New York . SUBWAY ENTRANCE, CITY HALL. The entrances and exits to the citys underground rapid transit system are a new feature of the streets of the are substantially built and of pleasing design. The herculean undertaking was completed in 1904. Ultimate cost, $60,000,000. Brooklyn Bridge is the termi-nal for all lines. Manhattan western section runs to Kingsbridge, eastern to Bronx Park. Brooklyn tunnel will pass under Broadway to South Ferry, thenceunder East River to Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. Manhattan and Bronx lines reach Yonkers and Williamsbridge. Various branches a
New York . SUBWAY ENTRANCE, CITY HALL. The entrances and exits to the citys underground rapid transit system are a new feature of the streets of the are substantially built and of pleasing design. The herculean undertaking was completed in 1904. Ultimate cost, $60,000,000. Brooklyn Bridge is the termi-nal for all lines. Manhattan western section runs to Kingsbridge, eastern to Bronx Park. Brooklyn tunnel will pass under Broadway to South Ferry, thenceunder East River to Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. Manhattan and Bronx lines reach Yonkers and Williamsbridge. Various branches and loop-lines NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. 5th Avenue and 40th to 42d Streets. A notable structure, built of pure white marble, ranking in architectural design andin capacity with the few leading library buildings of the world. Here is room for four milHons of volumes, stacked according to the most approved methods oflibrary storage. Circulates over five million volumes annually. The New York Public Library is a successor to the Astor (1848) the Lenox (.1870) and Tilden(1877) foundations which were consolidated in 1895. The area covered by the building is approximately 450x300 feet. Carrere & Hastings, architects.
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