The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-17
PARK AVENUE RAMP
DEDICATED IN RAIN
viaduct Over Forty-secOnd st.
at Pershing Square Also
Formally Opened.
GREAT TRAFFIC RELIEF
Use of Depew Place and Re-
moval Of IL" Spur to Grand
Central Sought.

New York had another Victory parade
yesterday. 1t was part OF the celebration
marking the formal opening by Frank L.
Bowling, Borough President OF Manhat-
tan. Of the new ramp at Thirty-third
street and the great steel viaduct at
Pershing square which has turned Park
and Fourth avenues into an uninterrupt-
ed thoroughfare straight through to the
Harlem River. The procession slgnalized
a double triumph over the weather and
the difficulties which for so many years
beset this project for lessening the city's
traffic congestion.
Shortly after noon the parade started
at Park avenue from the inclined road
way at Thirty-third street which has
done away with the old arrangement OF
steps and was considered an essential
part OF the new system for unravelling
the traffic tangles that unavodably
arose from the location Of the street rail-
road terminus at the junction of Fourth
and Park avenues. Mayor Hylan had
been invited to lead the marchers, but
sent telegram regretting that he was
detained by a legislative session.
aFauc "ONes IN DOwhpOurs
Besides Borough President Bowling,
those who struggled bravely against wind
and rain in the vanguard were George
McAneny. formerly President Of the
Board OF Estimate and Apportionment
Richard r. Enright, Police Commissioner.
and members OF this and former city adj
ministrations Following them came
the Police Band. valiantly making them
ea1.s
drowning $50 instruments.
After them. wet but determined
trailed representatives of the Broadway
Association, the Forty-second street COM
mittee the Fifth Avenue Association, the
Murray Hill Association. the Thirty
fourth Street Board OF Trade and the
Murray Hill Taxpayers Associa tion. The
horses of mounted police escort slith-
cred along with them and automobiles
containing the wives OF city officials
skidded in tho rear
The 200 and more In the procession
wendell their wav through tho watery
atmosphere of Park avenue and at For
tieth street mounted the viaduct. which
has cost the city s1,222. 900. the New
York Central Railroad Company $1.131,-
$50 and the New York Railways Com
pany $4,000. They followed the
course of the structure. which rises and
skirts the Grand Central Terminal
above the street level, being in reality
on the west side an upper story of Van
derbilt avenue.
Luncheon at the Commodore.
That parade meant to the officials in
II the liberation OF the north and south
traffic in a definite and practical way
after fifty years of sporadic improve
| inents. which iacluded the opening.
closing and relocation OF various streets.
And to round out the celebration fittingly
the paraders, after clrrling the Grand
Central station. went TO the Hotel Gem
| modore for luncheon.
This was made possible through the
courtesy OF John NICE. Bowman. head
of the hotel. who has been greatly in
terested In the project. He was unable
to be present. being kept away by a
cold. but he was represented by George
W. Sweeney. vice-president of the Com
modore organization. and by Edward NJ
Tierney, managing director OF the Hotel
Ansonla, and a member OF the Bowman
staff
The toa stmaster was Mr.. McAneny
who conceived the Park avenue improve
ment With his opening address the
compliments began to f,y thick and fast
He paid a tribute to Borough President
Bowling. who carried the scheme "a
completion. and TO Warren & Wetmore
the architects who were responsible for
| most of the important features of the
structure.