A home geography of New York city . Inauguuation of Washington fashion. There was a theater in John street then. Washington usedto go to the theater and often invited friends to his private box. When New York became the capital of the United States thecity had grown northward as far as Reade street on the west side,and Grand or Catharine street on the east side. North of theselimits were farms and country homes. Bouwerie village, which extended from 2d street to 16th street,was a real country village, and a country road led through farmsall the way to Harlem. Collect pond was still a favorite
A home geography of New York city . Inauguuation of Washington fashion. There was a theater in John street then. Washington usedto go to the theater and often invited friends to his private box. When New York became the capital of the United States thecity had grown northward as far as Reade street on the west side,and Grand or Catharine street on the east side. North of theselimits were farms and country homes. Bouwerie village, which extended from 2d street to 16th street,was a real country village, and a country road led through farmsall the way to Harlem. Collect pond was still a favorite placefor fishing and skating. There were many open fields in the. Washington Statue, Wall Street197 198 HOME GEOGEAPHY OF NEW YORK CITY city where the children could play outdoor games in summer and make sliding ponds in winter. Boys did not need to go miles away from their homes to find a ball field in those days. The east side of Manhattan grew more quickly than the west side and was of more importance in Washingtons time; but there were bouweries and villageson the west side also. Themost important west-sidevillages were Greenwich,Chelsea, and Bloomingdale. Greenwich village ex-tended along the Hudsonriver from about Charlton Washingtons Desk in the City Hall g^^.^^^ ^^ i^^^ ^^^^^^^ Before the fighting began in 1776 Washington had his headquarters inGreenwich village. He was living there when he became interestedin Hamilton. Chelsea village extended from about 19th street to24tli street. Bloomingdale village extended along Broadway fromabout 66th street to 90th street. These boundaries are not may learn the exact boundaries when you are
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