The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-03
HOMES IN THE SUBURBS
The Remarkably Rapid Development Of One
of hOrfoIk'S Residential Additions.
OUT ALONG GRANNY STREET EXTENDED
Away From the NustIe md Rush of
Up and Citizens Are Enjoying the
Pleasures of Life '.FnI From the
MnddinC Crowd"

mUGdinE Crowd
The birth of the new year finds Nor
folk moving even faster than time Itself
in the channels of progress. and no.
where Is the development more marked
than along building and real estate
lines.
The growth of the city is normally
northward. Particularly is this true
In a residential sense. The extension
and thorough equipment of an unsur-
passed street car service has rendered
II not only possible but preferable to
live just beyond the immediate noise
and headache Of the city proper 1t
was because of this that Ghent became
in such n marvelously brief time the
beautiful suburb that 1t is, and it Is
because of this that the extension Of
CRANKY street to its connection with
Church. near the city park. could be
delayed no longer.
The immediate building CT the bridge
over Smiths creek was rendered i'm
perative and when this is completed in
February. this splendid thoroughfare
will be practically opened to the citi-
zens of Norfolk. and will be one of the
finest streets in the South, extending,
as II does, distance of ono and three
quarter miles In almost q straight line.
there being but one angle, and that
down town.
TIE bridge. the work of which is
a handsome and durable iron structure
which will cost $ll50O. and will be one
OF the handsomest in the State.
LESSON IN DEVELOPMENT.
1t is interesting and instructive to
Norfolk at heart to take n stroll along
the length of CRANKY street extended. as
Virginian representative did yester
day, and note the remarkable change
that has come over the face of that
particular portion of the earth lying be-
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nal road and the Lambcrt's Point
road. This is the tract that is being
treated 10 the greatest degree of de-
velopmcnt OF any in the neiGhborhood
roundabout, and is unqucstonably dcs-
tined to become in n very short time the
location OF large portion of Norfolk s
population. The reasons for this are
ample and apparent 10 the most casual
observer.
The tract is OF some l75 acres in ex-
tent and is owned by the Park Place
company Of which Mr.. z. Black is
president, and MIR. T. =. Gray. sccrc-
tary. 1t was acquired by this com
pany last juno. hardly six months ago
and in that time a veritablc transforma-
ton has been wrought. The lots are
all within the boundaries mentioned
above. with the execution of three
blocks below the railroad. and nine
west OF Colonial avenue. The property
extends about half a mile along Church
street and the same distance on Colo
MAJ avenue: The southern boundary.
along the Norfolk terminal is perhans
quarter Of 4 mile i'm length
BEAUTIFULLY LAID OFF.
Seven beautiful thoroughfares tra-
verse the tract in parallel lines north
and south. They are Colonial. Debrce
Lewellyn, Omohundro. Williams and
Armistead avenues and CRANKY street
extended The contract for making
LET In Tr,r,a ,,,l
work was begun at once and continued
without delay ever since. About half
OF the Sll,000 set aside for the improve
ment has been expended and grading
has been completed on Carter and Will
liams street and work being pushed on
Twenty-siXth, Twenty-ninth Thirtieth
street and Williams avenue and CRANKY
street. Work will he begun immediate-
l. rr0n tmnhundro and Iewc.:vn ave
nues and Thirty-nrst and Thirty-second
streets. The numbered thorouchfaras
extend east ana west and run from
N!neteenth, below the raiiroad. to
Third, which is next to and parallels
Lambert's Point road.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
All the piping provided for in the
plans which were drawn by Graham &
Riddle. Is down, except about $40 feet
ana forms very complete and cana
cious. system. This pipe is laid at pres
cnt for drainage purposes. but is ar
RANGED so as TO be used for sewerage
at any time. this idea being paramount
In the construction of the system
lho main pipe, which is large enough
Tor n man to crawl through. runs under
Twenty-siHth street Williams avenue
and Thirtieth street are also underlaih.
Il juncture of all the mains bein,, formed
on Twcnty-ninth street whence the
water will be carried by still lareeY
drain under Church street, thence into
Gamers creek
SHADE TREES PLANTED.
Along these avenues and many OF the
Streets shade trees. silver leaf naples
nave beer set ont out at judicnus in
tervals and in n few years will become
useful as well rs ornamental. \ thou
SAND OF these trees have been purchased
ana hait the number has been planted
The others will be put in soon. ana
another supply procured If it ia found
necessary.
STREET CAR FACILITIES
The street railway is under contract
to extend it's line down CRANKY street
to the Church street iunc:ure villain
twelve months. 1t already. as l., known.
extends alongside the I'arl: Place pron-
erty on Church street. Furnishing, ~ ror
uiar service, which in itself Is sufficient
and ample 10 accommodate the resi-