, 1873-03-30
Hyde Park, South Chicago, and
Washington Heights.
From Harlem to the New Suburban
Town Without a Name.
Riverside, and Projects in that
Direction.
The Enlargement Of Lincoln Park
More New Business Buildings
and Hotels.
Summary of Sales.

Summary of Sales.
There is scarcely as much activity in the spec
ulation in suburban lands, from tho fact that. as
confidence increases, holders OF land show less
desire to sell and more disposition to hold on for
higher prices. ''Nhere should I invest my
money aSain in another piece OF prorerty:" says
one whq was recently offered large advance on a
piece OF suburban land bought q month ago.
The increasing indisposition to sell for fear Of
dosing good Investment is even moro notice.
able in connection with the nearer residence
property within the city. TEis feeling it, in fact
an obstacle to the Improvement Of the property
kteef, ard the anticipated increase III its value.
The supply OF good medium c1ass
of residences ia smaller than it has been for sev-
e1al years. great many have been built on
good streets In the West Division, but on tho
South Side so much unimprovcd property is
held for investment that it interferes with the
growth and improvement of that quarter. Many
Of the holders Of large tracts Of the choicest resi-
dence property along the avenues aud boulevards
next south OF the city limits talk Of numbers OF
fine residences that are to be erected soon" !"
But it was the sans way last summer; there was
much more talk than building. The ground in
That quarter is largely owned by wealthy capital
fsts who are abundantlv able to hold
It, but the fact that they neither build
themselves, nor offer Inducements to those who
would interferes for the present at least with the
growth OF the city in that direction. The same
is true to some extent of the nearest residence
property on the North Side. The result ia that
many people who would like to secure homes
pear the city arc driven to the suburbs against
their wills.
The southwest corner Of Michigan avenue and
Twenty-sl1tr street, lot Is feet front BY ITS
feet deep,-directly opposite the one recently
purchased BY the Plymouth congregation for
their new church,-has just been sold for
$780, 900; being at tine rate of 800 per front foot
to A. L. Evans, who will erect there Z handsome
block OF three residences, each three stories and
basement, with swell fronts.
THE BALTIMORE OHIO SHOPS.
An evening piper, Of last Friday, made SEN
1atioEal real esta. item out Of vague aud un-
founded Tumo1 Of the proposed establishment Of
Extensive car-works and shops for the Baltimore
+ Ohio Railroad at or near South Chicago As
oca1 as We can learn, there is no ground for the
report. The new Baltimore d Ohio Company
have not oven located the line of their road
nol'th Of South Chicago. They hare not bought
Any ground for shops, nor had any bought for
them or given to them. Wo have the best rea-
rons for believing that the Company do not
know yet where thoy will build shops
FOR the new road, an. the site is as
likely to be twenty miles from Chicago
Is ten The proprietors Of the ''port"
pf South Chicago would doubtless like to have
the shops at or near their prospective city, and
they may offer the railroad company strong in
ducemente, but the location Of the shops is en-
ti1ely unsettled yet. There is, however, great
deal OF activity in lands anywhere in the trian-
gular district which has
SOUTH CHICAGO AND WASHINGTON HE19HTb
for the southeastern and southwestern points Of
it's base, and it's northern apex at tho South
Park.
This triangular district, about eeyon miles long
lad about Eeven mi1es vrido at it's base, from
Washington Heights to South Chicago, is
being interaected By more railroads, whose
tnbr1ban trains run from dopots located
Utmost in the centre of business in the city, than
any other suburban quarter Of similar area about
The city. It IS being dotted all over with sta
lions that will each be the nucleus Of suburban
town, and eventually tho growth of these will
bring them so near to each other that, in the
NTH continuous lines Of houseB will extend in
livery direction.
HYDE PARE.
Our suburban ncighbor on our southern bor-
evening last, to nominate Board of Education, |
and, to the surprise Of syery one, the hall WAS
full Of people. Tho remark was gem
e1al, Where do they all come from !? And yet, on |
ccanning the individual faces, each ono was rec
pgnized as neighbor. Where houses are hid |
nen away among the trees they make no
such ehow as if arraycd On straight, naked |
streets, and it is no uncommon thing to find |
= new house already furnished and occupied |
before you had seen tho foundation faid. |
In small district lately arranged for water |
district, to pc devoted to ''pipe-layng" even the
Village Trustees we're surprised to find 7O3 I
houses, by actual count. Large as the surface
Of Hyde Park is, the builders hammer can be |
May will find many household goods on their |
Ray hither. just about this time Cornell, or (
Grand Crossing, appears to be the centre of at
traction. Mr. Cornell has donated Block 100, |
8 to be built immediately at cost OF S250000 !
As an inducement to add cNpola. he is to do
nate a flagstaff and Elliott c. Anthony, Esq, is |
10 donate the colors. Nothing il complete now |
l-days without either 4 mans:rd or d cupola. ]
The eky lines are the most prominent lines in |
architecture and the people Of Chicago and
Hyde Pnrk arc to be kept continually looking !
1p.
Mr. Cornell has traded fer nearly whole |
?lock at South Park Stat III, houses and al, end
he people are to move down to Cornell as soon /
Is their houses are ready.
He has also taken Friend Hol1aday right from +
1nder the droppings of the stone sanctuarj at !
HYDE Park, had is to transfer him in some way
% Cornell.
The past week has been equinoctaI week net
'nly with old Prob" at Washington, but with |
real estate matters in uyde Park. When the |
ground Is covered with snow, it all looks alke-
ndSe and slough. prairie or clearing it is all the
same So tue Inducements to go out and show
IL lots has been small, and, as consequence,
transactions are few. All the dealers report
crest expectations in the near future. One
Fonld sell an acze aear Forty-thi1d street.. bc-
ween hYans and Langley avenues, at t9, 900, on
saturday.
Another has just refused SEQ per font foot
u boulevard near Forty-third, and Gays large
rsnsactions are On hand in that locality.
Another reports six houses Of 1a-ge size for
.gandalc, four Of which are to bo On one block