New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

streets, Elghlh A'e"N
piv,r. Il was then remote
~ a, the city. He at once be-
resident there, naming his
.smsstead Chelsea. Eventually this
..,;on became the famous Chelsea
,..,.rs To-day, his namesake and
n.ars descendant, Benjamin Moore, Is
en. 90 lead a movement TO assure
aeou. 'tinuauce Of Chelsea's value as
he 80 for homes and industrial de-
aSSt event He proposes the opening
ve'0S 'tborouehfare 20 be known as
o. a. Highway, which will connect
Ine's SQUARE with the giant piers
linl.S he Hudson called the Chelsea
nVIs Mr.. Moore was recently elected
pos niSs,t of the Chelsea Neighborhood
As ssSSsisea Highway. at its northern
.so,ld offer TO the city" says Mr..
spo' % new avenue for business de-
N.Y. YOnroent upon the opening Of the
Ve.O ' ROADWAY and Seventh Avenue
1eS The new street would be
SUI re Metropolitan Opera House
heI .ss New York Central and Penn
An ,-.ria terminals. which 1t would
~ .be intersection of Thirty
s-.s Street and Ninth Avenue. Inc
s.hs-Iv mart Of the highway would
ranufacturing artery for the
- Industrial plants which are mass
his section of the central mer-
ing ,ao district. 1t would prove an
es A.Iat especially for the concerns
10 Tenth and Eleventh Avenues.
aT,re the initial cost would be
- hnt the vast revenue TO the city
Ee w. form of taxes on che realty i'm
n ~ resulting from the project
Pa orld he much large than the expense
;..rr-sd Moreover, the city requires
ny streets TO relieve the congestion
- lis north and south avenues. IL IS
', ;rnrovement which is bound 10
80 rs a natural complement of the
,oning ulan, which is protecting ne gn
horhoods and inducing owners 10 oulIu
~ improve their holdings by assur-
ing them against Objectionable en-
croachments. 40,
i1stion Of the need for these trans
verse streets, and as result every
wear various sections OF that CITY pIl
against one another for the priNleg.
n having the one such new street
onened annually The new thorough-
fsre is considered q local improvement
and is partly paid Tor by the owners
on the district making the successful
bid Congested avenues nave oeeR re
ssyed and opportunities for new SHOPS
md lofts Of the highest type nave con
,souently been multiplied. A commit
tss on Chelsea planning VIII be ap-
pointed BY the neighborhood assocla-
ION 70 consider the proposed Chelsea
Ipv
The Chelsea Situation
SCbslsea is famous 20 most minds
A,onSb the fine Colonial dwellings,
t,own as the London Terrace and
chslssa Cottages" continued Mt.
Moore. referring 10 the future OF the
DISTRICT "but il is only matter Oh
,;ns before there will be erected near
Tres. landmarks modern apartments
10 meet the demand in this convenient
section. The coming plan has Wisely
r,stricted numerous blocks from Is'h
"a 2stb St. from 8th TO 10th ayr ior
residential use, and here will some Gay
" housed the vast army OF employees
from the industrial plants OF Chelsea.
sThe development Of the Moore
holdings will. OF course, be along me
lires Of the coming plan; factories
jofts and warehouses in the unre,,
stricted sections, west OF 10th av., anu
,p.rtments in the restricted areas,
similar TO the ones already being
erected. At 18th st. and 9Th az. me
estate owns a large plot when VIII
probably be among the first TO pc III
proved for dwelling purposes: =,
Commercially and industrially tne
future of the westerly part Of Cneisea
i, assured. The Chelsea docks, Man
hsttan's most valuable wateriroh"
bringing sl75O,O00 yearly IN revehIe'
tvo-tbirds Of the income from all ths
Manhattan frontage, OFFER uneq0a'Ieu
facilities. The three important steps
IN manufacturing are the Shipping %
raw material 70 the plant, prod0ct.oh
and shipment from the plant. nc
dock, and rail facilities along tne
Chelsea waterfront uniquely proVidT
for foreign distribution, as ven 90
eoastxise shipping. and for the re
cent Of raw materials from all POINTS.
Because Of this advantage, iand -
naturally somewhat higher In Cheisea,
but This initial expense is well onset
By continual savings in the matter o.
trucking. The district, moreover WIN
is network Of local transportatiOh
lines, is highly accessible TO the Guy
labor supply. 49,
III snything can be added TO these
facilities, the New York CentralS de-
yeloprent. with spurs OF Tail INTO
Chelsea factories and warehouses VII
erow. he districts conveniences. Ire
Moore estate sees a great future iol
Cbelsea and viii do It's share in shap-
ing that future" 49,.
The Moore estate is the largest
property owner in Chelsea, 3sO lots eu'
from The old Moore farm stLl remain
ing N the hands Of the various moore
heirs. In 1888 Clement Clarke Moore
son OF Bishop Moore, writer OF .ne
POPULAR nursery jingle, was th5
Night Before Christmas, was onefeu
$4,000 for his farm. Mr.. Moore, .
scholar. little versed in real estaVe
eptrstons, before accepting this oneT
travelled from present Twenty-thiIu
Street down 70 the city 20 consuiI
lanes y. Wells, a real estate agent
No advised Mr.. Moore not 70 sell, but
% lsy out the farm in suburban lots'
because he felt sure that some day
New York City was bound 10 extend
sDtoHn as far a. the Moore larm;
VI. Moore followed his advice, MAD
Wells bis agent, and since then TO the
present dsy James y. Weiss Sons have
had charge o. the Moore properly, oc-
sgpying The same Office site for eighty
one years az lgi Ninth Avenue. Inc
Nsore farm. cut into $50 lots, OF when
tso are st.il owned By the estate 70
ozy. once almost sold for HO,OOO' -
row worth over 100000. By n
p@rian rights acquired in tne ops' tne
st.sts gained six square blocks aiohH
ne waterfront, when the rlyer 'front.'
YES, Of Tenth Avenue was mica IN
Improvements Worth Sl,625,O00