Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-28

regular front that has characterized it for
sales that require special mention. The
inquiry previously mentioned has been
kept up during the week. Most of the in
quiry has been for residence property, and
of the two this has been rather on the in
crease. Lots for the purpose of building
houses have been in good demand, and pur-
chasers seem to be multiplying, especially
those seeking lots for moderate prices
The extension of the street railway out
on Grand avenue has had the effect to in
crease the value of property out there and
to bring all the real estate in that vicinity
into market. All the Summit park prop
erty is feeling the effect Of this extension
OF the street Car lines, and next year will
undoubtedly witness Gn improvement in
| prices out there.
The Park Congregational church On st.
Anthony hill is progressing satisfactorily.
James W. Lusk has purchased of j. NJ.
| Lynch two lots on the corner Of Day ton
avenue and Kent street for $4,000 and will
erect thereon handsome residence.
Building in Merriam park is progress
ing rapidly, and thet location promises at
no distant day to be & very desirable part
of the city to reside IL. Nothing but first
class buildings are going up out there, and
while the structures are so superior, the &C
cess to the property will be SO easy, that
the location will always be very desirable
one.
Notwithstanding all the delay and conse-
quent Inconvenience caused by the tearing
down of the Seventh street bridge, and the
work of filling up the ravine the property
on Dayton's bluff continues to gradually
and steadily improve in valoe. This
seems to be the general characteristic of
the city of st. Paal at the present
time. Those paris of the city that have
heretofore been neglected are now bios
soming like the rose. the two most
notable points in the city in this respect is
West Seventh street, formerly Fort, and
Dayton's Buff. Prices have advanced so
in the heart of the city that people ere
compelled to go little way outsi e Of the
immediate center. OF course, they seek
the most convenient and eligible places.
West Seventh street, which has been for
years one of the most neglected parts Of
the city has suddenly Jumped into great
favor; large and handsome business houses
have been erected on that part OF that
great thoroughfare;;t The streets have been
paved from Seven Corners down, and from
Seven Corners out for quite distance it
hiss been macadam zed, so that it presents
a long, well lighted street, active with bus
mess and full OF people. This consequence
is that prices have been ad-
vanced, and the upper portion of that
throughfare instead Of running through q
barren waste, used only for the purpose of
grazing COVE, now traverses one of the
most active portions Of tha city where
everything is on the move. 1t is wonder
full what transformation scene has been
presented by tn change out there in the
district spoken 0f. Large blocks of stores
line the street, ana all engaged in business
are bustling about with great activity.
Pretty much the same may be said of
Dayton's Bluff. This part of the city is.a
long way off, and the access to it has al
ways been very inconyenient and danger
GUS owing to the deep ravine at the foot
of Seventh street, and the nineteen rail-
road tracks that cross Third and other
streets. Added to these drawbacks large
number of suits grew out of the settlement
of the estate of the late Lyman Dayton,
AMI consequently in view OF all
these considerations the real estate in that
part of the town has been at
very low ebb for many years, and for some
time could hardly be given away. For the
last two or three years it has been picking
up rapidly and would stand in the front
rank es desirable property now, if the
work on the bridge and the fill were COM
pleted. The passage through the viaduot
has been put IN pretty good condition SO
that access to the adjacent bluffs is render
ed much easier and safer. Of course,
property over there will not come into
market with much Of rush until after the
Seventh street bridge and fill is completed.
When this is accomplished property over
there will dance around in the high figures
and there will be thousands of people to
say that they wish they had put money into
property over there before the rise.
The project is on foot and will probably
be brought up ct the next meeting of
the council, to make park |
out of all thar property be-
lew Bluff street, and bet geen Robert and
Cedar streets, bounded on the south by |
Thirteenth street. This property lays
along in front of Dawson's, Lindeke's and |
Lamprey's property on Bluff street. It is
understood that these three gentlemen |
propose to donate half of the property,
and that the city is to purchase the other
Aaii, and turn the whole into park. 1t |
would make large one, and would be very
central and convenient.
M. M. Williams, through Nicolay & |
Pond, sold yesterday lot Is, Selby avenue,
block 2, of Selby. McClung & Van Meters
addition, to Phillip Abbott, for S2,76O.
W. H. E. Johnston, one of the most
active real estate menin st. Paul has just
sold block for $4,000 to Hon. Mark H.
Dunnell, near the Grand avenue terminus
Of the street railway and fronting On the
bluff; also thirty lots in block 2, Halde-
mans addition for $4,000; also several
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