. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 28 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX Chairman of Executive Committee: Henry K. Davis. Looking back a quarter of a century, and comparing conditions then with those of today, we cannot help but marvel at the re- markable growth of the Borough in commerce, population and achievement during that short period. From what was formerly a slow, slumbering unprogressive community, there has sprung. Home Street, Looking East from Union Avenue in 1883 up a great, vigorous and flourishing cosmopolitan community, which tod
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 28 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX Chairman of Executive Committee: Henry K. Davis. Looking back a quarter of a century, and comparing conditions then with those of today, we cannot help but marvel at the re- markable growth of the Borough in commerce, population and achievement during that short period. From what was formerly a slow, slumbering unprogressive community, there has sprung. Home Street, Looking East from Union Avenue in 1883 up a great, vigorous and flourishing cosmopolitan community, which today, if it were a separate and distinct city, would rank in population as the seventh city in the United States, and the third in the State of New York. What may be heralded as the birth of the new Bronx began in 1895, when the maps of the streets and highways west of the Bronx River were completed. The Bronx at that time contained about 100,000 inhabitants. In five years the population doubled,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
Size: 1759px × 1420px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1913
