212 COMMISSION ON BUILDING DISTRICTS 



ing establishments are shown to present a grave danger not only in the 

 storage of automobiles in the streets themselves, but especially in their 

 unrestricted use of the sidewalks as grade crossings. Push carts are shown 

 in hundreds upon streets on the lower east side of Manhattan and in The 

 Bronx. Another cause of sidewalk and even street congestion is shown 

 to be the multiplication of tall buildings, both manufacturing and office, in 

 which by the multiplication of floor space it is possible to house many more 

 than can crowd into the street at any one time. 



The environment of schools, churches and hospitals is shown to have 

 suffered by the uncontrolled liberty of location that has been enjoyed by 

 business and industry and as a great indictment against this very freedom 

 are pictured the hundreds and thousands of children whose only playground 

 is the street. 



Most of the photographs relate principally to the Use restrictions, but 

 one interesting series shows the old practice of opening windows upon the 

 lot lines. 



A study of the pictures will reveal the fact that although they have of 

 necessity been placed in certain classes, they each contain a comprehensive 

 indictment of the present lack of common sense regulation and a demand 

 for such a remedy as the use, height and area districting proposes to offer. 



