Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09
TOWARD THE WEST
The General Urban Tendency is
Shown Here.
OUT ON THE HEIGHTS
Extensive Line of Holdings Along
Connecticut Avenue.
IN THE CHEVY CHASE REGION
The Development of Cleveland Park
and the Proposed Addition to
Rock Creek Park.
IN THE CHEVY CHASE REGION

II Is said that cities generally develop
toward the west and northwest. Certainly
the magnificent development of the north
west section of Washington, beginning in
the neighborhood OF Washington Heights,
Danier Heights and the territory imme-
dately contiguous to the Columbia road,
and extending out into the picturesque and
beautiful highlands bisected by Connect
cut avenue extended, as far as Chevy
Chase, lends the color of verify to the
rule and is source Of qualification to all
who are interested in the progress, pros
perity and daily increasing beauty OF the
capital city.
In addition to a series of splendid apart
ment houses, which stand on and near the
crest of the hill after leaving Connecticut
avenue and turning into Columbia road.
and which have been constructed at differ
ent points on and along the route of Co
lumbia road until 1t intersects 10th street.
a large number of residences have been
built for the occupancy of the owners and
also many rows OF the better type of
dwellings have been built for sale.
The territory occupying the limited space
west of Connecticut avenue has received
attention In comparatively recent years
that has resulted in an almost phenomenal
development Hundreds Of Washington
handsomest homes have been built In this
section. The new Connecticut avenue
bridge over Rock creek will develop when
completed within the coming year one or
the most attractive residential sections
that could possibly be pictured wyoming
avenue, running west from Columbia road
and 1870 feet wide, is regarded as one or the
most attractive streets IN this beautiful
section Several properties on lie hoy pace
and Bancroft place have recently peeh
purchased and will be improved at an early
day with residences, and the narrow area
northward from the French embassy site
to the Connecticut avenue bridge Is at
tracing the attention of those VINO are
looking for commanding sites for large prl-
vate residences
A Mile From the Cars
The section lying west of Columbia road
and north of Cincinnati street is known
on the city plat books as the subdivision OF
Tanier Heights. This tract OF land COM
prises some fifty acres and was subdivided
| some twenty-three years ago. The FIRST lot
| IN the subdivision was sold December 3,
! 1893. to Archibald NJ. McLachlin, VINO punt
| the first house in the subdivision.
Ar the time the subdivision was made the
nearest street car line was at l4th street
| and Florida avenue, nearly mile from Che
| subdivision. Among the earliest purchasers
| ~ lots were the late G.. Brown Goode, FRED
erick P Dewey John B. Smith, Tarieton
| II. Bean, D. C. Turner, Donald Mcpherson
| and Mary r. Mann
With the widening OF Coiumpla rodu anu
| the extensions of the lines of the Capitai
| traction and Metropolitan railways the de-
| yelopment has been rapid.
The contour of the land is rolling and
| mainly high. having an elevation OF lto teel
| above tide level. The subdivision overlooks
| the Rock Creek valley. There are a great
| many fine detached homes In the suodiyis-
| ion. also a number of rows of houses. The
ontario apartment house, probably one OF
| the largest in the District, is situated In
| this subdivision
In Cleveland Park.
| On the west side of Rock creek and along
| the line of Connecticut avenue just beyond
| the western entrance to the Zoo Is an at
| tractive subdivision known as Cleveland
Park 1t was laid out for residence pur-
poses about twelve years ago and since that
| time there has been bestowed upon fits de-
| yelopment increasing labor. intelligent and
| capable engineering and q generous use Of
money. The history OF this subdivision, II