The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-17
new YORK Is
TOURIST GOAL
Great City Full of Sights, But
It's No Haven For
Strange Driver
[ BY ISRAEL kLEIN)


An island IL miles long and a little
more than two miles ut its widest
,, is the sightseeing goal Of every per-
sons in the United States and mil
lions of others In the world.
It's New York.
There's more to New York than
this little island called Manhattan
| More in area, but little more by way
/ of attraction.
. On this island are the historic
areas and buildings about which the
story Of New York's progress is built
On it. are the theatres, the tall sky
crapers, the uique colonies, the night
clubs and the famous shops known
to all the world.
Here is an island Of only IS square
miles, with a population of $500, 900
greater than that of the states Of
Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Mon
tana, Idaho and Utah combined.
And into it commute million or SO
more each day, to take up their work
in the skyscrappers Of the downtown
section.
Its Streets Are, damned
Packing this into such little area
has resulted in the most compact
mass of buildings and humanity in
the world. Streets are narrow and
limited. The narrowness of the is
land compels the use of only Is
streets running along its length.
north and south, even this number
narrowing down to third at its
upper end.
These few streets are the main ar
teries Of Manhattan. They're wide
enough compared with main streets
In average cities. But the heavy
traffic makes it almost prohibitiyc
for those not acquainted with New
York conditions to drive through this
section.
Yet the tourist must buck this
jam when he enters New York from
New Jersey, or If he wants to Wait
any of the resort and home cities of
Long Island. All the bridges and
ferries to Long Island are below
59th street. All the ferries from
New Jersey, except two, are below
42nd street.
1t is important, therefore, that the
tourist know the layout of the island
and Its traffic regulations even be-
fore venturing into it.
New York has only two general
ports Of entry" for the. tourists -
from the north and from the west.
:. Easy Entry From North
Coming down from the north is
less difficult than entering from the
west. For. the northern entry strikes
the island in its less busy, although
quite populated, state.
IT the tourist comes down the HId-
son river from the direction Of Al,
bany, he has clear, broad road to
follow directly into New York.
There are two splendid highways on
either side Of the Hudson, each af-
fording the traveller . rema rkablc
view. :
A little below West Point, on the
west bank Of the river, he may cross
the new toll bridge at Bear Noun
tain, to the Albany Post Road and
90 south along what Is the extension
Of Broadway, through Peekskill,
Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry and Yonkers,
to Manhattan. y Or the driver may
continue along the west coast to
ferry to Manhattan at Englcwood or
Edgewater, New Jersey. These take
him to Dyckman street at the ex.
IRENE north of the island, or to 13Oth
street, farther down.
Further inland is another high
way parellehng the Albany Post,
r0ad and reaching Manhattan by
way Of the wide Grand Boulevard
and on down through Fifth or Madi-
son avenues.
From Massachusetts, Connecticut
and the other New England states,
the famous old Boston Post. road il
the best route into New York. This
hugs the north shore Of Long Island
Sound through Hartford and PFovi- |
dspce, apd shoots az inorthward
along one Of the finest highways In
New England.
Although this ID the main road, !