Miller's New York as it is, or, Stranger's guide-book to the cities of New York, Brooklyn and adjacent places : comprising notices of every object of interest to strangers ; including public buildings, churches, hotels, places of amusement, literary institutions, etc . corner of Broadway and Leon-ard street is the notable edifice of the New York LifeInsurance Company, and in the distance beyond, the , Metropolitan, and Grand Central Hotels, GraceChurch, Union Park, &c. Turning to the opposite point of view, the HudsonRiver, with Jersey City, and Hoboken, with its beauti-ful walks, i
Miller's New York as it is, or, Stranger's guide-book to the cities of New York, Brooklyn and adjacent places : comprising notices of every object of interest to strangers ; including public buildings, churches, hotels, places of amusement, literary institutions, etc . corner of Broadway and Leon-ard street is the notable edifice of the New York LifeInsurance Company, and in the distance beyond, the , Metropolitan, and Grand Central Hotels, GraceChurch, Union Park, &c. Turning to the opposite point of view, the HudsonRiver, with Jersey City, and Hoboken, with its beauti-ful walks, its distant hills and valleys ; on both sides ofthe river, the steamers, ships, and docks. This superbriver has been often compared with the Rhine for itspicturesque beauty; we can here get but a faint idea ofit, for its bold scenery is seen only after journeyingsome 40 miles to the north; we catch merely a glimpseof the Palisades, beginning at Weehawken and extend-ing about 20 miles. Veering to the south, we see thefortified islets of the lower bay, with Staten Island,Richmond, &c, with their numerous picturesque cot-tages, villas, and castellated mansions, and to the south-west, the Raritan Bay, the Passaic River, leading toNewark in the distance, AND PUBTW SQUARES. 27 PAEKS AND PUBLIC SQUAEES. BATTERY. Commencing our descriptions of the notabilia ofNew-York with its pleasure-grounds and parks, weought first to mention the Battery, situated at thesouthernmost terminus, of the metropolis. Thesegrounds cover an area of about twelve acres, of thecrescent form, having a profusion of stately trees,which afford a delightful place of retreat in the sum-mer-time, for pleasure-seekers, who prefer to inhalethe fresh sea-breeze under their shade to the crowdedthrongs of fashion in the city. The walks stretchingalong the margin of these grounds were formerly muchfrequented, but of late years, in consequence of the*rapid growth of the city, all private residences havirigbeen t
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