Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-10 | Page 32 | The Roof-Garden Craze in New York

The Hoof-Garden Craze in New York. Some theatrical managers and a few caterers of New York have grown wise In their generation, and have followed the example of the man who built th-j first roof-garden cafe In the metropolis eight years ago. As a result of his experiment ex-periment of treating. New Yorkers to to the sky-line, within the last few years sky-line restaurants have sprung up here and there, and' their owners have grown rich with the money which tired, heat-tortured mortals have gladly glad-ly given In return for the cool breezes and a dainty mid-air supper served on the top of a lofty building. A number of private homes have followed the good example of making gardens on the roof and of occasionally having their dinners served there, and some of the coziest little retreats Imaginable are to bo found overlooking Washington Washing-ton Square and along Madison avenue. Some of the public schools have taken up the Idea and last year opened roof-gardens, roof-gardens, where the . little ones were , privileged to enjoy the sun. and air without danger of being run over by automobiles or cars. This year many more roof retreats are In the course of construction, and before many sensons have passed It will be unusual not to have a garden on the top of the house. The sHy-llne feature of New York, which Is increasing increas-ing to such an appreciable degree. Is. according to the opinion of a prominent financier who spent all lost summer right here in town, trending to one point, that of making New York City an ideal summer resort. Harriet Qulmby in Leslie's Weekly.