, 1873-05-19
REAL ESTATE.

There was more activity and greater yolu1no
Of transactions in real estate during the past
week than the previous one, though there is less
10 be said shout 1t, from the fact that the busi-
-nesB has been Of more gene1l character, and
$. embraces no very prominent transactions. The
great bulk Of tic transactions ara purchases Of
let's to be occupied by the buyers as homes, and
the great majority OF these new homes are in the
semi mi-suburban districts just outside the fire
limits, where lots can b bought at prices rang
Ing from $50 to $100 per front foot. It would be
difficult to say in which direction the activity in
this claas property is greatest. Arde around the
outskirts Of tho city, just outside the fire liits
will convince any one that. wooden houses are
still the fayorte style Of building in this city.
Betneen Lincoln avenue and Che North Branch,
as far south aa North avenue; between Nil
wnukee aTenue and Western avenue as far south
as Kinzie street; between Madison street and
Ogden avenue, east OF Western avenue and
again between the Burlington Railroad and Blue
Island avenue, as far as hnH mile weat Of
Western avenue, where the Mccormick factories
arss located; and again just southwest OF
!: Brighton, where Adam Smiths various
enterprises are stimulating tn, location
of workmen's homes; and again In the
district between the stock-Yarda and the Book
1elend Railroad shops.-fn all this great semi
circular be1t about seven miles long by one mile
broad, new wooden buildings are being erected,
not simply by the hundred but by the Thousand.
At street. the south aud North Clark street
On the north continuity Of this line OF new wooden
houses iB broken The property east of these
two streets to the lake shore bears much
higher price, and is not being improved With the
aAme rapidity nor with the same class OF houses
Is that west Of them.
- TIE LAEE SHORE DRIVE
has now been made passable Immediately along
the Haters-edgs, nearly as far north ae the Lake
View Houee. To the public spirit Of Mr.. B. F.
Culver, who has borne the main part OF the ex-
pence Of making smooth roadway along Lake
View avenue, from Lincoln Park to the junction
with the Iake-shore drive, just north Of Barry
nrenue, the public are greatly indebted for the
means Of reaching the shors north OF Lincoln
Park. II ali other. owners OF the lake shore
property north OF the Park we're willing to do as
much, that district would not be so far behind
others in the way Of an increase. OF residences
and population as it iE- But there are number OF
owners Of large tracts of land in that quarter
whose policy is to fight tax-assessments and
wait for others to sell and improve the adioiningx
property, while they do nothing themselves. Ia
soUTH OF LINCOLN KARK,ss** 4 Es sa Fss 4
and particularly south OF Chiia 5avenue;i The T
burnt district OF the North Dfriaionis being
built up with even better Class of residences /
than we're there before the: fire, and with' d I
rapidity that viii convince any one that on :fha
average, the residence district south Of the park
and xs far west as Bedgwich street will soon be
dner one than it was two yeats ago. On Sedg-
wick and North LasAlle streets the general char