. The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time;. d of theshoemakers fraternity, owned a large section of thisland and lived on the Broadway front of it. Itwas he who, though wild in his youth, becamea pillar of the Dutch church and gave his fort-une to it. John Street and Fulton Street (thencalled Fair Street) were opened across his land. house at Broadway and Maiden Lanewas sold in 1732 for 120 pounds. The corner of Fulton Street, occupied by theEvening Post, calls up tender memories of Wil-liam Cullen Bryant, who only a few years ago, itseems, could be
. The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time;. d of theshoemakers fraternity, owned a large section of thisland and lived on the Broadway front of it. Itwas he who, though wild in his youth, becamea pillar of the Dutch church and gave his fort-une to it. John Street and Fulton Street (thencalled Fair Street) were opened across his land. house at Broadway and Maiden Lanewas sold in 1732 for 120 pounds. The corner of Fulton Street, occupied by theEvening Post, calls up tender memories of Wil-liam Cullen Bryant, who only a few years ago, itseems, could be seen daily walking down Broadwayand into his office on the Fulton Street side of theold building. ISTo paper in New York has so con-sistently maintained an upright position in publicmatters as this paper has done. Its various man-agers have all been sustained by the same highview of pubhc duty. It was established in 1801,as an organ of the Federal party. Jay and Hamil-ton were among its founders. By a curious coinci-dence its first editor was William Coleman, once 192. NEW YORK CITY LIFE the partner of Aaron Burr, who held his positionfor twenty years, and was succeeded by successor was Carl Schurz; and, since hiswithdrawal, Horace White and Edwin L. Godkinhave been managers. While it claims to be inde-pendent in poUtics, it runs strongly to free trade,which tendency has caused it to be allied with theMugwumps. No doubt this tendency, which isnot at all popular in New York, has prevented itfrom receiving the general support to which it isentitled for its clean and fearless attitude in thepublic affairs of our City. The opposite block onBroadway is the most ridiculous block in the elaborate and pretentious structures are on it,and between and around them are little nondescripthouses which, no less ugly than their great neigh-bors, bring out the humor of the situation by theirdisparity in size. The top of the Western Unionbuilding once had as much ginger-b
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