This is a link to my annotated Markdown page that transcribes the
first few paragraphs of the article and includes a link to an image from the Viele map showing the area as it appeared in 1865.
This is my html page to house my advertisment for desirable lots in Yorkville from 1852. I chose this because it is a very early reference to Yorkville. At this time, Yorkville was not a developed part of the city. In 1852, Central Park had not even been designed, and the area uptown around it was little more than farmland. It's hard to imagine what kind of "lots" were for sale and what the intended plan for them was.
Here is a picture:
This is a link to my annotated Markdown page that transcribes the
first few paragraphs of the article and includes a link to an image from the Viele map showing the area as it appeared in 1865.