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Press of The Chauncey Holt Company New York City 704947 Wo 4 2CatI)frinf at (filfrttinnt ¥t Witt OlUnton liptt 3Franbltn Waalitngton Jlrntng ?Katrtna Ban Saaarll 30aar Nptotan Uabfrt 3F«ltnn 3Franria ^kibbg (ClfrHatrttali anil tlip fKara fawrll 2Jt|ia Unlnmp ta affrrttanatrlii bp&tratpb CONTENTS Page FIFTY YEARS ON OLD FORTY-SECOND STREET 1 THE NORTH RIVER 41 The Hudson a Hundred Years Ago 58 Whales and Whalers of the Hudson 61 The Old Beverley Robinson House 66 West Point 70 Along the Shores in the City 71 Old Families on the River 81 THE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 87 William Rhinelander Stewart. EDITORIAL 108 THE NEW LIBERTY POLE ERECTED IN CITY HALL PARK BY THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION AND NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY 123 ADDRESS OF SENATOR FRANK B. WILLIS OF OHIO 127 FOOTLIGHT FAVORITES FORTY YEARS AGO A Stroll up Broadway 133 By Daniel J. Brown. TOURING IN OLD NEW YORK 169 RECOLLECTIONS OF COMMODORE E. C. BENEDICT, EDWIN BOOTH 175 AN INTERESTING OLD LETTER ABOUT THE BATTERY, 1840.. 187 [Xl] AROUND MANHATTAN ISLAND IN A ROWBOAT IN 1872 190 Philip Corel!. EDGAR ALLAN POE IN NEW YORK CITY—SECOND PAPER 193 Dr. Appleton Morgan. A MEMORABLE YEAR IN OLD NEW YORK, 1807 211 Mrs. Mary P. Ferris. JONAS BRONCK'S LIBRARY 229 LADY EMMELINE STUART WORTLEY'S IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK IN 1849 230 OUR CITY HALL 235 SOME OLD TIME PARADES AND FESTIVITIES THE GREAT COLUMBUS CELEBRATION, 1892 243 School Children's Day 244 The Naval Parade 247 The Military Parade 247 The Night Pageant 248 EVACUATION DAY PARADE, 1883 251 WASHINGTON'S INAUGURAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. 1889 252 ATLANTIC CABLE CELEBRATION, 1858 260 PARADE IN HONOR OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, 1860 264 METROPOLITAN POLICE PARADE, 1865 264 CONDITION OF THE STREETS IN 1836 266 TRINITY CHURCH AND BURIAL GROUND (See Supplement) 271 Harry A. Chandler. LIST OF HISTORICAL GRAVES IN TRINITY CHURCHYARD.... 273 ANOTHER LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW YORK WRITES A LETTER 291 [XII] A MEMOIR OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT 292 THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 299 WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS 302 LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG SPEECH 313 INDEX 317 [ xni ] ILLUSTRATIONS List of Rare Old Prints, Engravings and Colored Lithographs Contained in this Volume. HUDSON RIVER CANAL BOATS (IN COLOR) Frontispiece At their docks along West Street. FORTY-SECOND STREET IN 1876 (FOLDER, IN COLOR) 1 EXTERIOR OF MR. F. W. SCHOONMAKER'S DRUG STORE, 42nd STREET, 1875 3 FORTY-SECOND STREET LOOKING WEST FROM MADISON AVENUE ABOUT 1900—WELLINGTON HOTEL 7 FORTY-SECOND STREET AT MADISON AVENUE—HOTEL MANHATTAN 11 FORTY-SECOND STREET AT MADISON AVENUE IS Buildings occtipying site of present Liggett Building. FORTY-SECOND STREET AT PARK AVENUE, 1880 19 Showing old depot and railroad cut. FORTY-SECOND STREET LOOKING WEST FROM PARK AVE- NUE, 187S ; 23 SITE OF GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL AS IT APPEARED IN 1849 27 VANDERBILT AVENUE AT 45TH STREET, SHOWING NORTH END OF THE OLD DEPOT 31 GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT NEARING COMPLETION, 1869 35 INTERIOR OF TRAIN SHED, GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT, 1871.... 