The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-18

The almost marvellous development OF tn
| suburbs Of Richmond Ia the past two year
has been a revelation 10 our people. Up q
1853 Richmond did not have a suburb u wa
only step from the tnickly settled city Il
the cOrnhelds. some years ago ir hunte
! McGulrc the Dest-knOwu surgeon 20 dal
south Of New York. n not IN the country, 10
Gated on that elevated plateau north of the
| city and gave his Oplnll rs 10 the healthiul
ness of that section CON pared 10 others. auC
for that reason selected it for his suburban
! home
Il has since been known rs the heath
| plateau. and public atteutO has been drawn
more and more g cry day 10 that section.
! al his attractive territory lies between the
| besapeake aud OHIO railroad AMI the Rich
mond frelerick sburg and Potomac railroad,
and Is drained on the south by the James
river and or tho north by the thickahominy
and at present all that section north Of the
city and between the twOrairoads mentioned
seems to he particu arly high IN favor
IL IS well adapted g. resident purposes and
such men as tie we'll known and wealthy
Daniel Is. stewart and DO Stewart tie
heads Of pro ably the veal hest family IN
our State isaac Davenport. president OF tile
First Nat onal Bank Joseph Bryan. tie
WarwlcAs. elapiane. Ballard. q ddiu and
others equally vol known IN financial social
anu business circles. have Tor years had their
homes there. not only possessing large estates
and many broad acres, but spending
thousands of dollars in tho re.uon II ele-
CANT and costly homes and IN identifying
and improving their lands.
The example of these wellkuown gentle
men Is now being followed 10y a large num-
Der OF men of both generous aud moderate
means who are DESTROYS OF finding suburban
homes in easy am quick access 10 tue centre
OF the city aud IN section of unquestlonaDle
health, beauty and good drainage
MIR. trlnter is gpeudlnp Thousands OF dollars
annually IN improving the roads in this sec
ton. laying out parks. etc Major Joseph
Bryan. Mr. Lewis "A. Blair. Mr.. j. Thompson
Brown and Mr.. Leroy f.. Brown are now at
work making extensive Improvements in open
ing up. grading and identifying Laburnum
avenue which intersects tho Hermitage road
at the Hill monument. his avenue will he
one hundred feet wide. with FOUR rows Of trees
OF elm, ash and maple. ana VIII have in the
centre hard roadway forty feet IN width
and on each side thereof bride path or road
twenty feet IN width.
WHAT will soon be one q the most desirable
OF these suburbs Is the Woodland tract. Inst be-
yond Barton Heights. and Brooklyn Park.
midway between tie city and t-BrOok the
beautiful modern home of MAJOR Ginter.
When LRuuTnum avenue Is finished. Il will
be the grandest crOss-countrY boulevard or
road IN the State 10 Will unite two railroads.
the Chesapeake and Ohio and kirhmOud,
fredericksburg and Potomac railroads. and
II is expected these several companies Will
build handsome statiOn-h houses where this
boulevard lntersects Beginning Al the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad and running west
1t will also intersect with the Second-stfeet
road. or HenrlcO turnpike tho new North
road. or north avenue the Military or Cannon
road the Brook, the Hermitage and Reservoir
boulevard. and will be IN twelve mouths, one
OF tho fashionable drives Of the city
The tract conveyed TO Mr.. Bali contains
about 50 10 acres and lies Just on the level
plateau or ridge which forms the water shed
between the James and Chckahominy rivers.
thus ahording uneHce ptOnshie drainage
The environment OF this tract IL IN every
way del ltful. snd possesses aINantsgss that
no other suburb around Richmond csn boast.
t Is IN sight and surrounded bv the finest
specimen of suburban homes IN the country.
aud III no section OF our Stale are there elus-
tered SO many homes of elegance and wealth.
Right opposite Is the magnificent estate OF Mr..
Isaac Davenport and on IabuTnam avenue.
which will be projected through IT, IS the
suburban mansion of Joseph Eryan Fsd.
just 10 sight Is Major Ginter's palatial resi-
dence. and all around It neat and tasty
Queen Anne cottages are in sight by the
score.
Many projectors of suburban development
make the fatal mistake of dividing their
tracts into smal-szed or city lots.
Philadelphia paid tribute to her most popu
lar comedian week before last and ! &. stew.