New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05

du,triai centre and include factor 9,
of sii kinds \ large terminal on Inc
waterfront gives this district eXceller.
rail and water connections. There s
scarcity CO.. vacant land in these
areas. bur many buildings us"I for
other than udu .ra' purposes drc inc
ciGdcd which may reodiiy be converted
FOO facto-r use.
The Wallabout District.
This is an area in he vicinity OF the
Wallabout Canal II is bounded. ap-
proXimately. as follow: South from
he navy yard along Elliott Place, cas-.
ou Park av. south on Grand av:. east
on Lexington as. north on Bedford
AZ. east on hosciusk0 ST. north on
Nosirand av.. east on Myrtle av.. north
OF .arcy az. east on Flushing Az,
north on Broadway. west on Hcwes
st.. south on Harrison az. vest OF
Lynch At. north on Lee ~. west on
Rutledge S.. north on Bedford av..
west on Division sy. and the East
River. The portion along the water
front is intensively occupied b. large
manufacturing plants, with products %
great variety. Water communication
and quick transit 10 the business cen
frc by way Of the Manhattan and the
Williamsburg bridges make BE- de-
srable location FOR manufacturing.
\ dcrabic portion Of the district,
however, is located back from tho va
terfront i'm what is now largely $ resi-
Dental section. This applies especial
IT, 20 III. area between Willoughby AZ.
and Lexington a.. and between Most
rand and Grand ava. The light manu-
featuring industries have 50 spotted the
district that if was necessary 10 in
ciudc j, as an industrial district. Had
.hc dis'ricting plan been put IN opera
ton several years ago the district
could have been preserved ss u good
residential section. The coming Of the
factory has deprecated property values
throughout he area. The segregation
Of the factories near sny Of the rail
or water terminals would have been a
great advantage IN the dcvelopm M OF
the city.
Central Brooklyn District.
This is an area on the East River be-
tween the Brooklyn Bridge and the
navy yard. extending back 20 Fort
Greene Park. n is bounded approx
mately by Furmau ct. north from Gran
berry ST.. east on Poplar ST.. south on
Henry So. east on Pineapple ST.. south
and east on Fulton st.. east on DChalD
Az. south on Hudson ST.. cast on Full
ton ST.. north on Raymond st.. cast on
Wilioughby st.. north on Edwards az.
and the United States Navy Yard and
cast on the East River.
The belt along tho waterfront is in
tersively developed. II Is so near the
business centre By vay of the Brook
lyn and Manhattan bridges that it is a
favorite location for high class indus
tries. number Of the old building.
in this formerly congested section OF
Brooklyn have been torn down and re-
placed by modern industrial buildings.
and with this evolution in mind the
district has been laid out.
New York Docks District.
This is a belt along the Upper Bay
waterfront between the Brooklyn
Bridge and Hamilton ave. largely occu-
pied h. the New York Dock Compsny's
docks and warehouses. The district IL
more particularly bounded from But
tcrmilk Channel east ON Hamilton sv.,
north on Hicks ST.. west or Degraw ST..
north on Columbia ST., east or Harrison
mon St.. north on furman at, west on
Remsen IT. and south on Buttermilk
Channel. This area ~ built up and has
numerous industries within its limits.
Many foreign -teamsh ps dock on this
waterfront, which is literally supplied
with warehouses;. The proposed margi-
nal railroad will connect u with the
trunk lines Numerous old dwellings
and structures are included. which do
not properly utilize this valuable in
dustrisl area. The district has been laid
out with the view that these will be re-
placed by more appropriate structures.
Red Hook District.
This distric. IS bounded by Butter
milk Channel, Upper Bay, Gowauus Bay
and Hamilton az. l. is noteworthy for
its heavy manufactures and drydocks.
The area includes Atlantic Basin. Erie
Basin and the State Barge Canal tor
minal now under construction. \ con-
siderable part Of this section. sdmira-
bly adapted for commercial develop
ment. has been neglected, mainly from
lack of freight handling facilities. The
plans for the marginal railroad above
mentioned call for a large classified
tion and distributing freight yard sd-
jscent 10 the Barge Canal term ma !.
These traffic convcniences and the eX-
tensive waterfront should cause the in
dustrial growth Of the distr!c, 70 be
rapid. T. has been suggested that i,
would be well to preserve at least a
small residential section around Red
Hook Psrk. This would be desirable
were it not FOR the proximity OF the
proposed marginal railroad. which
makes IT doubtful whether any OF the
section between the water and Fort
Hamilton a.. can be retained FOR resi-
Dental purposes.
Go~anu- Canal District.
This is an industrial area adjacent 20
the Gowanus Canal. /. is bounded ap-
proximately by Hamilton av., south
from LuQuer ST.. east on 18th St, north
On Youth Az. west on Atlantic AZ