Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-19
WEST END ADDITION.
Desirable .y orand Demands for lots
There.

DesirabU ~ of and Demands for lots
There.
All who come to this city, either ms
visitors or as residents, are pleased
with its location as well as with the
energy and enterprise of its people.
AS soon as they have assembled
one of the gently rising eleva.
tions of the city and viewed the
handsome public and private build
ings, many of them fresh from the
builders hands, and all of them COM
pnratively new, they are filed with
admiration for the city and its pro
gresssive people, and begin at once, if
they are able, to make investments
with the ultimate intention OF build
ing themselves homes.
In Whatever direction they look
they see eligible building lots and
h buses III different degrees ot con
struction. In the Western part of
the city the view however is one of
the most enchanting and that l"ca-
ton for residences is most num- rous
and desirable The land frhm Grove
str.rf westward, with occasional UNI
dulatio' :, rises gradually, till within
a few hundred yards of Roanoke.
river where it slopes westwardly to
'he beautiful valley border, the
banks of that winding stream.
Just where the last western ascent
commences handsome boulevard of
a mile in length begins and from this
to the north, and south runs nulner-
Gus streets. intersecting Others lead
ing east and west These streets di-
vide what,was once the property OF
the West End Land Company into
blocks which in turn have been laid
Off into lots, the most desirable TO be
found anywhere for the purposes of
residences.
The demand for these lots was such
that the company soon disposed of ali
Of them, and they are now owned
mostly by single individuals. Messrs.
for Il large number of these owners,
and their numerous daily sales of lots
fully attest the great demand for
them.
The Roanoke Street railway COM
pany hay" lately completed a line
through the center of this property
and cars run hourly from the Union
depot by this route TO the western
limits of the city Here, removed
from the hustle and turmoil of the
business centers, the hard worked
man can find the rest and quiet of Il
suburban home without any of its at
tendant disadvantages. The pure air
from the surrounding mountains will
sevivify the blood which courses
through his veins. and the panoramic
views of all that is grand and beaut-
full in nature or tasteful in art will
Sooth his mind when weared with
the cares OF constant daily toll.
The elevation is such that every LOT
is thoroughly drained without being
abruptly steep or permeated with
lodges of stone, so commonly the case
in mountainous districts. Many of
the streets have been planted in trees
which in time will give a splendid
shade and make the West End add
tion not onIy one of the choicest parts
of the city in natural advantages, but
one of the !oveliest portions also.
The low Of nature ciiu here crafty
his tastes by ad rning his grounds or
developing their productiveness in
proportion to the area which he holds.
Water, electric and gas lights, the
telephone and the letter-carrier sys-
ten will be as completely within his
reach as if he resided in the center of
the city, and a few yards from his
door. ready for his call will be street
ears to carry him to his place of bust
ness during working days or to church
uponthe Sabbath.
All things considered, the West End
property offers advantages to pur-
chasers which cannot be surpassed,
and. that these advantages are appre-
GATED the handsome houses already
erected there, those in process of con
struction, or contemplated, abundant
ly prove.
4 talk with the leading contractors
of the city will satisfy the most skep-
teal rs to the splendid building pros
poets of the addition, and the records
of the clerk of the corporation court
will show that many fine building
sites there are owned by men of means
and culture. who have purchased sole
" to build themselves homes of taste
and comfort at an early date.