, 1883-07-21
BROWNIES ADDITION
20 the
CITY OF SPOKANE FALLS.

CIEN OF SFOAANE FALLS.
The original plots of cities, as a
rule, only embrace a small scope Of
real estate, and if there is any attrac-
tion in its location to induce immi-
grafton, and the spot chosen for a
city justities people in building, it is
not a great while until the plot is all
occupied and buildings spread out
on adjoining land, which in time is
laid out in lots and blocks, with the
necessary dividing streets and alleys,
and goes on record as John Does or
Richard ROe's addition to the town
or city. This piling addition upon
addition goes on just as long as the
nature Of the case and the develop
ing capacity of place will stand,
and before long the "original plot"
is lost among so many and superior
surrounding additions. The city Of
Spokane Falls is no exception to the
rule. In every point of the compass,
near and far, have additions bearing
the names Of the owners Of the prop
erty, been attached to the city until
the limits stretch out in every direc-
tion. These additions have grown
out Of a necessity for building room,
and we do not doubt but that in a
very few years the metes and bounds
as now existing will be too crampcd
for our rapidly growing population.
The almost unprecedented growth Of
Spokane Falls is the primary cause
of this multiplicity of additions, and
the demand for lots has not decreased
a particle with the increase OF build
ing sites. Among our early resi-
dents who succeeded in securing
large pieces of property in, and ad-
joining, town is J. J. Browne, Esq.
The bulk Of his property lays in the
triangle Of high land formed by the
Spokane river and Hangman creek.
adjoining the city to the west, and
by long odds contains the best situ-
ated and most desirable building lots
south of the river. For some time 1t
has been Mr.. Brownies intention to
have this property sub-divided into
lots and blocks, as Brownies addi-
ton to the city of Spokane Falls"
but his law and other business has so
occupied his attention that he could
not devote the necessary time to it.
However, within the past fortnight
he has at last settled himself to the
undertaking, and the result is that
our local surveyor, Mr.. Maxwell, has
just completed a handsome plan of
the addition, and Mr.. Browne is
kept busy selling these lots, the de-
mand for which "surpasses all under
standing" For beauty Of location,
for healthfulness, for attractiveness
Of surroundings and for the nature
Of the land, we feel safe in saying
that this property stands alone and
prominently far ahead Of any that
has yet been surveyed about the city.
The land consists of some 100 acres,
including broad streets, parks, etc.
1t is almost perfectly level, rising
from the fiat plain that constitutes
the western part Of the city with an
imperceptible slope to the bank Of
Hangman creek canyon. The east
front is open, but the entire western
part is covered with a fine open
forest Of pines. 1t is bOrdered on the
north by the Spokane river, and on
the west by Hangman creek. The
land is entirely free of rocks, and
there is not a single lot that will not
make a good building site. In lay
ing out the addition Mr.. Browne has,
with excellent taste, provided for
wide streets, running north and
south, east and west. Traversing
the plot from east to west is Pacific
avenue, a highway 100 feet wide,
that is a continuation of First street,
and terminates at the edge of the
bluff to the west, connecting with
Ceur d'Alene avenue. Skirting the
land to the north is Riverside avenue,
which in time is to be one Of the
most attractive avenues in the terri
tory. This driveway is a part of the
grand boulevard now under con-
temptation, which starts from the
center of the city and following the
sinuOus course Of the river extends
to the extreme northwestern termi-
nus of Mr.. Brownies property, di-
verging from that point to the south
enters Cnur d'Alene avenue, the
street skirting this new addition to
the west, and from there into Cliff
avenue and on around the south part
Of the city. Mr.. Browne already has
a force of men grading the road and
putting 1t in splendid travelling con-
ditiOn. He has also set aside a large
tract containing several acres upon
which he proposes next summer to
build an elegant house. No expense
is to be spared in laying out the
grounds, and in his own words, he
intends to have a residence and sur
roundings equal to anything in the
territory. As he has the means, and