The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

ts wide street, made centre parks
sm,tn. In those on Monument Avenue
the improvements representing an On
pordjttirc OF several thousand dollars.
While the company has sold nlose %,
these lots. "a number of now salos ~"
transfers having been made recci'tiS'
.hoy feel clated that the purchasers
have something that Will steadily e,'-
nance in value, and predict that '',o
nummcr will see many Improvements
in this beautiful addition OF WIZ"
Richmond will be justly proud
Gintcr Park.
r,ayoIon,nent of the proper sort ia
,bo order OF things in Gtnter PARK MA
5or Lewis Cilnter selected TINS properly
vears ago as the ideal location loi
beautiful ligh-class suburh ana I'M
,roved II in splendid fashion. lie APP
,,rociatod the value Of good sewerage
md drainage and installed very cofn-
nrehensive system that insures good
health and comfort for all time TO
come Then came the network OF mag
nincent avenues, superb winter service
from deep wells, the planting oil mics
,,pon miles OF honeysuck1e and priVet
hedges and beautiful shade trees, which
to-day have reached n state of devel-
oprncnt which makes Ginter Park III
many respects the most beautiful or
all Richmond's residence sections. wise
restrictions as to the character OF
houses and of their location and excel
lent transportation facilities have done
their part. The proximity of Ginter
Park to the various country clubs has
also increased It's popularity.
As n social centre ii is fast forging
to the front and taking rank with the
most popular city sections.
Nineteen handsome residences have
been built and are building within the
limits of Gintcr Park. and several 9th
ers are to he started in the near future.
More money is being expended in this
section for improvements than in all |
the others combined. In this respect 1t
is surpassed only by the Lee District
section.
Values in Gintcr Park Will undoNbt
edly go much higher than they now
are. Present prices are very attractive /
from the investors standpoint. and the |
property is being bought UP steadily by |
q fine class of people.
Highland Park Activity.
Highland Park. situated on the north
edge OF Richmond is feeling the great
boom in building which is going on in
many parts of the city. Several sales
in lots have been made this past week
three on Virginia Avenue TO W. IL.
Turner. who is making plans to buitd
this coming summer. and two on Third |
Avenue to i. d. Mason
The Highland Park Company has
just given out n contract to Barry & |
Co. to extend the sewerage system
through the north end of the park, to
connect with the two new houses Just |
building there.
1T is n noticeable fact that the we'll
water is among the finest to be found
anywhere in this vicinity, and it is
not necessary to dig deeper than
twenty feet to find 1t clear and pure.
This is a fact which is very valuable
to home-seekers, as pure water is in
dispensable to good health.
Another fact about the park is the
large number of cottage gardens to
be found there, Small shrubs and
young trees abound everywhere. and
many OF the porches of the cottages
are completely covered with roses,
which make beautiful effect at this
season of the year.