Evening journal., 1889-08-12
ELSMERE- WO0DLAWh
Two Charming Suburban Sites
for Residence Purposes.
RAPID TRANSIT AT Low FARES.

steam and Electric Communication From
Different Parts Of the City-Desirable
Building sites at a Small Outlay.
Property That WIN Rapidly Increase
in Value.
During the entire summer the Phila-
delphia papers have been bristling with
elaborate announcements of real estate
syndicates and others setting forth the
attractions Of building sites whose names
are legion, anywhere within radius Of
fifty miles Of the big building at Broad
and Market streets. II would seem that
the City OF Homes had lost its grip on
what has heretofore been its individual
Characteristic, and the population gone
daft on fleeing to the country for fresh
air, pure water and more elbow room
These remarks are prelude to some of
Wilmington's suburban attractions. The
railroad companies of late years have dis
covered that the promotion Of local pas
senger traffic Is branch Of business worth
catering to, and the result has been that
all important points have had the local
train service wonderfully improved.
This enables all classes, whether business
men or mechanics, an opportunity Of
securing comfortable homes with as
convenient access to the city, considering
the time in going and coming, and with
all the advantages of rural surroundings,
as If pent up in the crowded residence
districts.
AS might be presumed the population
of this actively growing industrial centre
requires constantly expanding facilities
for residence p urposes The wide awake
real estate men are taking time by the
forelock, and with the modern advantages
OF rapid transit by steam and electric
cars, subul ban building sites are in active
demand.
During the past week reporter Of
the EVENING JOURNAL made an investi-
cation Of some Of Wilmingtons booming
suburban sites. One Of the most attrac-
tive, charmingly situated and desirable
properties Of that description just put on
the market by the firm OF Heald & Co.,
Seventh and Market streets, is the Els
mere tract. located at a beautiful and
commanding elevation within two
squares of the junction where the b. &
O. and w 4. N. railroads intersect. It
can be reached by sixty six trains daily
for cent fare, the time being eight
minutes from the Market street station
and six minutes from Delaware avenue.
The tract includes nearly thirty acres,
and already building operations are
going on O O. Elwell, civil engineer
for the Wilmington and Northern rail-
road, has completed an elegant residence
which occupies conspicuous location
r. W. Shuster has a fine residence
about completed. as has John Lynn
master mason Of the w. & N. r. r..
John Huston, bridge builder for the same
company will Immediately proceed to
erect comfortable residence opposite
Mr. Shusters, on Junction street. and
the Misses Miller. school teachers Of this
city, will also have a charming residence
built at Elsmere. The styles 81 build
ings that will make Elsmere one of VIII
mington's chief suburban attractions
are IN Keeping with all the latest i'm
provements ia modern architecture.
The prices OF lots range from 800
upwards, and are an investment well
worthy Of the consideration Of prudent
people who seek 20 invest their savings
to the best advantage Aside from en-
joying comforts Of the home and escaping
high rents, taxes and the numerous out
lays which a city residence with the
many other inconvenienoes entails, this
property is absolutely certain to rapidly
increase In value
For example the Delaware Field Club
has a site of six acres, recently pur
chased, at Elsmere The club will erect
q handsome building this fall, and ft up
the grounds on a becoming scale. Al
ready manufacturing sites are being dis
cussed, for the surrounding facilities are
unsurpassed The western portion oi
Elsmere is well adapted for this purpose
Messrs Eeald q Co, at Seventh ans
Market streets. will furnish all needed
additional information, maps showiny
the location Of lots, terms of sale, how
money is advanced to build, etc Now il
the time TO invest.
There is no safer and more permanent
investment than desirable real estate il
section surrounded with advantage
that are readily being made available
Values are enhanced without extra out
lay by every Improvement Thus thl
owner is benefited by every purchaser
who like himself secures lot or NOR
and builds house. The time is not fal
distant when these properties will b
readily worth from three to five time
the price at which they are now offered
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