Bronx Park station OF
,he subway by short walk.
The subway is now being extended
Trorn this point over to within 100 teet
Of The 1sOth Street station OF the
Westchcster & Boston Railroad, where
3 much more convenient connecllo"
viii be made II is expected that TINS
extension. which viii be continued up
White Plains Avenue TO 241st Street.
will be in operation before the end OF
the year.
MANY improvements in the arrange
rnents are contemplated, among them
express service connecting Immediately
with the Westchester road over the
second and Third Avenue elevated lines
when the third tracking is completed.
ON the first Of June the Westminster
road will start an all-night service pc
tween Mount Vernon, Pelham ana Ne"
Rochelle and New York, giving these
Doints for the first time transpoI'dIiO' '
facilities to and from New YORK uuI-
ing the entire night. MI, c.-oo.
In the vicinity of the THIRD StIee'
station Of Mount Vernon the most con
snicuous building operation, whlcn
NAV he attributed Immediately 10 inc
construction Of the railroad, IS iouno
in Lsredon Terrace, development oI
eyceptionally attractive chalac'ei
whore about sixty houses nave hee'
bn;lt IN the last two or three year
hanging i'm cost from $4,000 10 f-V'VOO
There are many other smaller develop
uents and considerable private bullu
inc has been done throughout the sec
lion adjacent to this section.
Al Columbus Avenue there is JOINT
station Of the Westchester Railroad ant
she main line Of the New YORK, Ne"
Haven & Hartford Railroad, offering &c
his section exceptionally tne trans
portation facilities. To the east OF th'
station lies a very attractive property
Aknoyn as lakewood, where about thlr'!
9ihouses have been built since the com
Npletion of the railroad. Many more arr
contemplated for erection during INT
coming year. ,-,...
branches. the easterly line running u
New Rochelle and the noTtherly Il
White Plains. The first station on th'
White Plains line is al East LlncoiI
Avenue. and near by is located Lincoln
Manor. which has experienced al
extraordinary growth during the las
tvo wears. Much Of the property ha
bean sold and about forty houses o
noderate cost have been erected
Those which were built on speculation
have found a ready market.
Retween East Lincoln Avenue an'
Chester Heights station, on the WhlU
Plains division. lies property Know
as Chester Heights, through when rum
,he Hutchinson River. The banks o
his river are now being improved as
nsrkuav. and a considerable number OF
houses are now in course Of erection
overlooking this boulevard and th'
river.
Above this point the country Is more
rural in character. The stations arr
placed at wider intervals. NyAagy
station, which IS IN the northern par
of the city of New Rochelle, has maze
possible the development OF paruc
ularly attractive section OF the county
The most conspicuous development u
this vicinity IL known hs "yKsgy
PARK. which includes the famous "yk
agvl golf course. Here many alliHe
80 homes have been erected
Al Quaker Ridge, the next station
sbove WykaCyl, the large StrattoI
Sa,yn within which the station IS 10
csted. has been developed as a higi
Lass residential property, and severa
sonses at a cost Of $40, 900 or more have
len erected. To the east OF the sta
tion lies Quaker Ridge Estates, par
81 which has recently been secured Dy
The metropolitan Golf Club for its ne"
coli course. which promises to be eN'
tremely popular. ,,. C,r,+v
vb;cb until the opening of the west
hester road was too remote from IRON
trsnsnortation lines TO make possible
i its development for residential pggr;;
NO is perhaps the most beautiful
territory to be found in the SUBURBAN
,one' The greater part of it has been
held in large estates and farms many
- which will probably remain intact
for several years, but il is to be eX,
occteS that considerable property Will
BE placed on the market. and there rs. IS
every. reason to believe that ~ whi
eventually become exceedingly popular