New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Short Tours Are
Outlined for the
Local Motorist

Motorists are now Interested in
short trips for an afternoon or single
day, and there arc so many pleasant
drives out of New York that it is
sometimes difficult to choose. The
Automobile Club of America outlines
several of these for Tribune readers.
From Columbus Circle run north
through Central Park to 10th Street.
thence on Seventh Avenue to the end.
turn left and cross Central Bridge
into Jerome Avenue There are now
no surface cars on Jerome Avenue, so
the center of the road can be used.
Continue north .on Fordham Road, turn
right and run east, entering Pelham
Parkway, just beyond the Bronx Park
way. Follow the Shore Road to Echo
Street, in New Rochelle, turn left and
just beyond turn right into Post Road,
which is followed to Mamaroneck, turn
left into Mamaroneck Avenue and run
as far as Gedney Farms. Here turn
left into Ridgeway, crossing the Old
Mamaroneck Road into Garden Street,
turn right into Fenimore Road and left
into the Post Road at the Town Hall in
Hartsdale, then run south through
Saverly Square into Columbus Avenue.
Turn right at the Bailey estate into
Lincoln Avenue, run around Lincoln
Circle and continue on West Lincoln
Avenue, crossing the New Haven Rail-
road into the White Plains Road. Turn
right and run two blocks and again
turn right into South Street. AT the
Ward-Leonard electric shop turn left
into Carpenter Avenue. turn right into
233d Street. past Woodlaw station on
right and Wood!awn Cemetery on left
and continue straight on through Van
Cortlandt Park to Broadway, then south
to Columbus Circle again. This is a
short afternoon trip.
A One-Day Trip
Follow the Boston Post Road through
Mamaroneck. Rye, Port Chester, Green
wich and Stamford to Darien. Imme-
diately after going under railroad turn
left on narrow street, which becomes
beautiful concrete boulevard, run
ming north through New Canaan to the
trunk line between South Salem and
Ridgefeld. Turn left and go through
Waccabuc and the Port Of Missing Men
turn right at a road sign marked
"Lake Waccabuc." At Cross River turn
left and run south to Bedford and con-
tinue to Armonk At church turn left
and follow winding road, skirting the
east shores of the Kensico Reservoir,
into North Broadway, which is followed
to Hamilton Avenue in White Plains.
Turn right and Immediately after
crossing the Bronx River again turn
right into Central Avenue, which is
followed back to New York.
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north on Broadway to Getty Square,
in Yonkers; follow traffic regulations
through square and, just beyond, turn
sharp right up hill and follow Broad
way, which is not only more scenic
but is in a better condition at the
present time than the alternate route.
Then along Warburton Avenue, through
Hastings and Dobbs Ferry to larry
town. AT North Tarrytown turn right
into Bedford Road, which is followed
through Pocantico Hills to Briarclitf;
then continue on the trunk line
through Pine Bridge, passing Croton
Lake station. and just beyond, turn
ing sharp right and continuing north
through Yorktown Heights and ANA
walk; then along the west shore of the
Alnawalk reservoir, through the little
town of Baldwins, skirting the east
shore of beautiful Lake Mahopac, to
Carmel, the county seat of Putnam
County; then along Lake Glenida to
Paterson. A new road was recently
built from Paterson skirting the west
shore of Valley Pond to West Pawling.
This road is hard surfaced The route
continues through Poughquag, Storm
vile, Wicopee and Brinckerhoff to
Fishkill. From Fishkill the return
route is made via the Albany Post
Road, through McKea's Corners and
Annsville, to Peekskill, and continues
south on the Albany Post Road through
Croton, Ossining, Tarrytown and
Yonkers back to New York.
A Long Island Tour
Long Island is always interesting at
this time of year. From Columbus
Circle go west on Fifty-ninth Street,
cross the Greensboro Bridge, go
through the Plaza and turn left into
jackson Avenue, which is followed to
Flushing. Continue on Broadway
through Bayside, Douglaston Manor,
Manhasset to Roslyn. Just beyond the
clock tower turn right on trunk line.
which connects the north shore with
the south shore and run through Min
cola and Garden City into Franklin
Street, Hampstead. Turn right and
follow the Hampstead Turnpike to the
little town of Queens. Again turn
right into the Queens Road, left into
Hillside Avenue and three blocks be-
yond Peace Monument, turn right into
the Queens Boulevard. which is fol-
lowed back to the Plaza, then across
greensboro Bridge to New York.