Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-23
EAST WILMINGTON,
what One Man Has Done in Seven Years
TO Build Up That Part Of tho City-57
Houses, Ono OF Them II Large uotoI. to
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Houses Ono OF Them Large uoreI, to
dit.
People who have not been over Eleventh
street bridge since the cluup OF houses
beyond was called Plckelyilie, since the
Jenefis mansion was the Leading DWELL
'hR, since the Bowers g. Dure car works
and fickels' stove foundry were the prln-
ciphi mapufactories, since there were
neither church nor school house, will be
surprised on visiting the place-indeed.
no would hardly know 1t was the same
Plice were 1T not that the p, w. g. B.
itaiiroad runs along on the same line and
/ tne branuywine runs along, sometimes
eiugglshiy and slow, at other times rapid
ahd rising, In the same channel. 1t is
change, change everywhere. Plckels old
iouIdry has changed into the terra-cotta
works Of Almond g. Beegs, the old car
works OF Bowers q Dure are now the
great Pullman car works, and further mn
the railroad ero the Wilmington lutte
worke. The ricketty old frame bridge
on Eleventh street has disappeared and
an iron draw bridge on stone abutments.
has succeeded II. More than that, the
Fourth and Eleventh street branch Of the
City Railway crosses on it and winds
away out TO the Pullman car works and
from thence up to the jute mills aud the
school house.
The old Jefieris mansion has long ago
disappeared, and the lot on which 1t
stood 10 sand bank belonging to Mr..
y. :. Bradley. Long rows Of pretty two.
story dwellings line the streets and work.
men In the manufactures here occupy
them. Madeley Chapel came into ex-
istence lew years ago, a Swedish chape,
soon followed, one large school has been
built and filled, and school director,
Farmer Smith. has been compelled to
| lease more rooms to accommodate the
children OF this last Increasing Popula-
ton.
To no man does the credit OF the i'm
proved condition OF this part of the city
belong more than to Mr.. Il. s. Bradley, a
good many years ago o Pencader Hun
dred citizen. Mr.. Bradley's ambition,
however, took him to Philadelphis,
where he learned the trade OF a stone
| Gutter. Between seven and eight years
| ago he came down to Wilmington an d
resumed his Delaware citizenship, with
| but very little of tLis worlds goods to
start him ON the road to prosperity.
His industry and ambition, however,
were fortune to him more valuable
than government skies. He commenced
to buy lots and build upon them at the
east end of Eleventh street bridge, and
the houses that line Eleventh, Pullman,
| Ciaymont and Twelfth streets, and Ratl-
road avenue, are none Of the meaner
| kind of houses; they are the prettiest
houses in East Wilmington, stand high
and dry, and have cellars that never get
wet. These houses rent according to
size, from IS to SIS per month. lie built
for himself also large shop, aud not
having use for 1t all, he leased out the
second story Tor the use of the Baptist
| City Mission, with Sunday school of
over hundred scholars.
The'last building erected by Mr.. Brad.
| ley is large hotel at the corner OF Elev-
enth street and Railroad avenue, oppo-
site the Pullman Car Works. Ii is sub
staDtlally built of brick, three stories
high, has 81 rooms, aud can accommo-
date from 90 to rs guests.
: There are 81 bed rooms all luxurlan tly
carpctted and provided with handsome
cottage sets. The house Is furnished
with all the modern improvements of a
first class hotel, and has ample stablinG
and shedding for horses. Tho building Is
Il
surrounding manufactures. 1t is now
tenanteJ by Philip Ambold, an old ex.
perienced hotel keeper, who has made
application to the present term of the
Superior Court for a hotel license.
| Mr.. Bradley Is not what Is called a
dealer In real estate, and In the purchas-
ing and sale OF houses, though he would
no doubt sell II extra opportunities pre-
sentel themselves. lie merely purchases
the lois, builds on them, and rents them.
he now owns 81 houses on the East side,
which lie leases and nearly all his time Is
now engaged in collecting rents, and
looking after and repairing his houses.
or all his tenants none complain oil
him, but arc rather pleased to have him
for landlord. But be has not yet re-
llnquished building, but will resume
!, Whenever there Is demand for houses.
Such man Is MIR. +. y. Bradley, who is
building up East Wilmington. 1t Is for
tunato for Wilmington, also for MIR.
Bradley that he removed to this city not
quite eight years ago.
Very much of human misery and dis
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