A picture of New York in 1850 : with a short account of places in its vicinity : designed as a guide to citizens and strangers ; with numerous engravings, and a map of the city . three in Brooklyn. The New-Yorkbanks are located as follows; Thirteen in Wall-street, two in Greenwich-street, onein Broadway., one in the Bowery, one in Chatham-street,one in , two in Pearl-street, one in Grand-street, one in Hudson-street, and one in Avenue D. GAS WORKS, In Canal-street, corner of Centre-street, This is a veryinteresting place, for here the visiter can see the manner inwhich the gas th
A picture of New York in 1850 : with a short account of places in its vicinity : designed as a guide to citizens and strangers ; with numerous engravings, and a map of the city . three in Brooklyn. The New-Yorkbanks are located as follows; Thirteen in Wall-street, two in Greenwich-street, onein Broadway., one in the Bowery, one in Chatham-street,one in , two in Pearl-street, one in Grand-street, one in Hudson-street, and one in Avenue D. GAS WORKS, In Canal-street, corner of Centre-street, This is a veryinteresting place, for here the visiter can see the manner inwhich the gas that lights the city is made. The machine-ry is very interesting, and perfectly accessible at the usualbusiness hours. GYMNASIUiMS. The princnal establishment of this kind is situated in alarge and very commodious building, at Nos. 159 and 161Crosby-street. Fencing, sparring, wrestling, reading,dressing and bathing rooms are found in this establishmentand accommodatiors for all the exercises practised in gymnasiums. The instituti^n is very complete inall its departments, and forms one of the most interestingobjects for visiters in the city. Terms—one year, $12 ;. STORES. 115 six months, §8 ; three months, $5. J. T. Hatfield, pro-prietor ; H. T. Swiggs, director. This estabhshment hasthe patronage of some of the most distinguished membersof the medical profession in this city. As a means of pre-serving health, developing the physical faculties, and givingease, strength and grace to the body—-gymnastic exercisesare of vast importance. Thousands of persons in this city,of sedentary habits, are now suffering, and laying the seedsof disease and death in their constitutions^ who might gainrelief and prolong their lives by a timely resort to themanly exercises above mentioned. It is strange that withthe vast amount of medical and scientific testimony thatexists in their favour, they should be so much neglect,ed. These rooms are most used in the evening, whenthe visiter ca
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