The New York herald., 1922-03-12
12O BUNGALOWS FOR
MANHATTAN BEACH
Building Program Will Add
$40 Rooms to Living Facili-
A ties at Seaside Resort.

Joseph p. Day announced yesterday
that In order to meet the demand for
housing accommodations at Manhattan
Beach, the Manhattan Beach Bungalow
Corporation has just completed arrange
meiNs Tor the construction of 120 bunga-
lows. both of the detached and SEMI
detached types, to be built on Oriental
Boulevard between Kensington and
Langham streets. Manhattan Beach. The
tract adjoins the east end of the Man
haitian Beach bathing property and has
an unexcelled view of the ocean.
The Manhattan Beach Bungalow Cor
poration proposes to have these houses
built and ready for occupancy next May.
The bungalows will be constructed on
tho easy housekeeping plan." and every
Improvement will be installed for con-
venience of tenants.
In the detached houses there is a liv-
ing room 11x19 feet, with exposure on
three sides, three large bedrooms and
a kitchen and bath. The semi-detached
houses have a living room 15x15 feet
square. two bedrooms. kitchen and bath.
In all OF these houses ample closet room
has been provided. Building contracts
have been awarded and renting
agency established at both Mr.. Days
main Office at 81 Liberty street and on
the property. The houses will be of
frame and stucco construction, with
water. gas and electricity installed. to-
gether with sewer connections In
speaking Of the new project Joseph p.
Day said yesterday:
The site to be improved was the ono
formerly occupied by the Oriental Hotel.
which in its day was considered one OF
the finest seashore hostelries on the At
lantic seaboard. The Oriental and the
Manhattan Beach, familiarly known as
the twins. the former family hotel and
the latter a transient hostelry, were de-
signed and erected to provide the most
modern accommodations for the wealthy.
make way for shore front improvements
the public press of the country bewailed
the fact that New York city was losing
the last of it's resort hotels.
1.-THE Oriental Hotel contained $50
guest rooms and tn, Manhattan Beach
Hotel 200 guest rooms. total of $50
rooms. The removal of these sleeping
accommodations prevented thousands of
people from visiting this resort daily.
THE new bungalows now being
erected at Manhattan Beach will COR
, tain $50 rooms. or almost as many as
the old Oriental and Manhattan Beach
hotels combined. The new venture.
however. has the added advantage of
bringing people of moderate means per-
manently to the beach instead of tran
slents. 1t Is constructive move which
should be of lasting benefit to this
beautiful seashore colony right in New
York city"
The possibilities Of Manhattan Beach
we're first realized by the late Austin
Corbin many years ago, when he took
what was then wild waste stretch of
sand and improved the water frontage
with two large hotels. theatre and
bathing pavilion. Prior to this time
Manhattan Beach was not ION the
map" but as time went along these
improvements, which involved the ex-
pendture of many thousands of dollars,
became antiquated and the owners of
the property decided to develop this
tract along different lines. The two
large hotels, the Manhattan Beach and
the Oriental, were demolished. Streets
we're laid out and hundreds Of houses of
artistic design were erected.
To further improve the seashore re-
sort bathing pavilion was constructed
of concrete. The beach, protected by a
stone bulkhead, Is to-day considered one
of the finest along the Atlantic sea-
hoard. and the bathing houses. lagoon,
band stand. esplanade and restaurant
all go to make the Manhattan Beach
bathing pavilion an ideal place In which
to spend leisure moments and a great
attraction to the residents.
Oriental Boulevard Is an extra wide
parked street, thoroughly improved,
Upon which trolley and bus lines oper-
ate. therefore bringing this property
within easy access of the express SER
vice to Manhattan and Brooklyn.