. The greatest street in the world : the story of Broadway, old and new, from the Bowling Green to Albany . ry ornate building, thecorner-stone of which was laid in 1903. At Number 1684,the Metropolitan Roller Skating Rink has been in opera-tion since 1906. The building which it occupies has beenan armory of one of the city batteries, a bicycle academy,and various other things during the past thirty years. At the northwest corner of Forty-ninth Street, the OldGuard had its armory from 1898 to 1908. This is nota part of the regular military force of the State, but ithas peculiar privileges, and
. The greatest street in the world : the story of Broadway, old and new, from the Bowling Green to Albany . ry ornate building, thecorner-stone of which was laid in 1903. At Number 1684,the Metropolitan Roller Skating Rink has been in opera-tion since 1906. The building which it occupies has beenan armory of one of the city batteries, a bicycle academy,and various other things during the past thirty years. At the northwest corner of Forty-ninth Street, the OldGuard had its armory from 1898 to 1908. This is nota part of the regular military force of the State, but ithas peculiar privileges, and is usually detailed as anescort for any distinguished person who reviews parades From Forty-Second Street to Ninety-Sixth 273 or processions. From a social standpoint, it rankshigher, possibly, than any other military organizationin the city, and it partakes more nearly of the natureof a social club than do the regular regiments. The vastmajority of the rank and file of the national guard organ-izations are young men, while those in the Old Guardhave passed the meridian of life, having seen active and. From Valentines-Vajnta/, 1864 THE OLD HALFWAY HOUSE AT THE JUNCTIOX OF BROADWAY, EIGHTHAVENUE, AND FIFTY-NINTH STREET strenuous service elsewhere. The City Guard wasformed in 1833, and at the same time a rival organiza-tion, called the Light Guard, was formed out of the oldBlues, dating from. 1762. After the Civil War, the sur-vivors of the two organizations united to form the OldGuard on April 22, 1868. The distinctive white uniformand great bearskin hat always attract attention, and theveterans are held very high in popular estimation. 274 The Worlds Greatest Street At Fifty-ninth Street is the entrance to CentralPark, and where Broadway, Eighth Avenue, and Fifty-ninth Street cross is an open space called The Circle,Its centre is occupied by a fine column and base calledthe Columbus Statue, presented to the city by the Italianresidents in 1892 in commemoration of the four hund
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