The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-06
PUNCHBOWL'S SLOPE.
THE FINE IMPROVEMENTS
THERE.
A Somewhat Neglected District OF the
City That is Now Coming to the
Front.

Althu % Honolulu is not a large
place there a,e probably bit few pep
pie who are aware of t1e Improvements
now going on in that portion Of the
city usually known as the southern
slope of Punchbowl. To one who has
not visited it for year or more it
would be almost unacceptable.
Streets have been laid out, gr ded and
macadamized, new residences built;
property owners seem to have been
imbued with spirit of enterprise and
improvement, and the result is that an
entire change has come over that por.
ton Of Honolulu which includes the
region of Victoria and Green streets
and Thurstoh avenue.
While much credi; is due to the
Street Department for the careful man
ner in which the streets leading from
King street to the southern slope of
Punchbowl have been graded, the
property owners in the vicinity have
not been backward in showing their
appreciation of the improvements made
in their surroundings.
Prominent in this portion of Hon.
oulu is the Hackfeld residence, which
has lately been much enhanced in
value and otherwise made more attract
i've by the completion of handsome
fences and sidewalks around it, hesides
considerable internal alterations, which
make it one of the handsomest homes
in the city
The residence of Major Wolters on
the triangle formed by Victoria, Green
and Thurston streets at once attracts
the attention of the visitor to that por-
ton Of the city. As regards location,
it is unrlvaled, commanding as it does
a magnificent view Of the ocean from
Diamond Head to the railroad wharf,
while in a sanitary point of view, its
situation is unequaled. The house
itself contains eight large rooms, be-
sides the kitchen. 1t is fitted with all
modern Improvements in the shape Of
patent blinds, screens, etc, most
of which are new to this city.
Some idea of the size of the
house may be gathered from the fact
that there is sufficient space on the
fiat roof, which is coverd with tin, for
at least ten couples TO dance. The
ceilings are all thirteen feet in the clear,
while the interior woodwork is mostly
of native woods, such as monkey pod
and koa, and the entire house is sur
rounded with an eight.fool porch. A
handsome stone wall and fence inclose
the lot, which is 27oXa 3oxI5o feet in
extent, and which alone must have
cost a considerable sum. Even the
stables, outbuildings and servants quar-
tiers on this place are fitted with every
Improvement that modern ingenuity
can devise, and no one who is con
templatlng the erection of a home
should iii to call on Mr.. Woters and
get few points.
Other residences in this vicinity
which should be mentioned are those
of Mr. George Ashley, now occupied
by Marshal Hitchcock, on which some
$1,000 has been expended; the resi-
denCe of Arthur HARRISON; that of Mr..
Ehlers, representing an outlay of some
$4,000, and those of Messrs. Wenner,
Thomas and others.
Still further improvements in this vi
cinity are in contemplation by various
property owners, and from present APP
pearanCes the southern side of Punch.
bowl bids fair to become one of the
most favorable residence districts of the
city. That il is one of the healthiest and
most favored as regards location cannot
be denied.
The Executive Building.