Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-13 | Page 22 | 5th Avenue Not Exclusive Now

5TH AVENUE NOT I : EXCLUSIVE NOW : NEW YORK, Feb. 11 Stealthy, but steady, advances by tradesmen, COV-I COV-I erlnr a period of mure, lli.tn 2' yi n. have virtually broken the residential efci luslvencsy of Fifth avenue, known the wurlU uor th l.omu yrotun-t Of the Vanderhllts. Carnegie, Il.irrt-maiis, Il.irrt-maiis, Plants. Fripka Hiid other wealthy weal-thy fatnlllQS. Une .,- one mansions which hi.ii.sed internatle.nal personages anrt- ave to Fifth avenue much of its glitter and fame, are surrendering . commercial nt-.-rp rises .md the rich nic seeking homed In now "exclusive ' arts of .lie city Real estate1 men. who have "watched with Interest this aggression Of trade, say that another dcade will have wiped out the last bit of residential resi-dential exoluslveness In the avenue. The chance In Fifth avenue was re-; fleeted in the recent purchase of pri. rty bordering the East river at Fifty-' 'eighth street ui afr iiUaxu K. "an- derbllt. Sr.. where she intends to build I rl!', hls bit ,,f Property dl-i Sae";; fr 'CkWeil'S Island where n city prison located and H almost underneath the Manlu, ta,? Li ' ..roach to ,n,. QuoerSboro bridge , derbiUs migration to the Ea," rty,r ca a ftew exciuaive Strict in us bef: u issys f''T.w th.her brilliant. social acMvl! ties .Bald, when sm. purchased the Bast river properlj thai i t( t, avenue barf "lost Hs residential atmosphere " v.rjleh was its most valuable charm." Traffic and crowds, resulting from the ( trade InvaalOu, she said, had taken i uway Its cxclusivcncss. Tho fight to save Fifth avenue has been waged since the latv 90's when; real estate men began to get options I on property near ' the magnificent mansions. Member of the Vander- hilt family and others owning IiliiVs thesfe expended millions of dollars in buying up property in an effort to slem tho tide Much Of this property was purehas- ed at exorbitant figures and after a lapse of ears lias fallen .i k for business use. Hotels, banking houses. Jewelry stores, millinery and fine lall- iBf iK.rthward 'll"g .JLLL fare rs 'k. V The home v.h ' ' avU -...Si mux