The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11


averaging about $1,000 each
Sherwood PARK which fronts Ginter I
rark on the west, will probably never /
be developed MS a suburb. as the great
Richmond university proposes to ac-
u,llre this site
brookdaie and Blnumliusdsie, ~hsc!' /
lie beyond Gintcr Park, are new prop |
er.ies which have very recently bean
nut on the market, and as yet there Is |
no building development In either
place. but thoy viii undoubtedly be
The scene OF active operations, as a
good many sales have been. made mi
both sections,
beautiful Brookdnle
Rrool<dale, the beautiful new suburb.
IL one of the latest propositions on the
market 1t Is located OH Brook Road
which 1T fronts, aud is bounded on the
north by Bellevue Avenue and on the
south by Laburnun Avenue. 1t is just
across the street from Ginter Park and
also from "Lnburnunl." The new ASH
land line passes the front Of the prop
eriy and the Lakeside line passes the
full length OF the southern border,
These two trolley lines put 1t almost
In the heart of the city
The plan of the property s the work
Of Messrs. Redd & Brother, and IS most
ii
across the boundary, with beautiful.
park In the centre. after the order of
Monument Avenue The lots are sold
on the instalnent plan OF a small cash
payment and easy monthly terms. with
out taxes or interest. This plan. taken
with the merits of the property, has
made it q quick seller. The official
marked map in the company's Office
shows at a glance that one-fourth of
t.,,. II =
It has been onthc market only about
three weeks. Building has not yet
begun. but number of buyers propos,
to begin the erection of homes within
a. very short period The streets are
all laid off, and granolithic walks are
being laid.
Charming Bloomingdnlc.
Bloomingdale is a tract of land
beautifully located that has been sub
divided into 425 lots, SO by $50 feet.
The streets have been laid off and
staked. and the lots have been
mapped. 1t is Immediately on the
Lakeside car line. and three of that
lines stopping points are on the prop
cray. The Chesapeake Bay line is with
\ in easy reach, and a station has been
established nearby. A large number of
lots have been sold off and not less
than a dozen of the buyers contemplate
breaking ground for good and sub.
stantial residences, which will be
pushed to completion. To-day Blooms
ingdale Is land of promise. and in a
short while it will be a land of fulfil
ment. The rushing tide of develop
nlent has touched its borders. and the
next flood will spread over and beyond
1t, for there is no telling where this
thing which the antiquated citizen
quoted In the opening of this story
called the suburb craze" will stop. It
may reach Ashland. Indeed, Ashland
Is by right Richmond suburb.
Highland Park.
or the many beautiful suburbs sit
uhtcd around Richmond. probably none
Is better known than Highland Park
already mentioned. Located about
two miles north from the centre OF
the city, on the highest ground be.
tween the james and the Chickahom-
iny rivers, 1t Is reached by the North
side electric cars, which run on {
schedule from Broad and Seventh
Streets every fifteen minutes ant
transfer to and from any ear line il
the city. Highland Park consists o
about $50 acres, which has been lait
out in lots 35x140 feet. with avenue
60 and so feet wide and alleys 20 fee
wide.
In the centre OF this property is ar
eight-acre public park, with beautiful
shade trees planted fourteen years ago
at which time maple. elm, sycamore
and poplar trees We're planted alons III
of the avenues and streets. There arc
about seventy-hve homes now on thi
park, costing from $4,000 to $1,000, ant
nearly all occupied by owners, who ar,
all Richmond business men. Highan,
Park has an excellent system of sewer
age and granolithic sidewalks to mas
of the houses; also electric arc light.
at number Of the. street crossings.
The residents of Highland Park bons
OF the best graded school around Thu
city. The Methodist and Episcopal de
nominations have houses OF worship a
Highland Park. while the Presbytcrial
Church is only a few blocks distant Il
Chestnut Hill, and in a very 81 ort tim
the Baptists will have their han ison
church under course Of erection Of
Third Avenue.
Nortl,sfde Pluce.
Northside Place, is a new suburb gus
laid OF and its beautiful lots put o.
the market. improvements have al
ready been made, the conpan? hay
pu- dawn 400 yards Of frst-class grant
llthic pavement nnd made contracts fo
as mach more, which will be complete
been planted along the walks. al
other improvemen are In contempt,
ton. Many lots have already bee
sold, and fifteen of the buyers hay
made contracts with builders for wor
OF erecting homes 10 begin as soon g
practicable. OF the 2l0 lots original
laid off S. have been sold. Northsid
Place is located on the Seventh Stree
car line within fifteen minutes rid
from Broad Street. II adioins 1Iigl
land Park and Chestnut HILL
The West End.
II has not been so very long sint
all of the West End from Lombar
Street to the Boulevard, was suburba
The Lee Annex property, farther on
was sold off months ago, and sever
handsome homes have been hui
Building has been retarded In the nj
mex a great deal on account Of the III
certainty as 10 Just how Mcnume
Avenue extension was going to
atra iph Int hat iyIp It,.it