The sun., 1919-03-30

An old resident Of New York. who
has been a careful observer Of realty
movements for many years. predicts
that the future high class residential
apartment section OF the city will be
IN spuyten Duyvil He basis his
prophecy on traction conditions and on
the assertion that the western portion
OF the city. lying along the Hudson
River. receives the purest supply of
flesh air. as It 10 swept across the river
BY the west winds unpolluted by the
dirt and smoke of the metropolis.
"spuyten Duyvil" he says. is the
most beautiful section OF New York city
1t comprises the high land. about ITS
TO 400 feet above high water, running
north from spuyten puyvil Creek (Eiar-
lem River at about a2sd street) to River
dalA II slopes west to the Hudson River
and east to Broadway.
To-day II IL devoted to handsome
Suburban places and estates. but this
cannot be for long unless an exception
"a 10 be made to the entire history Of
efforts have been made time and time
again to arrest New York's peculiar and
individualistic methods OF development.
namely, cold house to house construc-
ton. wherever sections OF the city have
attempted to change this characteristic
growth Il has met with ultimate failure.
The most Il has ever accomplished has
been to turn tho stream OF progress. But
New York city now has no other place
for its highest grade development
,.'sT'his 10 strong statement, but u
YOU win carefully study conditi0nsA4
tIey are to-day and what Is required to
make Inevitable such class Of develop
ment you will see the statement Is
startlingly true.
''The upper West Side IL not only the
natural line OF such development but
the only one that can be reached with
out going through congested districts
II has every essential for high grade
homes. Already apartment houses are
built solidly up TO the park section north
OF Washington Heights, 1t has beer
stated by real estate experts that there
remain on the High land south OF Dyck
man street sites for only forty Ave apart
ment houses. North of Dyckman stree
IA Inwood Hill. part OF which ha;
already been taken by the city for G
park. and from which the Henry Hud
son Memorial Bridge will cross Il
Epuyten Duyyii This bridge will b
built as soon as New York city sup
piles the funds The plans for tn,
bridge provide for a subway which vii
run underground from t6sth street Il
T0hkeTs: part OF this subway Is unde
construction. This win supply relief t
the upper West eide. ..- .t
1.-THE improvements In the SpuyteI
Duyvii Creek or Harlem River have bee,
authorised by the United States Gov
eminent and New York State and In
wolves the Strengthening Of the shil
canal and the purchase OF the johnson
foundry point This will leave thu
physical condition as follows: All TIL
northern end OF Manhattan Island cit.
park. extending from the Hudson Rive
to Broadway. On the spuyten Duyvi
side the ship canal win run along tn
New York Central Railroad right Of wa.
from the Hudson to Kingsbridge. Thi
will prevent any manufacturing. ship
ping or other business developing Il
this section, as the ground rises abruptly
tosan elevation Of rs to 300 feet aboy
nigh water, and will aiso remove tn
Johnson foundry. nlaidns On sxclusiv
residential ssctIoA. This 6ivss . wsn