39 THE CHRYSTENAH 43 One of the most palatial Hudson River boats of her day. THE ROCKLAND, HUDSON RIVER FERRY BOAT RUNNING BETWEEN TARRYTOWN AND NYACK 47 OLD TIME HUDSON RIVER SLOOP (IN COLOR) 49 THE RALEIGH 51 Almost the last of the freight boats plying between New York and nearby river towns. [XV] GRAND SALOON OF PEOPLES EVENING LINE STEAMER BETWEEN NEW YORK AND ALBANY, 1878 55 THE ST. JOHN 59 THE DEAN RICHMOND 60 THE DREW AND ST. JOHN PASSING THE HIGHLANDS 63 THE ELYSIAN FIELDS AND RIVER WALK AT HOBOKEN, 1830 64 THE HUDSON RIVER 67 Very rare view of baptismal scene near the White Fort, 1850. THE PALISADES MOUNTAIN HOUSE (IN COLOR) 71 THE C. VIBBARD , 7i HAYBOATS AND BARGES OFF THE PALISADES, ABOUT 1«30 IN COLOR) 74 THE RICHARD STOCKTON 75 HUDSON RIVER AT 135TH STREET, ABOUT 1845 77 By Awdubon. THE PARADE GROUNDS AT WEST POINT (IN COLOR) 81 From a rare French lithograph by Milbert, about 1825. THE MARY POWELL 81 THE SYLVAN DELL 83 VIEW FROM ALPINE, SOUTH TO NEW YORK (IN COLOR) 85 From Cliffdale, residence of Mr. George A. Zabriskie. BROADWAY, SOUTH FROM THE ASTOR HOUSE, ABOUT 1850 (IN COLOR) 87 NASSAU AND LIBERTY STREETS, ABOUT 1820 89 TAPPAN LANDING EASTERN TERMINUS OF THE ERIE RAIL ROAD, 1837 (IN COLOR) 92 BROAD STREET (CURB MARKET) ON SUNDAY 93 THE BEVERLY ROBINSON HOUSE—ARNOLD'S QUARTERS WHEN IN COMMAND AT WEST POINT (IN COLOR) 96 BROWN BROTHERS' BUILDING AT WALL AND HANOVER STREETS, 1865 97 MAIDEN LANE AND FRONT STREET, 1816, THE FLY MARKET 101 ASTOR HOUSE, BROADWAY AT VESEY STREET, 1832 105 [ XVI ] BROADWAY AND FULTON STREET 109 MADISON AVENUE, LOOKING NORTH FROM 23RD STREET.... 113 NORTH BATTERY, AT THE FOOT OF HUBERT STREET, 1830 (IN COLOR) lis ABRAHAM DE PEYSTER STATUE, IN BOWLING GREEN PARK 117 CASTLE GARDEN, 1850. (IN COLOR) 121 From rare Bornet view in possession of Downtown Association. CITY HALL PARK, FLAG DAY, JUNE 14, 1921 122 Dedication of the New Liberty Pol*. RAISING OF THE FLAG ON NEW LIBERTY POLE, FLAG DAY... 125 FERRY BOAT ON NORTH RIVER, ABOUT 1830 127 TAMMANY SOCIETY IN LIBERTY POLE CELEBRATION PARADE 128 SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI IN LIBERTY POLE CELEBRA- TION PARADE 128 PRESIDENT JOHN A. WEEKES, OF NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, DELIVERING ADDRESS AT LIBERTY POLE CELEBRATION 130 VIEW OF THE PALISADES OPPOSITE YONKERS (IN COLOR) 133 PROGRAM NEW YORK THEATRE, NOVEMBER 26, 1827 134 "BABY SHOW" ANNOUNCEMENT, BARNUM'S MUSEUM, 1862.. 136 PROGRAM BARNUM'S MUSEUM 138 PROGRAM CHATHAM THEATRE, MAY 11, 1825 140 STURGEON IN HUDSON RIVER (IN COLOR) 141 FAST HORSES ON HARLEM LANE, THE SPEEDWAY OF 1870.... 143 ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL, BROADWAY BETWEEN BROOME AND SPRING STREETS 146 PEARL AND CHATHAM STREETS, SHOWING OLD SHANTIES.. 