New York and Its Institutions, 1609

Carribean Americans in New York City, 1895-1975

Chapter IV

New York As It Is.
Architecture of Manhattan

A. Description of the Island.— B. Population at Different Periods.— C. Streets and Avenues.— D. Architecture of Manhattan— E. Business in New York— F. Churches of New York— G. Parks and Squares.— H. How New York is Supplied with Water.— I. The Schools and Colleges of New York.— J. Public Security— K. New York All the Year Round— L. The Libraries, Monuments and Markets of New York— M. The Cemeteries of New York.

Claflin's

Fifth Avenue— Fifth Avenue— St. Nicholas— Grand Central— Cooper Institute— Academy of Design— Theatres— Astor Library Building— American Bible House— Publishing Houses— The Park Bank— Life Insurance Building— City Hall— New York Courthouse— New York Post-Office— Stores: A.T. Stewart's— Claflin's— Lord & Taylors— Tiffany & Co.— Number of Buildings.

H. B. Claflin & Co., has not only the largest wholesale store, but are the heaviest dealers in dry-goods in America. Their store has a frontage of eighty feet, and extends from Church street to West Broadway along Worth street, a distance of 875 feet. Beside many purchasing agents abroad, there are about five hundred clerks and other employes attending to the everyday affairs of this colossal business theater. The sales of the house have reached seventy millions in a year, and one million in a single day. Mr. Claflin worships at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn.

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