The evening world. Newspaper, July 6, 1921, Page 19

Sep How Little Old Broadway “Grew Up” Uptown Jump From Duane Street To Union Square Gave Broadway Its First Real Theatre District Also Saw Start of Big Stores and Big Hotel and Gave New York Its First Hospital and Its First Murder Mystery. The Evening World to. day publishes the third in a serics of inter- esting stories which tell the history of the greatest thoroughfare in the world. KEvery New Yorker will want lo read them, The nect story will appear in an early issue. By Will B. Johnstone. Copyright, 1921, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) HAT you can't keep a good street down is the outstanding feature of T Broadway's growth from Duane Street to Union Square. Early New Yorkers predicted that the Boston Post Road (Park Row and the Bowery) would be our main street, but they didn’t figure on Broadway's Persistency, (Early predictors were like Thom New York would flourish around Perth Amboy hattan.) Above Duane beaded estates. This chapter covers Brcadw bstacles an¢ how it became an * The following Jefferson, who said that Bay instead of up Man- Street Bro land owners who adway faced h a canal, and hard- into the old swamps objected to a Broadway cutting 's battle of life ceidental thordugh and death against these re, mark troad Way's provr 1614, Battery; between Leonard and Franklin (west Wall Street; 1750, Vesey Street; 1760, side). Duane Street. “Broadway reached In 1809 Samuel Burling furnished Canal Street in 1800 and Union the city free poplar trees, which were Square in 1809, showing a speedier planted between Leonard Street and development in spite of obstacles, A . Prince Street to Union During the Revolution Broadway here Square was the first “white-ligh was called “Middle Road” and was a or rather district mere pathway connecting fortifica- Broadway sixties tions. Stone Bridge, a military nec seventies were the great hot sity, arched the swamp (at Canal theatres that attracted the ni Street). West of Broadway, between Duane and Lispenard Swamp at Canal heatres from Union Street, was Kalckhook Hill, on which rone and only one was a fresh-water pond. (Li was er this ally used us the Broadway It was called when Jim specia n. 187 an Indian , village. Jan Damen's the farm (1646). Afterward (1730) Col Anthony Rutgers bought the estate and erected the first elegant country mansion in New York (Worth Street) Prior to the Revolution Col, Rutg ‘e became an amuseiment ¢ ed and fashioned er Rane’ the resort of the gay and idle of don society In Ratgers’s old orchard (Thom: Street) New York's first hosp: built. It was used as barracks surrounding fortifications by the Garden, 4 Niblo’s ‘ayorite, housed Crook, which k for 475 perform 8 revived later, Nil up to 1895, t side, at Sprin arden i las Hotel, don in 1775. House at Leonard, Floren at jeigte) in, 2788, indlncrest me diel Walker, Raleigh opposite Bond Str students exposed s and arms ann Aerts dissection subjects trom the hospital st Ra a fe iat windows, the inhuman exhibivion * able of it any tt causing a riet in which lives: were : ek ? bs Jost. This was called “Doctors’ Riot.” New York's first celebrated murder mystery started pearance of Mary Anderson's tobacco shor hospita his beautitu was found in the Hudson, and the urnis Poe Myst 1807 close by the th side of s removy Stewa noved to Broadway eet (Wana maker's to-day). a world nt rs. His stolen Mark's vetween Duane and Pear de of Broadway) ba ty-six yea u u a atood Masonic Hall, of thic architecture, At that Morgan threatened divulge Masonic secrets, was arrested ‘om jail by Masons and later found in Niagara River, Masonic Hall languished atter this celebrated scan- ¢ OSyroadway was extended to W erect. in 1800. e that was country and raded the street th was made r natnes below Canal in this section.) The first solely built amusement yadway wis Rick ett’s Amphitheatre, exten up from White Street on the east side atrical performances and panoramic exhibitions. Ret w Pearl and Worth (cast to many Broadwa Canal Btree i THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1921, New York’s Spooning Places aN No. 6—The Public Library. Ste New York Ev MONG those ecking knowledge there are many who seek love, The Public Jibrary is frequented by many lovers y may be seen seated in every corner | marble hallway e are sweet dreamer ‘o them the Hd palace is a temple of love. Some are restless and burs They ably have sneaked away from business to get one lingering look, to exch reetings and to rush away ain, From the refreshing ng they gain and amb with which to lau busine. ture or solve a difficult p huge books in the ence room form By Clyde Ludwick ih ain i sl ait ported by a rack. When couples go there to advantages, for there ave no signs saying, pursue some fine art, whether Greek or Gothic, “Keep your hands above the table they get more information from a pair of blue In the art exhibition room the gentle art of cyes, or brown, than they do from the ancient — love is not wanting. It is displayed to great volume before them You have there are lover hus little heard of way—in the there comfortable MOUS LANDMARKS, BROADWAY IN 1865 | VASSTATINATYADAATA VAD, VAVATY DUGVINOAGUONITN S| | yard fore wtovping Ticks tes deo Sneath ae noten AEE AEE ACE. Peat nav atraediecromeeany Bae Ii use rrham LASSE VUE TT TTY va Broadway's “t alg ies 1 i : cot) [Between Union Sq. and 13th st (ites) ie rvrevent it running Into the Vs Minstrels (not 1 (Bowery), fron Here " t ' tarrig Har ha ’ ‘ tuced t Mulligan ( \ ) ‘ Vausha Hote