New York of to-day. . uring the old Dutch later years the lower end grew to be a series of dives, saloons, shows, etc., and became the favorite resort of a tough element. Here the peculiar type of swag-gering ruffian, the Bowery Boy, was developed. The street has lost much of its former bad repute, and the boy has disappeared. The milder young toughsof today are in turn giving way to the frugal and good-natured German and Jew. Better shops are being opened year by year. The Bowery now boasts thelargest savings bank in the world. LOOKING NORTH FROM 23d STREET. View looking up Broadway t
New York of to-day. . uring the old Dutch later years the lower end grew to be a series of dives, saloons, shows, etc., and became the favorite resort of a tough element. Here the peculiar type of swag-gering ruffian, the Bowery Boy, was developed. The street has lost much of its former bad repute, and the boy has disappeared. The milder young toughsof today are in turn giving way to the frugal and good-natured German and Jew. Better shops are being opened year by year. The Bowery now boasts thelargest savings bank in the world. LOOKING NORTH FROM 23d STREET. View looking up Broadway to the left and 5th Avenue to the right from the Flat Iron Building at 23d Street. Lessthan half a century ago this was largely a country district. The Times Building towers at the distant curve of Broadway almost obscured by the nearer huge bulkof the Hoffman House. The Waldorf shows prominently in the middle distance of 5th Avenue. This view includes the busiest hotel and shopping district of thegreat metropolis. r I. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Stretches from opposite City Hall Park to Fulton and Sand Streets, Brooklyn. This magnificent bridge was begun in 1870 andopened to the public in 1883. Cost $21,000,000. It consists of a central river span 1,595 feet long and two land spans, with a total length between terminals of7,680 feet. The bridgeway carries two cable and two trolley car tracks, two wagon ways and a footpath. 4,000 cars and 2,000 vehicles pass east and west everyday. The average number of passengers in twenty-four hours is 300,000. It is estimated that about 5,000,000,000 people have used this bridge since its opening. BLACKWELLS ISLAND BRIDGE. This splendid example of cantilever bridge construction spans the East River from East 59th Street and 2d Avenue toJane and Academy Streets, Long Island City. The bridge is supported by six masonry piers with a clear height over channels of 135 feet. Longest span 1182feet. The entire structure is nearly 7700 feet in length—the
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