Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
SELECTING HOMES
IN Los ANGELES
ANGEL CITY GROWS IN P0PU.
LAR FAVOR
New York and Arizona Citizens Come
to CaIifornla-Noticeab Increase
in Number and Value of
Realty Transactions

The past week has been one of special
activity in the real estate field and
many important deals were closed. The
market is in q very healthy condition
with an upward tendency in values
Dealers report that a large number of
strangers from San Francisco and the
east have not only made inquiries for
homes, but many made cash purchases,
while others have placed deposits on
property that they will occupy in the
near future. 1t is also reported that
investors are especially active at this
time.
Like Our Climate
Althouse Bros. report the following
sales to newcomers:
John B. Althouse to r. G. Chambers,
a two-story thirteen-room stone and
frame residence at 1882 Forest avenue
Hollywood, with large grounds highly
improved; lot 160x205 feet. Mr. Cham
bers is a retired broker from Brooklyn,
and buys this place for his home. Con-
sideration $22,50O
d. II. Althouse to DR.. w. H. Ward, a
two-story, eight-room frame residence
at 2319 Juliet street, lot 50x135 feet. The
buyer was formerly superintendent Of
the state insane asylum at Phienix,
Ariz. The purchase was made for
permanent home. Consideration $500.
Homes and Lots
The following are few of the sales
negotiated in the office of the Charles
Mckenzie company during the past ten
days, showing the activity in the realty
market regardless of the strenuous sea-
son of relief work.
The southwest corner of Washington
street and Ellendale avenue, 92x146
feet; nominal improvements. Sold for
= - and nd 10
Max Reimbold for $12,500 cash.
Lots 10, II, IL and 13, block Z; lots IS
and IA, block 10, in Vermont avenue
square to w. G. Bertelson. Considera-
ton $4,000.
Lots IA and 10. block Z, and lot II,
block 8, in Vermont avenue square to A.
P. Grider. Consideration $4,000.
Lot 1, block 10, Vermont avenue
square to M. e. Brown. Price $1100.
j. N. Agan to r. A. Mccormick, the
northeast corner of Fourth and Omar,
55x100 feet; two flat buildings. Price
$25, 900.
Mckenzie Meyer Investment COM
pany to A. l.. Reagan, lot SO, Reesmont
tract Price $1,000. Also lots So and 56,
Reesmont tract to A. G. Tompkins.
Price $2700.
Investment Purchase
Earl Clark has purchased through o.
F. Scherer from Mrs. Cora E. Freeze, @
lot on the north side of Eleventh street,
165 feet west of Hill street. The lot
is 45x120 feet, improved with a two
story, twenty-four-room flat building
and five-room cottage which bring an
income Of $500 yearly. The considera-
ton was $22,500
Mines & Parish report the following
sales: :--e.a-...---..-...--.-..-.-... ..-4.a..
I improvements and lot 60x150 feet at
1856 South Flower street for John 3.
Drakenfeld to Margaret McKeever for
$4,000.
The nine-room residence at Ais West
Jefferson street for George e. Hart to
J. C. Elliott for $4,000.
improvements and lot 50x140 feet at
2110 West Seventh street, through C.
p. de Yoe from Sarah A. Knibbs to
Perry Whiting for $4,000.
The lot 50x170 feet on Miami avenue,
between Sixth and Wiltshire, for e. c.
Mackey to F. w. Pickard for $2S00.
Investment Propositions
The Title Insurance and Trust COM
pany has sold to Isidor Elsner through
Black Bros, a lot 100X165 feet on the
west side of Figueroa street between
Third and Fourth, being about 120 feet
south of the corner of Third. Consid-
Grafton $32,500 The property is practic-
ally vacant, the improvements being Of
nominal value. Purchased as an in
vestment.
The Cass e Smurr Stove Co. has pur-
chased tract 300x140 feet on the south
west corner of Shearer and Wilson
streets, for location of a factory. Re-
ported price $4,000.
w. J. Davis has sold his residence in
Chester place to Carl Leonardt. Re
ported price 100000. The home is set
in a large lot facing 240 feet on West
Chester place.
Mrs. S. j. Pauly has sold to a north
ern investor through Carl Pauly and
the Wright & Calender Co., lot 50x75
feet on the south side of Winston street,
between Los Angeles and Wall streets,
with nominal improvements Consider
alton $4,000 cash.
Carl Pauly has sold to Niceto M
Echenique lot 40x131 feet to an alley
on Fifty-third street, between San Pc
dro and Walrath streets opposite the
car barns, improved with store build
ing which rents for $25 month. Con-
sideration $21O0.
The Levy estate has sold to Frank J.
Schuster an unilnproved lot on Eleventh
street between Hill and Olive streets,
40x120 feet in size, for $4,000. The Hill
Street company negotiated the deal. Mr.
i