The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-19
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Wilmington In tue Near Ehture---
Other 1mprovemsnfs 70 tho North
OF ssiianinetsn--yisws Of tho Della,
ware and Philadelphia.
The talismanIc words, WESTWARD \
10, "were In use long before Horace,
Greeiey's advice OF go West.
Young Man." Indeed SO popular were
both these sobtlquets and SO perfectly
did they seeTa to fit in with western
emigration that but seldom do we
ever hear OF emigration going north
ward or eastward, Even In local set,
Elements OF cities at home. westward
the star OF empire seems to take Its
way, land western suburbs OF city Ill
ways seem to have q fascinating charm
for new settlers over either northern
or eastern suburbs. This has BEEN
peculiarly true OF Wilmington for
many years past The Highlands out,
Maryland avenue, Lancaster ayenue,
Eighth street, Pennsylvania avenue, |
Delaware avenue, Kcntmere. The
Northumberland Elsmere have had pei
culiarly strong attractions to those
who wanted to get quiet nook for al
residence away from tho busy bust 7
ling, noisy part OF the city.
Yet OF late years those strong at /,
fractions have ut least been divided, \
and II may, with great truthfulnoss, \
be said, that. recoiling upon itself, /
population has turned back In a north ]
erly direction, SO far as Wilmington
is concerned. though there Is no mod
ern Horace Graely to sound the popu-
lar cry Of Go North young man"
Tho beautiful highlands that bound
Wilmington OH the north and east are
30 Inviting and attractive to short
a
ring cry Is needed. There are our
northern highlands extending from
Augustine Mills to Creston, to East
Lake, Prices farm on the Phlladel-
phla pike, to Elllott's hills, to the.
beautiful wooded dells along Shellpot
creek. to Rock God, to Sellers, High
lands to Penny Hill. to Gordon
Heigkts, and the beautiful ridge OF
elevated lands from the latter-named
| place to Clayinont that catch the first
kisses OF tho mornings sun as 1t
arises from an eastern sky and takes
a glance at its round, fiery face as re-
| ilectsd FROM natures mirror the placid
Delaware.
No, all these sections really need no
advertising. with their high altitude.
TIER variety OF landscape, the alterna-
tive5 of woodland md field, of rock
ana shade, OF purling streams and
sylvan dells, they speak FOR them-
selves,
Recently representative of tho RE.
PUBLICAN took il into his head TO take
an afternoons trip out the Philadelphia
Pike mainly to take look at Gordon
Heights, of which he had heard SO
much and generally TO see he improve
nnuts that were being made from this
city to the Heights. From Market
l,tsl Nx .k..,ss
tue Heights at the Delaware rs tw,
and three quarter miles. Between tn,
Two lie Il most charming and interest
Ing section OF Wilmington and IL
nothern subjects.
The furnishing farms that n few
years ago were the glory OF the pricas
and Wilson's, and ko5iusons, and fal.
leys, and MAYORS, and Wcbsters have
all changed hands and are now being
laid off into building lots, with spa
ciuus avenues, street, and cool, shady
parks. erosion, d popular suburb,
lifts high, bold front even within Lhs
lines of the Ninth ward. On the lower
side of the Philadelphia Pike George
Il. Townsend, the indefatigablG r,,a
/ estate agent, Is turning the Price farm
. OF 81 acres into u modern Villa Nha
| a grand view OF the Delaware, with it
mercantile, shipping and palace steam
: crs is to DO o',tiinSd from tn point
, Then there Is Eastlakn, hugging th'
. line of the Ninth var just on TIN
= north side OF the Philadelphia Pike
. This place has been wonderful prod
! ICY OF growth.
I The neat churches and school house
> show that religion, morality and civil
. lilation keep growth with the popula
i tion. Over to the South stands W
Il "a a M uTNNfa -
philanthropy and libeIality OF Wi
mingtOn. The respect and vcneratiol
l. for the dead are shown in the leauti
L full llvcryiew cemetery. Hers TIL
= Wilmington City Railway ends IL
| RiverYiCw branch, but only Temporal
/ rily. 1s new aud increasing improve
meuts beyond cannot bat tempt it on
ward on its mission OF arurding rapit
!. and sato transit to the suburb will
> jewellers OF Wilmington Even witt
in n few weeks tho cnterprising Pres
a dent OF the road, Preston Lea, tn
/ right man IN the right place. has 81
cured valuable property in tho vicinit
a Cg Shellpot creek and has opened
. part OF 1t as park. No more heaut
:. full park land exists In tho vicinity c
Wilmington.
Tie extension of the Rlverview line
Z less than half milo farther to thi
}. park, is an improvement that wi
hardly be long delayed by the con
IS pany. Rut even beyond this, to Il
5. top OF Penny Hill, has it been proper
[. ell to extend the ttoul. and there
would connect with Gordon Height
M Al tho foot Of Penny Hill to the ligl
81 Peter z. Tyre is virtually disembowt
az ing the Hill and bringing out an al
w told wealth u Belgian blocks. bull
ut stone and alabs OF curling longer tina
- fence rails, So accustomed has NJ
ii Tyre become TO splitting up the
great rocks, that he seeIus to do
with the same ease Il farmer won
split rails from a chestnut tree.
IS Nesting III i beautiful grove Ia I'll
lE villa OF Gladstone the property
=: Mrs. Thomas NJ Niur. In ali ampl
Is. theatre surrounding tho III lmsl on Is
Il. grand ledge Of rocks, Tor every one
nd which MIS- Wier has inNst approp
ate n,inc. In the front il miner
nd spring, he healing qualities OF viii
have become Eotcd all oyer this eou
nd try aud IN EUROPE.
hit, But now IL word for Gordon Heigh
ay the last we shall refer to IN oar RAJ
bic but not the least 1t extends fro
. the top OF Penny Hill down to I
Delaware, As II part OF the Cord
-, property it is well known. IL is dou
I'll ful il there Is II tractof land any wine
he which possessed such rae advantail
IN for suburban residences and such
ge variety OF landscape frnn the high,
I'm cliff on the Philadelphia pike to I
IN lowest front ~ Oh the Delaware
po' There see.aa to IL no doabt Il
Gordon Heights will IN the not
future become The most beautiful u
attractive suburb OF Wilmington.
,ed has already attracted the attention
yes Pml;dclpia a"ties, VINO have 4 &C
lin Il most spacious and beautiful @
% house on an elevated plateau betwt
nra the p, W. n Il. Rpilroul and the RI
,,ra and huve buiit Il substantial and 1T
tie wharf from the shore Mt vii
pleasure yachts and all kinds OF riN
boats can anchor to let OF aud tukO
passengers A great advantage y
lice eessed over atni above other ia
Will bordering on tins Delaware Is the III
aaG absence of marsh land aud musqt
viii rendezvous.
Is Tie land is all fast with u gentle
inst ellie from the river front To the Ph
due dolphin pike, assistance OF one M
tlso HERE uro about ~ acres in this II
OF land which l. OIL an average ab
llpU feet wide It's tIr as Twelfth Il
IA n nur, from which cat TO tho Phiia
nee plGt pike it is somewhat irrrgu
SEES, His Atter part has been laid Of
ing building lots. many OF which l.
uiIy ircE sold, and quite number il
are already been built upon From 1--WE
eet. avenue the division between tlie 10
lar and irregular plots of land.
view 20 the Make eye is a maghilic
4 ST one. Well may 1t be said i'll pc
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