St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-01
REALTY AND BUILDING OUTLOOK.
Two Great Foundation Stones Which Is Reared
the Superstructure of the Greatness Of
Minneapolis.
Conveyaees Of Real Estate and Permits to Build Are Thus
Far Encouraging in Both Their Size and
Number.
The Great Question Of Suburban Build
ing Considerable General Outlook the
City Over
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figured largely in this develop
ment. but it would be a problem as
difficult as that of the owl and the egg
to determine which should have prece-
dence. That the motor made the Eighth
ward is fair enough statement, but no
| fairer than to say the Eighth ward made
! the motor. The street railway extern
sion and multiplication of short lines
have influenced the growth OF other
! suburbs, just as the prospect of a thirty
! ing suburb governed the trend of those
extensions. Nature has favored great
| many OF the fayorite residence plats,
but not all. Prospect Park. Oak Lake,
Harriet Park. and others were
| meant for living ground. They are
| natural parks. But there are others
| that the hand of man has made to bios
som which Nature smiled charity on if
she deigned to notice them at all. The
ElWell addition, which now has team
ing population. was rescued from the
frogs ana weeds. Bryn Mawr, which
promises to become rival of its Phila-
delphia namesake, was not attractive
naturally; neither was st. Louis Park.
But no one questions their ability to
please the eye now. The men who
have redeemed the wilderness, built
upon and decorated the suburbs, have
done as much for the permanent
growth of Minneapolis as those
who have brought manufacturers
here. They are not the men who have
held real estate for rise. but have put
money into grading, building and i'm
proving. The outlook for this feature
of city making for the present year is
flattering. The building department
records show that in all the numerous
suburban districts valuable residences
are going up. New suburbs are being
brought into the market, such as Bryn
MaWr and grounds about the lakes.
has opened an active inquiry for resi-
dcnce land in that neighborhood.
while the state park and boulevard
enterprises have awakened new inter
est iii the romantic spots to which they
lead. The necessary street railway eX-
tensions will stimulate building on the
North side materially, and Lake of the
Isles, which has heretofore made its
way without transportation advantages.
will feel the benefit of a line before the
summer closes. The completion of the
LARGE SEWER TUNNELS
promises also to bring lands into the
catalogue of residence property which
now are regarded as boys. There is
large territory on the North side which
the main tunnel will drain, and the
Strengthening Of Bassetts creek, which
is contemplated, will release another
stretch of ground from its miasmatic
grip. All these idle lands have the same
possibilities as Bryn Mawr, st. Louis
Park, Kenwood and other suburbs.
They only require the attention of cap
ital.
There are those who, taking COM
prehenSiye view of the suburban devel-
opment of the city. claim that the nat
ural suburban territory of Minneapolis
is between the city and Lake Mime
touka, and that the entire country along
the line Of the roads leading to the
lake will eventually be to Minneapolis
what Hyde Park and other villages
have already become to Chicago This
territory has all the advantages of the
frequent lake trains during the sum-
mer on three roads, which only await
the presence of traffic to justify the
expense of further winter trains. The
business man of Minneapolis ten years
hence will make his home at Hopkins,
or at any of the points on the Manitoba.
Milwaukee or st. Louis short lines to
Lake Minnetonka, and be landed in the
city every morning in fifteen or twenty
minutes. He will puff his morning
cigar. look over his morning paper and
wonder why the plan of living in the
country had not occurred to him before.
Some progress toward the development
of suburban settlements has been made,
and more will be on the Minnetonka
short lines this year.