The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-10

Brown. president of the Brown Shoe COM
pany, and the Mercantile Trust Company.
when he purchased the southwest corner of
Portland and Lake avenues for 5000. The
property consisted Of two lots, fronting $50
feet each on Portland place, with a depth
of 100 feet on Lake avenue. Another i'm
portant sale in the same neighborhood was
that of q lot of 80 feet on the south side OF
Washington. between Lake and Union ave-
nueS.
Three lots of fifty feet each were sold
about the same time on the north side of
Page avenue, between Academy and Miner
va, and three lots Of fifty feet frontage
each were sold on the south side of Minerva
avenue. near Clarendon. The sales of No.
1920 and No. 1422 North Union boulevard
swere reported about the same time by the
Nicholls-Ritter Realty Company The house
and lot No. $500 Bartmer avenue was sold
the same week by the same company.
MANY SALES OF
RESIDENCE PROPERTY.
Several choice lots We're sold early in
February when il became evident that the
Worlds Fair bill would pass. A lot on the
west side of Union, between Wells and
Ridge avenues, was sold TO William White
FOR 4 large sun, as was also n lot on the
south side of Allen. between Missouri and
Of st. Louis avenue. between Marcus and
Euclid. was sold for a good price by the
Henderson Realty Company. and Apple II
licmmelmann have made numerous impor-
tant sales of fine residence property.
The Nicholls-Ritter Company sold. among
other properties. the residence No. 52l, Del
lldl. anu liz ilbaSt al -Nb. --b pbOiltlltW
boulevard. J. l. Epstein has sold the resi-
dence at No. 1900 Washington avenue for
n good sum. The above are but a few in
stances taken from many sales which have
resulted from the completion of the Worlds
Fair fund and the assurance that the Fair
bill would be passed. AS examples of how
general the sales are In all portions Of the
city the above cases are evidence.
Heavy speculation In West End and Ca
rondelet property has been expected for
some time, purchasers being expected to
HgN M tho NhD nNp of tho Fair hniY,p 1Op1 tod
in that neighborhood. An acre tract with
a depth Of 2,oJ feet was bought recently
by +. S. Parker on Etzel avenue. near the
Wabash tracks. 1t is expected that this
property will increase greatly in value
should the Fair be located in either the
North or West ends.
The old Buck residence. at No. 1922 Nor
gan street. with a frontage of seventy feet
on that street and a depth of l4o feet. was
sold recently to Doctor I. +. Allen: a hos
pital will be erected upon the site. The new
st. Luke's Hospital Will be located at Belt
and Delmar avenues. and there Is talk of
establishing several other institutions of the
chosen by the Fair directors for the Fair
site. Several religious denominations are
also DESTROYS of locating there.
FLATS AND HOTELS
TO BE BUILT.
The matter Of hotels is stirring up great
but as yet no definite move has
been made in this direction preparatory to
the Worlds Fair. While there has been
sS-a~ N-LA SANAAhAs VI a. AN" AoAcl III NiltSl-
nut street IN the neighborhooi of the La
ciede. the same talk has been going the
rounds for years. One deal involving a ho-
tel. however, was closed recently by Henry
Jr, who purchased the Suburban
Hotel. at Maple and Hodiamont avenues.
a three-story structure. with a frontage of
forty-nine feet on Hodiamont and 15S feet
on Maple.
Hotels will spring up rapidly once the
Fair site is chosen. but until that time
much conservatism may be expected so far
as erecting structures OltSile of the central
business district Is concerned. Several new
hotels are said to be in view for the down.
town business centers. but definite plans
have not yet been announced in this re-
spect.
The West End apartment houses, notably
those erected on Taylor avenue. and the
new apartment structure in course of cree
ton at Laclede and Kings highway. are
doubtless the advance guards of many
more of their class which may be expected
to materialize very shortly. Flats are
being erected in many quarters. builders
believing that there will be a de-
mand for structures OF the sort during the
Fair.
A noticeable effect OF the passage OF tie
bill has been the determination. on thespart
of real estate owners to improve the streets
on which their holdings are located. the
jefferson avenue property-owners. south of
Park avenue, and the Easton avenue own
ers, between Prairie and Marcus avenues.
taken the lead in this respect.
The Easton avenue property-owners have
the Municipal Assembly to have
their street. between Marcus and Prairie
venues paved with yitrihed brick. their idea
ne~ighborhood, their street will become a
one. The earnestness with which
they are pressing the matter Is expected to |
bring satisfactory results.
PROPERTY OWNERS WANT
AVENUE WIDENED.
TIL dream of the Jefferson avenue prop |
erty owners, who have holdings along that |
street, just below Park avenue. Is to have
Jefferson avenue widened from ten to twenty |
feet, the latter figure being the estimate |
which most Of the holders seem to regard
as the best. Their attitude is that which, |
ever portion of the city is chosen for the
Fair. their street will undoubtedly be an
artery of travel and a central thoroughfare.
II Is proposed, accordingly. to have Il so
out and improved that 1t will be
IN the nature of a boulevard south of Park
avenue.
now thirty-five feet wide, and many prop
are of the opinion that this is
IN unnecessary amount of space to be given
% sidewalks when the street would be so
much improved thereby. 1t is proposed
hat ten feet of each sidewalk should be
,onfiscated for the benefit of the street. and
hat the roadway be thus increased by
'ne Of the widest in the city.
Should the city officials deem It inadvis-
lble to widen the street the distance men,
proposed that the property-owners on each
side donate ten feet of their property to the
,ity and ask permission to move the side
walk back this distance. This would widen
he street the desired twenty feet without
the width Of the sidewalks.
The property-owners alopg Tenth street
Ind in the neighborhood of Clinton, Warren
Ind North Market streets are taking meas
lres top have more care paid to three little
situated at the junction of the streets
and it is intended to turn them into
ornamental squares. In this respect the
Fair will have a beneficial effect on all por-
ions of the city.
To mention all the real estate schemes
being considered In connection with the
Fair would be premature, but one alone is
4 sufficient importance to deserve men
" several officials in the railroad brother
and unions to establish a railroad en-
building here as a feature of the
Fair. and to erect the structure permanent
for the visiting trainmen during
ha Faif.
BUILDING
FOR RAILROAD lei
Those now at the head of the movement
re ]. F. Gaskill of No. 110S South Fourth
treet, formerly an active member of the
Union; A. Lamont of the Order
he Brotherhood of Railway Trackmen;
robert Stevens, a member of the Brother
God of Firemen; e. J.. Ora
ey, member of the Railroad Clerks Union;
. W. Quick of the Order of Railroad Train
len, and Charles Turner OF the Garments
'nion o. America.
F. J. Douglas and H. Reichard are look
lg after the architectural designs Of the
ew building, which will be decidedly unique
present plans are followed. 1t is proposed
D have a central court around which will
e built Offices and lodge rooms for each of
he various railroad orders. where meetings
an be held Throughout the summer. 1t Is !
roposed to hold the annual convention here
{ all the bodies represented among the