The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-12-01
SUMMER HOMES FOR THE FARMER

beautiful resorts along the shore OF
the Sound, that this tract was finally
opened up and offered to the public In
smaller tracts for homes and pleasure
spots. The Sound Trustee Company,
being able to get the property in no
other way, finally bought it outright,
and planned to make of it the most
beautiful suburb and resort along the
shores of Puget Sound. The property
has been plated on a very elaborate
style, after the plans of eminent land
scape artists and is laid out along the
lines of a park, with wide curving
boulevards, graceful sloping terraces
and beautiful shade trees. From the
shores of the Sound it slopes gently
back to the hilltop, giving each build
ing site an unobstructed view of the
blue, sparkling waters and the ma
jestic snow-capped Olympics in the
distance.
So far only about SO acres have been
plated, but the entire 1853 acres will
ultimately be plated along the same
lines, making Redondo Beach beau
tiful and extensive suburb within easy
reach either of Seattle or Tacoma. An
electric road is under construction be-
tween Seattle and Tacoma which will
pass through an edge of this property
and give the residents there good car
service, with a ride of 35 minutes to
Seattle and rs minutes of Tacoma. At
the present time the regular Seattle
Tacoma boats stop at the wharf, Civ
ing good service and only short run
to either one of these cities. By boat
ic Chnrt0r
respect to the time required than many
portions of Seattle which are consid-
cred settled residence districts, and by
electric train it will be comparatively
close in to either city.
Redondo Beach is the ideal spot at
which to spend the warm summer
months. The climate is cool and de-
lightful, the scenery beautiful and the
natural beauty of the place has
charm which never wears away. 1t is
a quiet place away from the noise OF
the cities, and yet close enough to
make it convenient for the resident to
run in and out from either Seattle or
Tacoma. To the farmer on either side
of the mountains, it should prove es-
pecially attractive as place to have
a summer home, as it is convenient
and can be reached with little expense
and the loss of but short time in
travelling back and forth. On the
prices and terms which these home
sites are being offered, there is scarce
ly a farmer in the State of Washing
ton who cannot afford to own one, and
erect for himself summer home or
camp to which to take his family dur
ing the warmest days of the summer.
There is every attraction of the sum-
mer watering place, including surf
bathing, and for the man who likes
driving or automobiling there are fine
roads, including driveway which is
being constructed between Seattle and
Tacoma by King county at cost OF
$215,000.
Many people are buying sites at Re-
dondo with the idea of building there
their permanent homes, where they
will live winter and summer. The
property is convenient enough to
either city to make this possible for
the business man and pleasant for the
retired capitalist. In the days to come
Redondo Beach promises to become
one of the most beautiful suburbs and
resorts in the vicinity of either Seattle
or Tacoma, and sites will be so much
in demand that these lots which are
now being offered promise great OPP
portunities even from an investment
standpoint.