The Washington times., 1904-06-12
Growth of the East.

The rapid growth of the east and
northeast sections Of the District can
really be appreciated only by those who
have lived here long enough and have
been closely identified with the move
ments Of local real estate" said well
known broker yester lay. More others
can speak inteIligently or authoritative
~ Of the great Improvement that has
taken place there since the early seven
ties The dividing line between the
western and eastern sections was then
called-and most appropriately. too
SwaupoOdle because Of its low. sH ampv
broken and unhealthy location ard sur
roundings. st. Aloysius Church was
about the first pioneer il this rough s';d
boisterous ncighborhoOd and no doubt
was a great factor in changing its
character. rot only physically but NOR
ally. X has long been built up and -
NOW a most prosperous portion Of the
city.
"A little farther north in the new sub
division known as Bloomlngdale, wnlch
7 knew. but a few years ago. as simply
rough and broken barren land. Win
only a shack here and there. When
returned to Washington after an ap-
sence Of seven years ! was surprised 70
find there streets laid out, and paved
sidewalks. shade trees, water. sewers
and gas. and almost sOlidly built up
with a good class Of houses. No section
of the city has sprung more rapidly INTO
public favor. Go still a little farther
to the north. and you come TO that
strpendous Improvement. the filtration
plant. one of the most urgently needed
in the whole list Of municipal better
ri n Y
water. cause the periodical mud baths
70 become a memory of the past, and
abate in a great measure that dreaded
visitor. typhoid fever.
Catholic University Land.
Now go directly east, and you will
Sc. the numerous buildings that have
been erected during the past twenty
years by the different Catholic orders.
I remember well when the first tract Of
sixty acres was bought for the Catholic
University for $500. an acre. This was
then considered a fabulous price for
land in that section. but since the land
over there has been selling at the rate
Of 5000 an acre. Brookland, Just a
little further east still. was subdivided
but a few years ago, and has been
phenomenal success, and when several
OF the streets ifdulilk lllAO Ai41LN VI ~
have been bridged. so as TO avoid the
danger Of grade crossings. and when the
electric car service has been extended
through the village 10 its eastern bound
ary-Queen's Chapel Road or Eighteenth
Street, northeast-the pretty suburb will
take on a new growth and double its
present population. This extension Of
car service TO Queens Chapel Road will
reach a section lying Immediately east
one Of the most beautiful I'm the Dis
trict. II Is a lovely stretch OF land.
gently rolling. with grand views In all
directions, with a very rich soil with
out rock or stone or waste ground OF
any kind. and is an ideal location for
one or several acre homes.
Let US retrace our steps and not for
get 70 say a word about that part of the
city that lies in the immediate vicinity
OF Lincoln Park. Less than a quarter
OF a century ago Il was a barren waste.
There were no streets, no sidewalks.
no houses, no shade trees, no anything.
But there came a time when tn ecOun-
try was looking for site for the great
worlds fair. The belief was general
that IL was TO be held in Washington,
and the consensus of opinion was that