Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Improvements in Progress in
Various Sections.
LOTS AND BUILDINGS
INFLUENCE OF CHANGE CAUSED
BY NEW STATION.
Passenger Traffic in One Place, While
Freight Business Will Remain
as It Is.

| At the southwest corner Of 18th and b
streets row of nine two-story flats are
| being built by A. r. Townsend. They are
| to front both streets.
| G. Beale Bloomer proposes to build eleven
two-story flats at Sherman avenue ana
| Steuben street northwest.
| An apartment house is to be built on Ken
! yon street between 18th and 14th streets by
| Victor Anderson. 1t is to have a frontage
| of fifty-hve feet and a depth of one hun
| dred and twenty-five feet and is to be four
| stories in height. The plans have been
| made by W. ]. Palmer, architect.
| A four-story apartment house Is con-
templated by ]. W. Harper. to be built at
18th and Willard streets.
| Appleton P. Clark's Residence.
| The residence which has just been COM
| pleted on Lanier avenue between nth and
! 18th streets by Mr.. Appleton P. Clark. jr..
| for his own home, has several features
| which make 1t attractive. especially at this
| time of the year. The porch at the end
| with awnings looks cool and pleasant, and
| it would evidently make delightful re-
| sort on a hot day. The side yard on the
| south side gives a chance for providing
plenty of openings on that side of the
| house as the house stands entirely de-
| tached, and as there are windows on the
| four sides there is nothing to obstruct the
free movement of the air through the In
terror.
The treatment of the exterior is colonial.
and the entire house has a livable air. as
it was intended for a home where family
life could be enjoyed at It's best.
An Important Center.
By this time next year the new union de-
pot may be in use, and the entire tide of
travel that enters this city from that time
that are now being made in the immediate
neighborhood of the depot are, of course,
obvious to those who are familiar with that
locality.
1t is not so plain to what extent the in
fuence of such a change will extend out
from this center and how far-reaching 1t
will be. 1t Is evident that considerable
area is to be affected. AS Is well known,
Washington stands high in the list of cities
In the extent and Importance of the pas
senger traffic. Outside New York and Chi
oago and Philadelphia there is probably
no city in the country where such a large
number of people come each year as IS
the case with this city.
Effect on Property Values.
The distributing point of such a multi
tude necessarily becomes. not only busy
place, but one of considerable consequence
in any city. For this reason the new Union
depot and its location is mater of more
than passing interest. and while the ques-
ton of the site itself has been determined
for some time and the building is under
way and will probably be completed, as
stated, within the next twelve months or
50. yet 1t has by means been settled yet
by property holders and others to exact
ly what the effect will be upon property IN
that locality and elsewhere. for it is be-
lieyed that II Is going to affect a wide
area.
1t Is natural to suppose that those who
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now located in the vicinity of the 9Th street
I depot have given some attention to that sub
ject, and far possible have deter
mined how their business will be acted
upon when the depot there is abandoned.
In talking with one of them, who has as
much at stake as any one 1t was learned
that he did not anticipate the coming
change would have bad effect upon his
business. or rather the hotel business in
that locality.
Depots and Hotels.
He was of the opinion that travellers as a
class do not choose a hotel because of it's
nearnesS to the depot unless In special in
stances. For example, a might land
here in the night have few hours in
the day to spend in the city. and If he goes
to hotel. at all 1t is simply for the con-
venience of having some place to rest with
In easy access of bis train. In the event
the traveller planned a longer stay here.
then. a rule. he would not care to be
in the neighborhood of the depot at least
there would be no special advantage in 1t.
From what he knew of the situation in
other cities and the relative positions of
hotels and depots he had reached the con-
clusion that il was not a question of the
loca ton of depots that has to do with
| the business of hotels. People choose their
stopping places from other considerations.
For these and other reasons he thought
| that the present locality of Pennsyl-
vanla avenue and 9th street would not be
altered to any extent, at least for the hotel
business, after 1t ceased to be the center
| of so much railroad travel to this city Is
| 1t had been for years past. He surmised
| business that might be unfayorably infiu-
enced by the proposed change. but he d d
! not anticipate that II would be necessary
| to make any change in the hotel business.
The Wholesale Business.
| AS is known. that general locality is quite
| a center for good deal OF the wholesale
business of the city. but 1t Is stated by
! those who are familiar with the situation
| that there viii be change when the pas
senger depot Is moved from 9th street. for
| the reason that this will involve no change
| In the freight depot The freight will still
| continue to come in the southern part OF
| the city. just as it does at present All the
various firms that engaged in the meat
and the fruit line. and who make use of
| the cold storage rooms In the Center mar
| ket. will continue as they now are. They
will be Just as near the freight cars after
| the passengers cease to land at the Sth
street depot as they are now.
There Is another phase of the situation
which has not failed to attract the atten-
| ton of property owners and Investors. and
/ that IS the probable influence which the
| new depot will have on a large section of