The sun., 1916-08-24
LITTLE JOURNEYS IN AND AROUND
THE GREAT CITY.


various stations n woe To the visN.s
from Manhattan IL the train is ,a,.
1t In a st. Bartholomew MASSAGE
Otherwise, screens restrain their 10,
nivorOus offensive. The same ,rni,,.
to the flies and other faun, Of ,ho
local map.
The Brighton Beach railroad I,
big a nuisance as the mosquitoes w.
summe 1t caters to the Concy I-,..a
millions and runs too few locals H.
winter 1t caters to no one ana rr
too few expresses or locals. Nh
this e~nterpriAng corporation. li,cr,r,
one without bowels of mercy wii ~
when the new subway at f.rns,o'
Park station Is finished. no flath,sb,.
dare %prophesy. Probably u shu,,,
will be operated during the fan m
winter seasons between Sh,,rsb,a
Bay and Prospect Park. As for ~.
cars. Ill built. freezing in winter. 81,
locating in summer, never clean ri
ways packed because of cconon,
nevcr on time, vibrating mass ~, ~.
Gent iron that keeps the nc'ghhor.
hood awake-what hasn't been said il
derisiOn Of and disgust for ~.
wretched service from the bridges :.
the beach? Evidently not enough +.
stir into bencficent action the mula,
headed management. Iiut last wir,,sr
the tracks Of this i'll kept and ram.
shackle railroad were 50 sicros,,.,
that unfortunate passengers ucfc "a.
tually arrested for the crime Of snc.,
ing on them!
And now. having DISCHARGED o,.
petty walls of wrath. lot ~ rcs,n.
our little pilgrimage. Have ycu o,c,
been on Ocean avenue? No? We
ride down its broad, lcafv thorous
fare. Or, better still. walk from ,b.
Woodruff avenue station ~ FAR "a
Farragut road. You will search for
its equal in Manhattan in vain N.
Ocean Boulevard has no p.ar in al
the boroughs. To duplicate ,,s nv.
jestic progress from the Circle 10 ,bs
ocean you must go to the 1%'rat,r. e..
emma. the Prado. Madrid, the CAamp.
Elysees. Paris. or the Malichaan
Utrecht. Holland. There are few ave.
rues so impressive In summor,im,
For a stretch the Eastern PARKWAY
is its rival. but Brownsville stIp,r.
only too soon. and that snvg.
out glory. But If You are No,ry -
wide streets, the light dimmcd by gan,
trees, there are the more familiar ami
cosier corners such IA Alhomailc road
Marlborough road. Beverly rutd. Wcs,.
Minister road-a string of roads. a
bearing old fashioned English Nance
pleasing to the ear and cvoking mon.
cries of sweet little hamlets in HAM.
shire. Shropshire ard other parts o.
bonnie England.
Indeed, as you slowly walk down
these still and green cmbowrr"i lam.
you could fancy yourself in ,ortlir
rural districts. such as Broadway o,
Dulwich. England. The architecture
is usually simple. seldom prc'eu'!.1s
and many frame cottages with anil
piazzas still stand. a re'.n If n.
grandparents naive taste. Tu..o a-s
being replaced By two ara three
stored brick or stone houses
which the owner seeks to iin'sr' no
note personal. Ocean nven,rS l.. k.e
from Newkirk Is positively co,.ua.
in its architecture. the MASSIVE CO..
umnar facadcs happily fitting n "a.
streetscapc. on buckingham rot
there is a show place. n %.Jpuane,r
+, house which sounis an exotic r,'s
a delightful one. In the NOR" sober
symphony of the surrounding 1rgti.
lecture. Across the road H. Il cen
architecturally speaking. All ,t',
reservation, Prospect Park south. j..
hled with striking and homolike hl'i.
ings. Tree concrete structure is 81.
rare. The few handsome apar'ner.
houses, such as the richly ornamo,'el
buckingham Court at Ocean aicrns
ana Beverly road. with its ~
Ioggia. or the more modest rl' r.r,
the less admirably kept Wcstmir,,e
t~ourt-to name two-are ais, rart
h plain. bleak five story auartm,r'
house is In the majority and "a h'.' ~
the landscape. In and around D.tuas
avenue. or further north in Trrn!s
court. are favorite spots for the ~. rr.
or harmonious surroundings.
Trees, trees. trees. Trees ant rr"-
dren constitute I'll" most r'aru,.
products OF Flatbush. And. a'4-' y.
nerals and cemeteries. The rolling o.
carriage wheels never ceases ~ ~,
daytime, Funerals going ,tH5r D.
Greenwood or To the Holy Gross corr
etery. They become monotone, es.
pecially on hot days. The process Nj
Is invariably the same After 'te
hcarse a half dozen coaches. ,t..,
Gurtained going. hut fun of cl.r'.r.-
'olk on the return. \ ioNial 1rys-
pipe in mouth, sits with his f.,r 70 d
wooden box, later a receptacle 'or n.
coffin. Our own view from 'N. v"
doWs IL a comprehensive ono H.I.
the dense foliage of Prospect I'rt
with the water tower. an olulu,u el
cIamation point against the rur''rrr
sky, The huge bulk Of tho lu~t'r'
building bars tho middle ijstr..c. r
the north Is Erasmus school. ~ ,N ST,
gas tank--llk1 pot hcl'i"d lo' -. tr'
these gas tanks are always Wlt' .s
and on the west is Greenwood Cer
terry truly a beautiful view. '|-i,.'I
in winter time. For the yours &.
cemeteries are NOT attrtct. W: '.. ~
mature they recall old mcmo",s ~
gihhering, ~snucakiug ghosts, hIf .'''
souvenirs. Il for the mnt,... .uH'
with n potent thirst the Brook S.. 80"
c%terics suggest better beer tHIo IS
forks. This is o II iuk, % 'u.
taste, but "A cold fact. Thcr, ~.
eral Brooklyn brews which $50 y
pircs say-benett by their T'.'s ~
To the gr~aveyardss so mucN So q"
they are nicknamed "corp%' l',r. q
sinister sounding appreciation
But what hath fla,lmsH op1 IT,
a~tistere jewellers To do with ~lr. IN