. New York of to-day . aper erected in NewYork (1884). It was only eight stories high, butit demonstrated the feasibility of skeleton construc-tion and caused Manhattan to develop up into theair instead of along the ground. The height ofsuch buildings seems only to be limited by theowners desire, so far as safety is concerned. TheWoolworth Building is about eight hundred feetaliove ground, and the Metropolitan Tower iascarcely a hundred feet less. Within the past year,however, certain laws have been passed limitingthe height of these buildings to a more reasonablealtitude, and in certain zones
. New York of to-day . aper erected in NewYork (1884). It was only eight stories high, butit demonstrated the feasibility of skeleton construc-tion and caused Manhattan to develop up into theair instead of along the ground. The height ofsuch buildings seems only to be limited by theowners desire, so far as safety is concerned. TheWoolworth Building is about eight hundred feetaliove ground, and the Metropolitan Tower iascarcely a hundred feet less. Within the past year,however, certain laws have been passed limitingthe height of these buildings to a more reasonablealtitude, and in certain zones the character and Pairittd lij- Alitt Hank for N™ York of Toitaj—toryriftil 1917 WALL STREET LOOKING TOWARD TRINITY CHURCH-1917 GUEST PATRIOTIC: DEMONSTRATION UPON THE ENTttV OF OU« COONTKV INTO THE EURO-PEAN CONFLICT TWI idiiiyqtiJ—td»T <o mV\ ml r1l«aH »)HA (d iJMilrt TIB! YTIHIHT ORAWOT OWIXOOJ T33HT2 JJAW ? OHUl 3H1 OTHI VflTHUOS flUO YHTH3 3HT HOfU HOllAHTSHOMau ^•toi!tf,1 1 » i».) T3U1H03 M*31. NEW YORK OF TO-DAY 27 purpose of the building are also defined by law. TliiBensures a more harmonious development of the cityns a whole and provides a definite plan for itsfuture expansion. Certain sections are now re-served for retailing, others for manufacturing, andstill others for wholesale business. The great number of persons employed in thecloak and suit trade first called attention to thenecessity for some such regulation. These firmsmoved uptown to be close to their principal cus-tomers, the retailers. As most of the latter areon Fifth Avenue and other nearby thoroughfares,the noontime promenade of these factory workers—who Beemed determined to walk sis abreast—pro-duced a congestion on the sidewalks that was verydisagreeable to the shopper. The seriousness ofthe situation threatened the very existence of FifthAvenue as a high-class retail centre and broughtabout the much-needed reform. All classes havebenefited by the change, and New York as a cityan
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