New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
To Boston and Return Is
Over Excellent Roadwaw

Route Here Outlined
Offers Alternate Lines
Going and Coming
The Touring Bureau of the Auto
mobile Club of America is the author
lty Tor the statement that the HIGH
ways between New York City and Bos
Ton are much improved and thew are
now numbered among the most excel.
lent motor roads in the country
me most satisfactory route out of
New 1ork City proceeds north in Cen
.ral Fsrk West and turns right along
10th Street to Seventh Avenue. which
is followed to 145th Street Hero =
crosses the Harlem River to East 14stb
otreet, and, continuing up the hill
turns left into Mott Avenue and
sscraight along the Grand Concourse to
ordnam Road, where a right turn is
mage, n ,o becoming Pelham Avenue and
remain Parkway, then over the Shore
hoad to New Rochelle, eighteen miles
=, At New Rochelle the route becomes
the original Old Boston Post Road
ano M continues through Larchmont and
Mahiaroneck. Az Leaving Mamaroneck.
me me ~ route passes through Rye, and two
ip;les p;i 1urther on crosses the Byram
connecticut The road then rms
through the village of Cos Cob and
ford. 'oi o'am-
Through Noroton and the village Of
Darlen the road continues to Norva1L
4Soutnport is reached through Westnor+
Fairfield, two miles from Southport
IS charming village, noted for its
;Deau.l!us homes. Turning sharp left
IN iFairheld, the route follows the
.loaley INES into the city of Bridge
port, fifty-eight miles out.
| Stratford, the next point bevond
Bridgeport, is pretty village. Cross
ing the broad Housatonic River. The
direct road runs through the pictu-
rescue town of Milford, and then on tn
New Haven. '''>' '''''' vi W
From New Haven satisfactory
route Tor omobilists is by the shore
OF the Sound on their outward iour
nney, leaving Worcester and Spring
leld, Mass, and Hartford, Waterbury
an, ana Danbury, Conn.,, to be visited on
York City.
Leaving New Haven by the Mill
hlver Bridge and passing East Haven.
.he road traverses Branford and Gull
iord, to Westbrook and Saybrook. The
town is the birthplace of Yale Univer-
slty, whose charter was first granted
here in 1901.
The Connecticut River is crossed,
and the route continues through the
quaint towns of Old Lyme, Laysville.
East Lyme and Flanders to New Lon
CON- on the River Thames, 125 miles
( from New York City. An attractive
| put rather interior alternate road di-
'verges from the main route at Old
Lyme and runs via the coast through
mantle and Graniteville to New Lon
don.
Steamboat services connect New
London with Newport, r. l., Fishers
Island, Greenport, L. l., Block Island
and other places Of interest in the
neighborhood.
East Of New London, the road passes
the highlands Of 'Groton, from which
the view is remarkable, to the quaint
and Interesting town of Mystic. Still
hugging the coast, picturesque Ston-
ington is passed and the Pawcatuck
crossed to Westerly, r. H. from which
the road due south is taken to the
summer resort of Watch Hill.
Narragansett Pier, ITO miles, with it's
excellent hotels and casino, and the
attractions offered by its fine beach
and yachting facilities, is altogether a
most os; desirable stopping place.
Ihe route north along the shore of
Narragansett Bay, commanding an un-
surpassed view of the spacious bay,
leads through Saunderstown and Wick
y,ol,
Providence, 203 miles out of New York
The city Of Providence, capital of
Rhode Island, occupies splendid loca
tlon at the head Of Narragansett Bay.
The view from the highlands east of
the city is remarkable.
Leaving Providence, the route runs
north through Pawtucket and crosses
the Massachusetts, boundary to Attle
boro, leading through several typical
New England villages,-North Attle-
ooro, Wrentham and Walpole-to Ded-
ham.
From Dedham the route enters the
famous metropolitan park system of
Boston, and, continuing over perfect
roads through delightful scenery to the
suburban town of Brookline, it reaches
Boston over Commonwealth Avenue,
and at the Public Gardens, in the CEN
tire of the city, completes the first part
Of the trip, 24s miles from New York
City.
For the return, the route starts out
by way of Commonwealth Avenue to
Weston and Wayland and through
South Sudbury to Marlboro to North
bury and Shrewsbury, and on to
Worcester, As miles from Boston.
The road then leads through Cherry
Valley, Leicester and Spencer and
Through the valley Of the tChicopee to
Brookfeld.
We pass through Warren, West War
rem, Palmer and North Wilbraham and
enter the Connecticut Valley at Spring
field. 95 miles from Boston.
Keeping on the eastern bank of the
Connecticut, we run south through a
rich tobacco district, past Enfield VII
lage, Warehouse Point, East Windsor
Hill and South Windsor to East Hart
ford, where we cross the river to Hart
ford, 122 miles from Boston.
Leaving Hartford by way OF West
Hartford, the tourist continues through
the pleasant meadow lands of Farm
fington Valley to Farmington and
through Plainville, on the Pennington
Lanai, Southington and Piantsville to
waterbury, one of Connecticut's most
active cities, and desirable stopping
point ON our journey.
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