Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
RAPID GROWTH OF
NEW COLLEGE TRACT
THIRTY FINE HOMES AD0RN
DISTRICT
Company to Build $50 Fine Houses,
with No Two of Similar De-
sign on the Same
Street

The Los Angeles Investment COM
pany is booking many orders for new
homes in their southwest tract known
as the College tract, located at Forty
eighth street, Gramercy, Wilton place
and Arlington avenue, on the West
Forty-eighth street division or the
Grand avenue car line.
A cut is produced on this page show
ing Gramercy place, one of the princi-
pal streets in this tract. The company
began the Improvement of this resident
tract last August, and besides putting
in the best of street improvements 1t
has UP to date built and sold about
thirty modern homes, from five to eight
rooms each, and all of different style OF
architecture.
1t is the purpose and intention of the
company, it is announced, to build 400
modern homes there. and there will be
no two houses of similar design upon
the same street.
In the improvement of this tract the
company is carrying out some new ana
novel ideas. The streets are wide and
are being treated with the petrolithic
paving process. Cement sidewalks and
curbing have been laid. Palms and
shade trees have been set out The
houses are set back a uniform distance
from the property line, giving a uni
form appearance to the whole street
Il
front. All lawns are being put in by
the company. The tract is supplied
with city water the mains having been
laid.
Electricity and Sewers
Electric light service has been in
stalled and a complete sewerage sys-
tenn is now under way.
The company reports constantly in
creasing inquiry and demand for this
L..
as the company sells no lots in the
tract unless the purchaser agrees to
build home, which must conform to
the tract restrictions and regulations.
Many new homes are being built upon
Gramercy and Wilton place, which,
with the high class street improve
ments being made, is converting the Sec
tion into n magnificent residence site.
The company reports that the demand
upon ii the last two weeks has been so
heavy that il has been necessary to put
on many additional carpenters, brick
layers and painters, and add an extra
draughtsman to the architectural de-
partment. A unique feature adopted
by the company in the building up of
this tract is that but every other lot
is being built upon, each purchaser of a
home being given the free use of the
adjoining vacant lot for two years. All
lots are fenced in the rear to the al
leys. The company has its own lumber
yards. mills and warehouses, furnish
ing all materials that are used in the
construction of the houses. 1t furnishes
all labor, draws plans and gives Specl-
ficaItions.
The following houses have been fin
ished in this tract and turned over TO
the purchasers last week:
For Mrs. Jane Berry, 7-room house
at 5005 Gramercy place; cost $4,000.
For Mrs. Mary P. Richer S-room bum
galow at 1923 Wilton place; cost $500.
For Mrs. Bessie D. Rogers S-room
house. 1923 Gramercy place; cost $4,000.
Many Houses Are Building
Work has been started on an S-room
house for Mrs. Fannettie Cowdrey at
1925 Gramercy place to cost $4,000, an g.
room bungalow for A. b. Marshall at
1918 Gramercy place to cost $4,000 Z
room bungalow for Miss Y. NJ. Robins
at Forty-tifth street and Gramercy
place to cost $4,000.
The company reports four other 5
and Groom bungalows started in the
tract the last week. 1t has recently
finished a business block at Forty
eighth street and Gramercy place with
a large lodge hall above.
Other sales reported by this company
in its other tracts during the last week
are as follows:
u OSCdI NNCu6 NoOh, bNlOOIl NOl-
tage, 1919 East Thirtieth street, Deebla
tract. S2400.
To John F. Beals. 5-room cottage 1871
East Thirtieth street, Deebe tract,
$24OO.
To Mrs. Arly Foulkes, Groom bunga-
low 1921 East Twenty-first street, Elder
place, $250O
To Mrs. Jennie Bell, 5room cottage.
1717 East Twenty-frst street, Elder
place, $4,000.
Outside of it's tracts the company re-
ports the following contracts signed
the last week.
Mrs. Emma Hall, 4-room cottage
Fifty-second street and Long Beach
avenue, TO cost $1,000.
Mrs. Annie M. Davis, 5-room cottage
Sabina avenue, Boyle Heights, to cost
$1,000.
Mrs Harry Coryell. 5-room cottage
Tropico, to cost $500.
improvements at Newport
Newport Beach is getting several new
residences as well as store buildings.