The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . Street, was the firstout of town tavern. It was called the BlueBoar. In the early days, Jan Jansen Damen, whosehouse was about where the Equitable building-stands, and who killed bears there in 1646, ownedthe land on the west side of Broadway from aboutPine Street to Fulton Street, and on the east sidefrom about Pine Street to Maiden Lane. After hisdeath in 1651 the land was divided among his heirs, 190 NEW Y()KK CITY LIFE one of whom, Tunis Dey, is remembered in thename of Dey
The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . Street, was the firstout of town tavern. It was called the BlueBoar. In the early days, Jan Jansen Damen, whosehouse was about where the Equitable building-stands, and who killed bears there in 1646, ownedthe land on the west side of Broadway from aboutPine Street to Fulton Street, and on the east sidefrom about Pine Street to Maiden Lane. After hisdeath in 1651 the land was divided among his heirs, 190 NEW Y()KK CITY LIFE one of whom, Tunis Dey, is remembered in thename of Dey Street; and another, Oloff S. VanCortlandt, in the name of Cortlandt Street. VanCortlandt Hved on the site of the Trinity building,and had a sugar-house in the rear. Van Cortlandtwas one of the Xine Men who so resokitely op-posed Governor Stuyvesant and insisted upon thepeople being represented in the government. Hisclosest associates were Vander Donck and Van Dinck-. Corner of Broadway and Cortlandt Street, 1846. The Vans made things liot for Stuyvesantand succeeded in their s})inted contest. We blesstheir memories, and continue to honor them. Southof Cortlandt Street were the stores of two greatmerchants—John Bowie Dash, ironmonger, and JohnJacob Astor, furrier. A ])icture of those old timesmay be seen by any one who will take the troubleto go to the corner of Old Slip and Front Street, theoffice of the Hollaud Coffee Conrpanj/. On the dooris Bowie Dashs sign, and standing in the doorway 101 THE AMERICAN METROPOLIS may be seen one of New Yorks old merchants cometo life. Tall and spare he is, with furry beaver hat—broad at the crown, choker about his neck, genteelblack suit, smooth-shaven face, and keen twinklingeyes. Dont stare at him, but just walk by andadmire him. Van Tienhoven owned the next planta-tion on the east side of Broadway, extending to thepoint where Broadway turned into the Bowery was a portion of this plan
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