, 1873-05-18

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Great Activity IN Building IN the
Western Suburbs. -.
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Majority Of the Present sales Of
:. Ground Are Of Cheap Lots. >:
). The Speculation in Suburban
a.. Lands. >..:." q. i
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important improvements al South
Chicago.
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Some Important Sales bx. The
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some Important Sales nv In
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There was more activity and . greater yolun
lot transactions in real estate dnr;nc tha ~;
. week than +ha rrav;o-,s 49, -. e-I ., 80 5"*t
~ PAo'4ouo ote' tnouBn tnere Is 1ee
" VA e"lo ABOUT It, from the fact TINT the bus
nees mas been Of more general character; Al
Embraces no very prominent transactions Th
S1eat bulk Of the t1,naart;n,,a .rs r,1,ch,sas :
fo+. - - 40 pu4on.a0o
- .ote ~ 10 occuPeo oy the buyers as homos' an
me great majority Of these new homes are in th
temi-suburban districts Just outside the fl,
. limits, Whare lots can be bought at prices rang
mg trom SSo to s1oo per front loot: 1t would bt
uimcult 70 say IN which oirect1on me actlsty II
this class property is greatest Arlde around the
outskirts of the city, just outside the fire limits
will convince any one that wooden houses are
1sln tAe l1so44.e ee.lo " DuluS ~ t.ie e'ty'
- Between Lincoln avenue and the MOTH Branch,
~ far south rs North avenue; betWeen Nil
vaukee avenue and Western avenue, as far south
; IN Eing;e streat. hatwaan afsd;ao, etrast ~
: 49,. .~on-,a aoet - 1r.a.s <.s. 1.4ooS az.
: oeuen asenoe' east oi nestern avenue, ana
tsa1n between the burlington Railroad and Blue
1aland avenue. as far as half mile west Of
Western avenue. wbere the bfcfor7oic2r foctor;.s
sns ,oc.tsd end ~ ac.;n % ,nst ant,+a.sst -a'ot -
! 1c~1sS 1e~S. ~ '1ss ~ nou'n"ese ot
: Eaghton, where Adam. Smiths various
aatefpr1Ecs are se,1uiatirs. tho location
!. /. .'et tEo1kmen h nomes az again IN rhe
nasu1eS De!~ee9 me stock-fa "a and the Rock
, tslsna Ealroaa snops,-n ~ ILLS great seral-
sa1cuAt oe1t, apous seven m1les long BY one mile
oeuad ne" Ha1oen oaaluings are nelng erected,
1ok alulpiy oy me aaoc1eo ous Dy the Thousand.
Street on the south AND Aorth Clark street
~ 4ae uotta onttnuaty VI tnas ING o1 ne" wooden
nouses IL ploken. me properly east OF these
s"o sueets 70 tne iake shore bears much
: mener pl1ce, and Is not ee'ng improved with the
ue .I tapeisy = n9r WIN ehe eaae glass OF houses
{. TIE IAKE-BHo1E DRIVE :
nas no" oeen made passnble Immediately along
tne neWaters-edge, nearly as far north Is the Lake
view House. 10 the public spirit Of Mr. B.. r:
Culver, who has borne the main part OF the et-
nense OF making smooth roadway along Lake
We" avenue, from 1lnco1n PArk to the junction
sslth the iake-shoro dr1ye, Just north. Of Barry
avenue, the public are greatly indebted for the
+; Park II all other owners Of the lake shore
nFoperty,north q the Park were willing to do as
much, that ustr1ct would not be so far behind
otnele N me way OF an increase Of residences
and population IS It is: But there are number Of
; owners o. large tracts OF land II that quarter
whose policy Is to fight assessments and
wait for others to sell and Improve the adjoining
property, while they do nothing themselves.
sourH OF 11scoLN PARE. ..-
and particularly south OF Chicago avenue, the
built up with eEen a better class Of residencea
xap1dlty that WILL convince any one that, on the
average, the residence district south Of the park
and IS lar west as sedg"1ck street Will soon be .
-1nsr one II tnhn IT vas two years ago. On sedg-
:: "lck ana Noftn 1aoaue etfee1a me general char-
aeter Of aA the houses no" erected hre 1nS better
st1an then (; IN 1act, 1nere ate no poor ones'
on 1hE SOUTH SIDE, .,,.
the greatess actlvlty = u E9andale and On
-E8ahoAle an0 G1eenWo0N avenues, as 1ar nofta