▁provided ▁music ▁throughout ▁the ▁afternoon ▁and ▁evening . ▁The ▁E W CA ▁also ▁hosted ▁a ▁bar bec ue , ▁in ▁which ▁three ▁ox ▁were ▁ro asted ▁and ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁lo aves ▁of ▁bread ▁used ▁to ▁feed ▁the ▁crowd ▁ro ast ▁ox ▁sand wich es . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁$ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁bridge ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁bridge ▁led ▁to ▁extensive ▁new ▁development ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁As ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁being ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Bl iss - H av em ey er ▁Sy nd icate ▁( which ▁included ▁Represent ative ▁Arch ib ald ▁Bl iss , ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁bed ▁manufact urer ▁Er win ▁C . ▁Car p enter , ▁Represent ative ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Cl un ie , ▁Senator ▁and ▁rail road ▁att orney ▁Cha un ce y ▁De pe w , ▁Senator ▁George ▁H ear st , ▁and ▁sugar ▁ref ining ▁magn ate ▁John ▁W . ▁Hav em ey er ) ▁purchased ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁East ▁Washington ▁He ights ▁development . ▁They ▁built ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁roads ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁land sc aped ▁the ▁plots ▁along ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁SE , ▁Alabama ▁Avenue ▁SE , ▁and ▁Branch ▁Avenue ▁SE ▁with ▁gard ens , ▁orch ards , ▁pav il ions , ▁and ▁sh ade