, 1873-07-13

a1uts On bllle lelanq avenue 1lxluo. "lthoht
ono,half OF tho lota on tliis aycnuo fronting
south, botwocM Ashland nvcnuo and Wcat-
ern e:vonno, hive boon Hod To- parttoa
dirs,x dGr Gat Of which h,se" orc
0ne year ago, when this property was first ai,l1-
divided, inside lots sold 1T s1,G0u each. They
arc now nelllng nt g, 900 eael,, as above statod
Lota north Of Isuo 1slnisd nyonue ns fur Us
Twcnty-socond atreot and went a.' far Ms Western
avenue OH Ambrose, Moore Ln1tGhton, and Oo'll-
tor atroots aro being bought for rosstollt PIT,
poses, ct prlcos ranging from $500 70 slouo
9500 to $500 oncl.
Lots on Twonty y-socond street, botwoon ASH,
land avenue and Western avenuo: at pfoaons aoil
at from 81 200 to 81, 600 oaoh. Two yehra hl'lco
Property south Of BIuo Island avenue as far aB
the Ilfinoin Il Michigan Canal, and betwoon Ash.
land avenue and tho Great EASTERN Natlroad
wost, through which tho sousn Dfahoh runs. ~
Property wost OF this along tho rivor nsd en1lnl
is also used for manufacturing purl,osos. Lots
which le Immediately south Of Diuo Island
nvonuo and north Of tho river, botween Ashland
and Western avonuos, which hnye been tlocked
and hhvc rniroRl connections, 1O0x250 feot, BOIL
for $125 per front foot.
Properly east of Ashland avenuo along tho
rivor, nnd south Of twenty SECOND stroct Is used
for lumber yards, and ranges in price from s'125
to S150 per foot. This ia probably tho largest
lulnbor district OF any city iii tho world, covering
about 600 acres, on which, in addition to the u-
hcr, arc yarioltH factories.
ON WABASH AVENUE,
from T]lirtieth to Ihirty-fifth street. there ia
much nctiyity in building just now, thero being
tilteou tino residences in process OF erection.
Tlle avenue IL a!so being Eayed from Twenty
wooden block pavement. Most OF this Ia dono
| by priyato contract.
sourn ESo1EwooD.
| In olr article OF last week we wore III orror in
Infn nni1t
would rim from Washington Heights to South
Chicago. Tho place Of departure from tho
main line of tho Rock Island Road iB South En-
| glewood, o new station Il miles north Of WaBl-
built nt South Eng1ewood during tho paat fonr
| months, and the money has boon subscribed by
tho property-owners to build n $4,000 hotel.
Eighty y-soyentll street, which runs through South
soon bo n1acatamizcd. The branch Of tl,e Rock
| Island noad, from South Englowood to South
Chicngo. is now graded and will. as mentioned
| Inst wook, bo completed within the next sixty
| days.
OBSTACLES TO TIE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOUTH
| Tho South Park Commissioners have run
agalnst q stump in their proposed improvement
as sixtieth street. 1t was intended to grade and
gravel tho street tho whole distance to Bixtioth
street and also Bixtioth Htroet to tho Lake Shore
Park. 70 cnrry out this plan it was necessary
Park avenue should give their half Of tho street
(39 feot). as is usnal i'll tho opening Of streots,
! and though South Park avenue was originally
| oponod in legal manner. tho owners Of some of
TINT tho subsequent location Of tho park in Homo
way absolyod them from giving tho
SO fect off the onst front Of their land ahutting
tho park. h1r. J. 9: Dunlovy, representing tho
Cineinnati owners Of aono Of the ground south
Of Fifty-ffth street, has, therefore, given tho
Park Commissioners loyal notice not to enter
upon the aa'd 80 foot, or improve it Tor stroot.
| Az tho Park CommisBionore have authority to
their own views, they eau prevent any Of that
part Of the grounds fronting tho lots Of tho Gin
| cinnat owners from being used either for car-
| riagc-roads or walka, nnd tho Cincinnati people
tho park front of thoir lots. h1r. DuSlovy,
ut whoso suggestion tho Cincinnati own
ers have probably. tahon this atop,
the South Turks, and is, wo understand, one OF
the original projectors Of tho plan to mako the
| Park Commissioners pay tvoo for Il eartaim tract
ct 100 acres in tho contro Of tho Lake Shore
! NORTH OF HUMBOLDT PARK. ,.
The ncghborhood north Of Humboldt Park is
attracting good many purchasers WHO wnnt
sitcs for homes. The moans Of transit from tho
centre Of the city to this quarter are being rn-
| idly increased. milwaukee, aTent1o will soon
be paved to itB Intersection with North
ayon1o, md tho domand for means of transit
to Humboldt Park will make the exton-
aion Of the milwaukee, avenue limo In TINT direc-
tion necessity which tho railway company can
| not ignore. lilo Chicago & racfo Railroad
have just finished tlno station on their limo ut
California aVonuc, q short distance north Of
Humboldt Park, and, >. when their line Of road is
extended down to tho vicinity Of tho Lasalle
street tunnel, it will eventually DO, tho prop
orty north Of Humboldt Park will be practically
~ ncar to business ms Cottage Grove. III tho
district about quarter Of mile square
handsome residences arc now being erected. Tho
boulevard from the parl northWArl has been
p!antod with double row Of largo elms md
asfl, and new houses aro hoing scattered along
it ali tho why to Maplowood one OF tho hand
soonest suburba of tho city.
| PROPOSED NEW BUILDINGS.
VIM. James. a history md basement marble.
front building, lox102, on Fast Washington
street, adjoining the Stats zeitung Building.
G. Mnson parkor. Q 4-story and basement
marble-front, on Washington street, east or and
adjoining tho Roaper Block.
Iunt, Preston Il Koan. "a 4-ato1y and high
basement building, on Washington street, ad-
joining tho N. Z. Church Block, for banking
and othor PURPOSES,
Two porinita for fine buildings on Washington
streot, oast Of the Field 4 Letter Building, haye
building line Of Washington street from Michl'
gan avenue to Franklin atroet.
LIVE CITY AND A DEAD ONE.
Tic following. paragraph from n recent oti
toriol in tho Cincinnati Gazelo has boon drifting
around, and turns up now in Sun Francisco
papor:
friend Of ours, who visis chlcngo frequently, aay
when hs spends four days tipre he IL not wtlNt ie II
when hero in Cinrlnunt l1o gets inspired aud brin,
full Of enthusiasm. He lieYea IN progrsss, walk,
fast, goes III for improvements mud blows equal to Mi,
Chicago bluxtr. Ea can't help 1t, liz says, vhi
there. But wilcr he returns to Cincinnati, talks Il
lalf-a-dozen of old Citizens who have got rich b.
tlo advance in real cstatc, lo IL another kind Of
IIo walks langnidly talks g!oonily thinks Il best
Of sewers snccra at parks has respect for poopl
who want good roals to drive over, and yrowis gener
ally.
The Gazette hit tho nail on the head exactly
When a man comea to Chicago ho gets into TIL
! current Of business, mud whatever energy thor
is in lin is stimulated by tho example Of thoB
around him. When ho goes back TO Cinclnuat
ho COOS to H!eop. Tho dlfrere1lcn ia not in tli
moI, but il tho places, md their prospects, au'