. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . ome and abroad who had never heard of its otherphases of existence. When the Federal Government assumedcharge of the reception of immigrants in 1890, the building cameagain -nto the possession of the city, by which it has been startedon a new career as an Aquarium. Broadway in 1865 was hardly less impassable than to-day, owingto the cumbersome omnibuses which ran to and from the ferriesand formed part of the citys main transit system. According to aguide book copyrighted in 1867, the r
. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . ome and abroad who had never heard of its otherphases of existence. When the Federal Government assumedcharge of the reception of immigrants in 1890, the building cameagain -nto the possession of the city, by which it has been startedon a new career as an Aquarium. Broadway in 1865 was hardly less impassable than to-day, owingto the cumbersome omnibuses which ran to and from the ferriesand formed part of the citys main transit system. According to aguide book copyrighted in 1867, the routes followed by the several 48 A HISTORY OF REAL ESTATE, omnil)us lines were as follows: From South Ferry, through Broad-way, to 42d street; from South P>rry, through Broadway and Fourthavenue, to 32d street; from South Ferry, through Broadway, 8thstreet. Avenue A, loth street and Avenue D, to loth street Ferry;from South Ferry, through Broadway, West 23d street. Ninth ave-nue, and 30th street, to Hudson River Railroad Station ; from WallStreet Ferry, through Broadway, 23d street, Madison avenue and. Stock Exchange. Broad street front. Since Remodeled. 40th street, to Reservoir square; from Fulton Ferry, throughBroadway, nth street, University place, 13th street, and Fifth ave-nue, to 42d street; from Cortlandt Street Ferry, through Broadway,Bleecker street, and 2d and East Houston streets, to HoustonStreet Ferry. The street-car lines, running north and south, werethe 2d, 3d, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and loth avenue, the East Side,and the Bleecker street and Fulton Ferry systems, including theYellow Line, besides which there were half a dozen crosstownroutes. No street-car line had in 1865 invaded Broadway. BriLDIXG AXD ARCHITRCTI-RE IX XHir YORK. 4.; In Broadway, between the Howling;- (ircLH and Wall street, weethe offices of importers of niercliandise dtlicr than (lr\ ^oikI^, ^lii])-pm<^ ajjents, transportation conijjanics. financial institntii) andlawyers,
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