New-York tribune., 1922-10-08

Tbs Brors 10 bent on 80 en- ex-
xs,.son population. This is TO- nos r hor-
sysysaant desire, for the noIsi.es es;aants +
snya has close to that many r.;II;nn
4 reeyent. 1t has room iGi ;i,;ons : Far
ssd several additional m,ita.o, m...asva,onsd
here are many acres stu unuI, uaI, ;otteJ
humber of these will pe We vaar ~
a;th homes by this time mex. yea, ana .r.
builders are on the nd maaSnd aLa 4ha Cd ald
extending development oesu.u e;on I'll Ike @ -
snwndaries in every secI'on ouan s tha
rvo;r;s Ara they are sweePahk ~ tas sns
paa.iro panivso =. rountry, leaving behlho MONIES
opea avasv type and character; an one one
Throo,s Neck section mofe S""" A'0oo
Laas have been erected. =
hornss a,lss II perhaps one OF the most an
,rsstirr "a. features of the current nuiid-
10 movement In this city. Tor the
sss;l5;ne was done for the most part oy
..anle who bought lots at auction ana
Ss;i, houses with their own hands ana
s I'm the assistance OF relatives and
s.s.nds after work hours and on Sun
Y H. ar ambition Of the Bronx to soon
.ass ans the / 100000 population mark is
s.s;s ,sa.Nsat;ye Of the growth of this part Of
,s.; Y. c;ty. for twenty-five years ago
y. NV. WAS no district more sparsely
....,sd than the Bronx. 1t was nothing
Ss-a S.. thar hamlet centering on Third
Tern Is.nna and i49th Street, which is to-
S,y M tho hub Of the Bronx.
Great Strides Made by Bronx
= y Rosenquest. president Of the
pronx Gas and Electric Light Com
n.nv, whils In reminiscent mood last
yrsst Al the Westchester Country Club,
.sia that twenty-five years ago there
ware only seventy-fve gas lamps on
,Sa streets Of the Bronx. There was
NJ W. neea for more because the street
systen Of the borough did not require
more. There were not more tnan
few hundred gas consumers at the
tn,e. he said. To-day they number in
ths hundred thousands and there arc
thousands Of gas lamps, not to speak
4 the electric light posts scattered
through the borough.
Mr. Rosenquest merely spoke OF this
Is an indication Of the wonderful
strides made by the Bronx within his
business life.
Many well known people bought in
the Eastchester seGnon Of the Bronx
and built up fine homes because it was
| tie opinion of quarter Of a century
ago that this locality would never
change; that it would always be gar
| den spot and a great recreation and
socia! center. It was section OF
/ vide lawns and fine homes, such as the
spencer property which is to be sold
It auction on Thursday by Joseph P.
Day and, the Morris, Weissmann,
cmter and Bruce Brown places, some
Idwhich have seen century Of sum-
lsis and winters.
George 7. Adee, president Of the
ws.tehester Country Club, which yes.
atta7 sold It's property at auction
sA'sash Bryan L. Kennedy, Inc, re-
counted many incidents Of local his
fory Wills talking about old times on
Throgs Neck. Mr.. Adee's family has
lived many years on Throg's Neck, SO
10 Is well able to speak authoritatively
abons the neighborhood and its past
Eortes. He said that the way to the
ssy from the Eastchester section
sssnty years ago was by water instead
d land md it took several hours to
ct to lower Manhattan.
When Breakfast Ended
The Sylvan Dell, one of the swiftest
aiags In Its day on the waters Of New
iark. was the connecting link between
as city and the country, or between
Vel! Street and country life in the
Bronx,
Breakfast ended In the homes in che
ssstton when the Sylvan Dell was seen
Aavng her pier at Great Neck directly
ssross the Sound,' said Mr.. Adee.
That was the signal for every one to
D. Up and on his way to the pier at
sofs Schuyler. 1t was five-mile drive
u from the Spencer estate and the
Westchester Country Club to the pier.
fhe trip was by horse and carriage. By
saos ioliing on the way one would arrive
v the pier Just about the time the
Roas got there.
N took about an hour and half 60
~ to Peck Slip, which was its last
ap, When the New Haven Railroad
nvided the section with service travel
Mnged from water to land. Rapid
amastt has been extended In the last
" months within a few blocks of
MWoperties."
WMam Copeley, one Of the hest
Rostea men on real estate values In
oOeoiACu lnIOT. |
na.iea about the district while in the
pSsa' ~ Nryiee. This was his territory,
no ~. many times week he travelled
49, ne was member of the vol |
ssss sssis' are department Of the neighbor-
Ky henry A. Coster, who went by
n a name OF Uncle Henry" his sons
g ~ of the men in the district were
a,s !, ,ssaalss. s.a. ,Throg's Neck was once an
= ~ sccording to Mr.. Copeley. The |
I, asyen Railroad made it a penin-
= me material cleared out Of the
y ! ~ q way Of the road was dumped |
as stream between Westchester
~ N ana Eastchester Bay, with the |
l. 81 mat Throg's Neck eventually
ahed to the mainland.
.v.opeiey said he did not know Of |
sssion which had q more glorious !
1S:und than this part of the Bronx.
ash s.,.sl landed at Throg's Neck fol-
ne battle of Long Island. They |
x the neck in pursuit Of Wash
u IL pe The two forces meet later at !
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