Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-18
WOODLAND HEIGHTS.
ire BEAUTIFUL SITUATION, LOVELY
VIEWS, AND PICTURESQUE PARK
o,a seesy Creek the Site Of q Suburban
Town-A Chance 20 Own
Picturesque Home.

- =, waee-worker who with his
family is crowded into tenement quarter:
,bi. desire asserts itself. The love OF
nature and rebellion against being cramp-
"a and confined are Unborn. There are
times in the lives of oil when with more OF
less intensity the heart echoes the sigh
aoh for lodge in come vast wilderness
some boundless oontiguity OF shade
Proof Of this is furnished in Richmond
apy holiday in the summer season py the
number of persons Of all classes tlat poui
ont of the city for a days rest and recrea-
zion in acme quiet nook in the country:
The object of all is 10 breath dlnerent
atmosphere. TO put aside the cares OF ousi-
mesa 10 enjoy q change OF scenery, 70 get
Far from the madding crowd.
HEEDY CKELK. p" 4
For many wears one of the objective
noinfs Of people from Richmond on an
nutjng bent. whether they went alone, IN
nio-nic parties. or in sketching parties, ms
been Reedy Creek. Reedy creek IL only
about three miles in an airline rom tlJ
Capitol building, but as far as are coDcerned
all the sentials of a romantic retreat anu anu
wildness of sceneryi might be in the neart
~ the mountains. IL is indeed q phe.
nomenon and freak of nature-a series OF
surprises-a section Of mountain forest
and gorge transplanted TO tideYater. hign
bilIs dean valleys. huge boulders that
snpoest some violent disturbance OF ma
ture. picturesque waterfall, giant trees;
shaded hooks. MOSES. lichens, tahgleu
vines. wild flowers, a beautiful lake, 60 70
make up the picture that has inspired the
brush Of more than one painter.
A DIFFICULTY REMOVED.
All that has prevented Reedy Creeks
being crowded with visitors from Rich
mopd and Manchester every summer eve
ming in the past has been the ,difhculty OF
conveniently reaching IL, and now that
dificulty has beer removed. Recently the
Southside Land and Improvement Com
many. composed of a number OF tar-seelng
CAPITALISTS. acquired tract OF 500 acres OK
land. of which Reedy Creek 106 acres) rs q
mart living due west of Manchester. The
tract has been named Woodland Heights,
and the object of the company Is TO pre-
serve the Reedy-Creek plat and develop
the surrounding land for residential sites;
The Reedy-Creek plat has been styled
Forest Hill Park, by which title u VIII De
hereafter referred to, and aside from thls
being a feature Of the property Woodland
Heights is one Of the most attractive Stu
ations in all Virginia
THE HIGHEST POINT.
The entire property is high and glitedi
with all the essentials for the enjoyment OF
health. The natural drainage is perfect,
the dir necessarily pure, and its elevation
above tide 1870 feet renders malaria I'M
known on the Heights. Nowhere near are
there anv swamp lands or feyer-brcedlna
spOts. and every rain washes on anything
that accumulates on the surface that IL
calculated 10 contaminate In the least the
atmosphere.
TIE LOCATION.
The location is in bend of the river
opposite Richmond and afford view or
Abe CITY from Reservoir Park to Chlmbo-
raZo Park, every object coming out WITH
remarkable distinCtness. In our beautiful
indian summer, when there is just enough
baZiness TO soften lines. the effect of this
view and the picture Of the falls OF the
river with its countless boulders and
islands defy description. The panorama
is one instinct with the every element OF
what TO the artist is known as feeling. In
the autumn when the colors Of foliage are
changing these views present another mar
vellous effect.
PROXIMITY TO MANCHESTER.
Just TO the east of the Heights is the pop
ulous and thriving city Of Manchester,
with its churches, its schools, ITS we'll
paved streets, its manufactures, Its large
retail business and its railroad shops:
Commencing at the corporation line OF
Manchester and running east and west
through and dividing the Woodland
Heights property is an avenue eighty feet
wide and through the residential part OF
the tract streets have been graded, lots
laid of. and general improvement is being
carried on. The other streets run north
and south, and lots on these, as well as on
the avenue, are of good width and depth.
The opening of Semmes street IN Manches-
ter from Twelfth street TO Cowardln ave
nue. will give straight avenue 10 the
property. afording most charming drive.
THE ELECTRIC sTREET-cARs.
The difficulty of access OF Forest-Hill
Park (Reedy creek), referred 70 as having
been obviated, was solved by the manage
IQent of the Southside Land and Improve
ment Company in the building of the
Richmond and Southside Electric Hallway
Line. This line was constructed sole
IN to improve and develop Woodland
Heights. The company meant business
from the beginning, and have back
ed their judgment and their offer
of lots for sale by their money. BY
taking one of the cars of the line on Main
street in Richmond the Heights can be
reached in fifteen minutes. The track
passes over the Free bridge and the line Is
nearly five miles long, commencing as 1t
does at Forest-Hill Park. and running
through the Heights, Manchester, and
across RichmOnd 10 the latter's northern
corporate limits. it connects with the Rich
mond system of electric and horse-car
tracks. thus bringing all parts of Richmond
in easy communication with the Park. a
ride over the line from Seventh and Main
in Richmond to the Park and back is de-
lightful airing in itself.
THE PARK, AGAIN.
Forest-Hill Park lies about the centre of
Woodland Heights. The company recog-
ME that any radical improvement In this
would be sacrilege. 1t will be preserved q
thing of beauty and o Joy forever. Natures
lavish handlwork is being supplemented
only by the construction of gravelled
walks and drives, so as TO make oil OF its
beauties convenient to visitors. Its wildness
will not be interfered with and only those
effects introduced which thorough study
of the art of forestry shows wall enhance the
efforts of nature. The lake covers two
acres and is fed by pure springs. The
upper" and the lower falls the dell"
natures mirror" and countless other bits
of scenery in Forest-Hill Park are worthy
of being transferred TO canvas by the most
eminent painters.
INTENSIVE RIVER FRONTAGE,
woodland helRntS lrOnJS Inlle anu u
half on James river, into which Reedy
creek dobouches after winding Its way
through the property. Building operations
on the Heights are already very active, and
promise before the spring closes TO be re-
stricted only by the ability to secure me-
chanics. Several houses of beautiful
architectural design have already been
erected. and a number more are in pro-
gress. For the overflow population of
Richmond and Manchester the Heights
seem TO offer unexcelled inducements, and
there could be no more attractive and
healthy place tor suburban residences.
The Richmond businessman can build
at Woodland Heights at very moderate
cost q summer residence that Will be sur
rounded by all the charms that would
cling about one hundred miles from the
city. lie would be right at the city with
out being in it. In the park his children
would have a delightful place for sport
and recreation, the nearness OF Richmond
and Manchester would insure keeping his
table supplied with the best the city mar
kets afford. and if he desired to occupy the
house most of the year the street-cars
would enable his children to reach the city
schools in fifteen minutes.
NO SUIsANCEs.
The Southade Land and Improvement
Company are determined that no nuisance