Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-11
VANDERBILT MOVE TO
SLUMS ST|Rs SOCIETY
Purchase OF Residence on East Side
by Millionaircss Causes y. Y.
to Wonder.
SECTION NOISY AND sQuALlD
Smell of tornctl Beef, Cnbbnyc and
Fish, Mingled With blatant. Run
cous Cries Of Huckstcrs, Make
NcighbOrliOud tnattractiyr. E.
Bl SIDNEY Is. NIPPLE.
nitrd News Stan Currespouticnt

NEW YORK. Jan. iu.-Across IN.
street from Mrs. w. X Nand.rbiit's
new residence in sutton Square there
* vast and barren dump. allotted
TO Supcrannuat"d and dccr-pit coal
and zee wagons rottiu. TO pieces Th.
coal yard itself = u step OF two do wn
the street.
one block 10 tn. south two inmcus.
sniokcStacks 81 tie Consumers i;rvw-
cry snow signs that prohibition hasn't
rrur'ai..h Us activities From Mrs.
Nhnd"rbiiiS back windows she has
IN" vista, OF cold, euilen river. 'and
across II u" gray walls OF Black
wells Island. one block tn. other
waH is ia" Quecushoro Fridge. which
mcrG"s into rafting elevated struc-
tur. Shor; distance away.
Sutton square IS strangely quiet.
lis ncighborinS streets ar. noisy.
with al the ,raucous. niatan, noise OF
doris. hucks,ers. u-ddicrS lit their
voices hIsn all day Ions. And al!
day Ions hnnhre Dis OF shricking
asphalt pavcmen,,, on roller skates.
cngaG" In football games which al
Ways develop into rough-and- tumble
lights. and GENERALLY disport them
selves as young Americans do when
thc% nave no place 10 20 but the
Windowpnnc nroken
Through the dirty and broken win
dow-Iiph;S Of No. ! sutton square.
fer which Mrs. Vanderbilt paid $50
600. slit all the doors % the universe.
with cornca beef and cabbage strur-
tunG maStcrfu!!N with fried fish for
principa. claim to Il visitors attcn-
ton.
The Dugans. VINO live around the.
corner. IN" Mulligan'. who live over
I'll" bugaus. TN" kamZch.tSllyS over
on First Avenue. and tn" | To SakcS.
whn live with "a large brood OF f.u-
raSi youngsters next door To the
japanese Cuban Institution run by
ana Tor Japs don't know very much
about th" habits OF their new neigh
horS-- Iut they ar. ready to welcome
them with orcn arms.
The COP. who patrols what. In spit"
~ It's surroundings. tn. Naudcrbilts
threaten Ia turn into New York's most
exclusive residential section. is fair
y amazed 80 the changed fortunes
Of sutton street. Long given over
TO the elements. tho barren. brown
stone fcur-StorE. building on the cor
ncr has suffered the onslaught OF a
thousand n.irhhorhnod Kid quarrcls
i;e stone copinss have been broken
down, its gardens" tramplcd into
out, its iron fence twisted and bent
Problem for Cop on Brnt.
Since Mrs; Nandcrbilts purchase.
tn" COP said he's rad TO devote a
Til" fact that new uwn.rS-aristO-
Gratis, too-arc coming soon with their
grand furniture and their buffers and
maids and limousn"s hasn't Impress
ed tho younger set to any degree
They make just as fire" with the Van
d"rbilt hone IS they did when il was
shacklc house. And this must he
stopped
III yousc kids want to play wit
your football nc yelled Ia half a
stone rails L. the front door in quest
"i au escaping pigskin. so un an
play rndcTneat the bridge. That's
The place for YOU"
-. l.
elevated ar" signs OF the East Sides
real community spirit. Here is en-
,"rtain!ncnt for lady and gent. at
che modest price OF 80 cents per gent.
ladies' free. but ladies without escorts
not admitted II is the annual ball
OF the Red onion Social Club. advcr-
iiscd in flaming rcd letters that can
not help hut catch the cN" Of the
Nanderbilts when they ride by in
their car.
Others Iuy In SIun,S.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is not, however.
the only ar!Stocrat who Is going
down 10 the Sums 10 nnd a home.
Walter Damrosch. noted symphony
orchestra conductor and imprcsario,
has bought Il house in Sutton Square
oniy few doors away. Fred Hoppcn
president Of the Duliicld Publishing
company, is another Of the new col
o'y OF aristncrats. and a junior part
n"r in the house Of Morgan is also
SAID 10 have purchased u residence.
net! ny.
S,ill another nciGhbor of the Van
drrhilt'S VIII lac Elizabeth Marburv
lady political boss. Tatnmany chief
tIinn":S and vastly better acuuaini-
I'd with The East Side than Mrs Van
i"rbilt vii! ever he, no matter how
ionE she lives in Sutton Square.
First AN"nuc. Fifty.seventh Street.
ana all the twisting alleys pertaining
10 these thor"urhfarcs. are somewhat
fearful! Of what the future may bring
forth.
Il Sc" The Nandcrbilts arc going to
NOV" down Your way" ! said TO MIR
Iohh Burns. who runs what used 10
nc a saloon. on the corner of FIFTY
eighth Street.
i"nh,' h" said.
The neir hborhood is getting IA
NOUS" I vcnturcd
Yeah he agreed
"h'Ncu supnosc they'll improve tho
district much?' | asked.
Il hcpc Tell they don't H. said.
showing some enthusiasm for the
FIRST time. III they improve il.
they'll ruin il :"