Chapter 11 No.11

The Slope of Murray Hill

Stretches of the Avenue-Murray Hill: a Slope in Transition-Early Astor Land Purchases-The Brunswick Building-A Deserted Clubland-Churches of the Stretch-The Marble Collegiate-The "Little Church Around the Corner" and its Story-When Grant's Funeral Procession Passed-The Waldorf and the Astoria-On the Hill in 1776-When the