The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-12-02


scented to the average man |
A by the words New York |
City" and its dollars TO the |
doughnuts that made the Salvation |
Army famous that the picture will be |
cOnglOmeratiOn III skyScrapers, |
crowded tenements. and thronged and |
narrow streets. Yet the New York |
City as the city man knows II Is |
chiefly none Of these; II contains pro-
duCtive truck farms - 100 acres or
so; rough. rocky prec'pes that would
do credit TO mOuntG country, bits
of exquisite wooded scenery, spots so
OyergrOwn with underbruSh as TO be
all but impenetrnble, acres or rich
pasture land where Craze peaceful,
COntented cows browsing on portion
Of Mother Earth whose price per
square foot runs into large figures
all these and more may be found with
In the 3OO-Odd square miles Of the
wonder city, by whOmever has eyes
TO see and who knows his New York.
says the Christian Science Monitor.
Within It's confines are mercantile
establishments which are a marvel OF
completeness, comfort, and ingenuity,
and only few short miles away are
country crossroads general stores
which would look more In place In
Podunk Corners. From the tower of
the great office building, served by so
many pOstmen each day that 1t Is
sometimes less than a half hour be-
| tween deliveries OF mall, you can on
| clear day view outlying communi-
| ties, all within the greater city, where
/ the mail service Is so truly rural and
| provincial that the western farmer
with his rural route box has all the
advantage. Here are found more varie-
ty and contrast, more lights and shad-
Ows. more rich and poor, more conges-
ton contrasted with splendid isolation
than could be found anywhere else In
America within many days journey.
Site Of Old Fort George.
To the city man one Of the most
satisfying views, vista which never
loses its charm or variety, is the broad
area which greets the eye at the his
toric site of old Fort George in upper
Manhattan. When reached by the sub
way, the visitor In alighting at the
l9lst street station platform is at
once aware that he is deep below the
surface Of the ground. From the
vaulted roof of the tube" he hears
the drip, drip OF water from deep un-
derground springs that will not be
closed and which all human ingenuity
has thus far been unable TO cope with
To the left he sees the entrance to
New York's famous tunnel street, a
connection followed out Of solid rock
TO the roadway OF upper Broadway
which here runs deep down In the
valley between the two towering rocky
spines Of the northern end of the Is
land. Then taking the elevator, the
. impression Of depth is confirmed ant
the visitor goes up and up and on W
till the surface Is reached nearly 2Ot
r feet above the level at which he alight
ed from the train
: Vista Of Hills and River.
A short walk brings one TO the sit'
= for miles around is seen laid out In II
- wonderful variety and charm. But be
r fore one has opportunity to give
r more than a passing glance there Is
d rumble and a roar, and almost be
II meath ones feet there rushes a heav,
. subway express out of the rocky hill
. side TO continue its journey above tn
r travel of the streets of the valley In
stead Of below, so very far below
ones feet. AS the long train, so Ia
Z beneath that II seems almost 10!
>. winds its snaky way over the elevate
Y structure, from station to station an
n thence out Of sight, one finds oppOl
/ tunity to regard other more beautifl
q and less noisy features Of the view.
W Turning his eyes away from the va
T. lev. where lie the tier upon tier
i: epartment houses, their roofs so ia
W below him that they and the nois
II cars, autos, and trucks are easily TO
i. gotten. and looking instead at wOode
y hillsides and glimpse Of the broad WI
ters of the Hudson, with the hea'
Or lands OF the majestic Palisades In II
ne distance. II is easy for the city ma
al TO imagine that he is no longer in II
al great city, but far away in some oil
ooss tont corner of the country. There al
I'd M houses to mar the view, only Il
he billings establishment which Occupi
ed the spot Of Fort Tryon, the perfe
he harmony Of which only enhances Il
all effect.
or Truck Farms on Broadway.
IL A flat-wheel trolley car In Broadwa
n far below calls attention back fro
nd the mountain solitude. with the bea
in tIful GLIMPSE Of broad river throu
a
or CHARTER.