in by ‘I q et ud f s beoon Ranela 1 L in Russell's a nto ‘ den endured ade years after 18u), @ warchouse, was Broadway an auction sign wath Lue cain shounng Wallacks ia 1993, theatre uM in 1901, more ways chance great reading rooms of the library s no law against reading chairs and reading than one! for reading lips spacious Though a either never bold but subtle, There never crude watchful eye of the guard painting stand enraptured lov- somebody's advanta due to the sure before a great ers contemplating ‘Paradise Lost.” Libraries are very well, but for knowledge The seek love hay Who is wiser than love? 4 ° The J Famil | By Roy L. McCardell rs 4 by the Press Publiahing Co (Thy New York 1 World 6eTVE ) get at least an- Well, it's a sh that 1 haven't eeitked Mrs. Jare dole. weather!” said Mrs. Jarr. “And the Lore have lovely bargains shed to him. ‘very woman T know | If and vs mecation (ant (im) or nanKue Grercne nil 4a Ria. dare, Thought sou only wanted pong ‘Don't hering! How am | igham gown with a to p Mr. Ja uld be a good oO u vid Mr Jarr week, nt tell rwe pad g nder ng on what you tid Mtr, Jarr WHAT”? You! Know + ¢ QUESTIONS. 1, What large sea duck of the northern regions is valuable for its down? 2. What breed of dog was former ly used for the sport of bull-baiting? 3, What is a government adminis 1 by ecclesiastics called? is the stage of epi 5. What State is the “cotton State. 6. In what foreign country city of Damascus located? 7. What is the second largest city in France? 8. What is the highest mountain in Australia? popularly called is the , 9. Which portion of the Niagara at yd i pon. Falls is the wider, the Canadian or Mr da ‘ the American Falls? pian 10. Which of the falls is the higher 1d the Canadian or the American You get whi 1 ANSWERS. iren, 1, F u \ Naar: gested M SIGHne Oe Anmer.can, How to Reduce Your Weight Right in Your Own Home ‘o-Day’s Exercises Reduce the Fleshy Arm From Wrist to Shoulder. By Doris Doscher. Coprria| ishing Co (The New York ing World.) AT arins, esp jese short-sleeved s, will disfigure an other= F wise beautiful woman, No matter how lovely her evening frock, if her arms are flayby and overdeveloped she will be dismissed by tha critical as a “Venus'’ of the tubs. ‘Therefore to-day Tam going to tell you how you cam remodel the big, fleshy arms that are troubling you, until they display normal, graceful lines. The slender wrist, tie plump, dimpled elbow and the upper art in perfect proportion to the rest of the figure shoul@ be your at You may take a few arm exercises in the morning, after you finished the deep breathing, the lege stretching and the neck reduction exercises which TI have given you. The bring into play, have not used in the movements I de- scribed just week, 80 you can go on without fatigue, as at first you will do the new exercises nereasing the number after your um have arm exercises muscles you especially DORIS DOSCHER ly a few times, used muscles ha gained strength, Perhaps you have paid little attention to the condition of your fore= ums and they have become large and ungainly A simple exercise to correct this (which is not illust in to clench the fists as t sible and then revolve mn slowly on the wrist until they ache,‘ will make you very tired at first, but ew mornings’ practice iplished with issume the correct standing position, but with arms outstretched, as illustrated in No. 1. Make Inch circles with the hands for counts, ‘Thi# wears away the super- fuous fat around the shoulder blade and upper part of the arm, Be very careful, that your position is cor- You had better watch yours L mirror, as you perform this ex- it can ext exerciss re ly a com- bination of several arm exercises. It is a very beautiful movement, and while you do it, | want you to have in mind the thought of grace and heauty, for this exercise js the one given to all the actresses and inter- @ * to teach tix of gesture. Try to work up to eight counts in this exerc Perhaps four wrist your more and improves every muscle of arm and shoulder. Perhaps than any other of the exercises Will be enough with which to com- [have given you in my previous talks, mence this one has a definite effect upom First, assume the { standing your will power, giving you control position, but held as in with a and Wrist® you never knew you possessed and IMlustration No, 2 The the sense of beauty and rhythm thag wrist leads in this exercise, Then will start you off for your day’s work, the arms, with the wrists bent, feeling equal to any task that may he hands meet above the bead confront you. After a few days of with the wrist ching, in Hlus- p ice you will see how improved tration No. 3. Then, still holding the your figure You will find that your aris aloft, bend the wrists outward, arms no longer spoil your straight Ihouette, Vo bring your hands back to until the finger tips touch, with the line back of the hands downward, as in baby Illustration No, 4, Separate the fins loveliness requires special attentiom rer tips and bring the arms down till and infinite care and patience. Merely they are level with the shoulders, the manicuring them is not enough. Am wrists bent back, the palms of the exercise that will make the fingers » hipless hands pointing outward, as in Hlus- nimble is taken by stretching the tration No. 5, Continue the downward arms directly forward at right angles nm nen the hands the with the shoulders, and then clasping sides. During all the ements, and unclasping the hands firmly until body is ke fatigued. 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