151 SLEIGHING ON BROADWAY 155 BROADWAY, NORTH TO GRACE CHURCH, ABOUT 1884 159 THE PALISADES, NEAR ENGLEWOOD LANDING (IN COLOR) 161 CHUCK CONNORS AND GROUP OF HIS FRIENDS 163 [ XVII ] THE EAST RIVER, 54TH TO 5STH STREETS, SHOWING SHOT TOWER AND ORIGINAL BREVOORT FARM, 1866 167 SUTTON MANOR, EAST RIVER AND 57TH STREET, SHOW- ING COUNTRY RESIDENCE OF DAVID PROVOST, 1858 171 PEEKSKILL LANDING ON THE HUDSON, ABOUT 182S (IN COLOR) 177 WHALES IN NEW YORK HARBOR, 1679 (IN COLOR) 181 WALL AND BROAD STREETS, ABOUT 1885 185 Site of addition to the New York Stock Exchange. PAGE FROM A WHALER'S LOG BOOK (IN COLOR) 188 EDGAR ALLAN POE 192 From engraving by John Sartain. BRONZE TABLET MARKING ORIGINAL SITE OF THE POE COTTAGE 210 MRS. MARTHA J. LAMB, IN THE STUDIO OF HER HOME IN THE COLEMAN HOUSE, 1875 213 THE OLD FERRY HOUSE, CEDAR AND GREENWICH STREETS, 1875 217 G. M. BOURNE'S BOOK AND PRINT SHOP, 359 BROADWAY, 1831 221 Also first home of the Union Club, 1836. PARK AVENUE, EAST SIDE S2ND TO 53RD STREET, ABOUT 1870 225 RESIDENCE OF HENRY BREEVOORT, 24 FIFTH AVENUE 233 WEST BROADWAY AND HUDSON STREET, 1880 239 EVACUATION DAY PARADE PASSING ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, 1883 245 PARADE CELEBRATING THE LAYING OF THE ATLANTIC CABLE, 1859 249 SCENE ON THE PORCH OF THE CLUB HOUSE OF THE LARCH- MONT YACHT CLUB, 1886 253 PORTRAIT OF CYRUS W. FIELD 257 POLICE PARADE IN NEW YORK, 1859 261 MADISON AVENUE AND 26TH STREET, 1854 269 [ xvni ] OLD TRINITY AND ITS FAMOUS CHURCHYARD (IN COLOR).. 271 (Folding chart with key to location historical graves.) HOW WASHINGTON HEIGHTS HAS CHANGED IN LESS THAN TWENTY YEARS AUDUBON PARK, 1S8TH STREET AND RIVERSIDE DRIVE 281 SPEEDWAY AT 1S6TH STREET AND THE HARLEM RIVER 283 BROADWAY AND 148TH STREET, 1900 285 BRIDGE OVER BROADWAY CONNECTING TRINITY CEME- TERY, 154TH AND 1S5TH STREETS 287 FORT WASHINGTON POINT AND VIEW OF THE PALISADES 289 GENERAL SIMON BOLIVAR STATUE IN CENTRAL PARK 297 EARLY TYPE OF BICYCLE USED IN NEW YORK 315 [xix] VIK«' nV TlUE .-VORTO HIIIK OK 1''<»K1T-»K«;0!VII» SXH5RIST FTR051 nfJUJ-lTin TO I.KXII?.-i:T«»X AVKVI'KM IH7<I — Quite recently the De Witt Clinton was again put upon the tracks and made part of a journey to Chicago under her own steam. She excited much interest on the way and received everywhere a cordial reception. VALENTINE'S MANUAL of OLD NEW YORK No. 6 FOR 1922 New Series FIFTY YEARS ON OLD FORTY-SECOND STREET, 1870-1920 Doctor F. W. Schoonmaker, whose drug store is now among the oldest in the City and the only store on 42nd Street that has survived the changes since 1871 is still hale and hearty. He is at his business every day and has probably more personal friends in the neighborhood than any other man on the street. We asked Dr. Schoonmaker if he wouldn't kindly talk about the old days for the benefit of the present generation and for the edification of his old friends. The following article is very much as Dr. Schoonmaker recalled the old days but some interpolations by Mr.
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