The San Francisco call., 1908-05-02
CROWDS VISIT TRACTS
Ocean Shore Road Carries Many
Parties Down Peninsula

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Residents of San Francisco are find
ing the tracts of land along the line
of the Ocean Shore road inviting places
for outings. fact that Is being at
tested by the large crowds that travel
down the peninsula on week days and
Sundays.
Brighton Beach is becoming the fa-
vorite camping and recreation ground
for associations and societies. A short
time ago a local military Organization
completed an enjoyable encampment at
this spot, and last Sunday the Epworth
league held big excursion and picnic
there. It's closeness to San Francisco,
along the scenic route of the Ocean
Shore, together with its fine bathing
beach, does much to recommend 1T in
this regard.
Bathhouses are now installed at
Brighton Beach. Freightyards and
sidetracks for passenger trains are now
being put In. With the exception of a
carload of harness the entire working
equipment of Erickson & Peterson, the
railroad contractors, arrived from the
north this week and are being trans
ferred to Brighton Beach. Street work
amounting to 100000 is being in
stalled and although the time limit for
this work is seven months it probably
Will be completed in the next three
months. as the contractors have since
signed a big railroSd construction con-
tract and will therefore put on double
the force first intended to in order to
rapidly complete the work at Brighton
Beach.
Since the railroad has pushed around
the mountains below scenic Point San
Pedro visitors have been charmed with
the beauty of Farallone City Its mile.
of sandy beach is wide, clean and
marked occasionally by messy rocks.
Its waters abound In all manner of
fish, eel and abalone, and splendid
views obtain from the home sites. To
the north are seen Point Rogers, Point
San Pedro, Mount Tamalpais; to the
east the peaks OF Mount Montara.
Others than the California suburban
home company, promoters of Farallone
City, are making most sof the advan-
tages that are here presented for an
ideal suburban town and are selling
addition after addition to Farallone
City. The promoters report a steady
stream OF home buyers, there being
now more than two thousand sites
sold to prospective home builders
Each week sees a steady growth at
Salada Beach. Three new houses were
begun this week, one in the valley, one
close to the new Ocean Shore railway
station and one on the beach near the
Ocean boulevard. The recent change in
schedule Of the Ocean Shore railway
has reduced the running time to Salada
Beach 10 minutes, and this will be
greatly lessened in future. Many have
taken advantage of the reduction IN
time and the low Communication fare and
are living at Salada while doing busi-
ness in San Francisco. The two hotels
are we'll filled and the demand for ac-
commodation is so great that 40 room
hotel is being planned and is expected
to be ready for the summer rush. The
fourth class postoffice at Salada is
showing a remarkable growth and will
soon be raised to the third class.
Rockaway Beach is making great
progress In business and building. It's
projectors are claiming for it the title
of Catalina of Northern California
owing to the bathing and fishing adj
vantages and the mi1dneSs of tempera-
ture. improvements and tree planting
are adding much to the natural beauty
of this tract. Cline brothers, the man
ayers of this property, will also beau
tify the beach front by putting in a
concrete wall it's entire distance. to be
followed by an amusement casino, open
air swimming tank, ETC. 80 room
hotel, built in the Mission style of
architecture, will be an early realiza-
tion, as plans are now being fornu- l
lated for its immediate construction.
for the week at his beach tract at Half |
moon bay. Improvements continue with |
progress, many of the streets |
being practically finished and cement |
installed. The tree planting |
and parking will be continued on the |
entire tract. 1t is expected that many |
visitors from the interior who are In !
the city to attend the fleet festivities |
will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to visit this section Several
large excursions to Brophy beach have
already been planned for next week
Clifton road at Edgemar has been
completed by the City Street improve
ment company, which has laid cement
sidewalks, cement curbs, sewer. water
pipes and macadamfzed the entire
street with six inches of crushed rock
The engineers have just set grade !
stakes for additional work of the same
character on Winwood avenue and
Claiming way. Work was begun this |
week in grading the sand property
lying between the railroad and the
ocean. Several families have already
established themselves at the Edgemar
summer tent city. Applications for
tents are being made daily and the
prospects are good for a considerable
population during the summer.
During the past month the Half
moon bay land company has taken a
large number of people to Highland
the interior of the state as we'll as from
of those to whom the tract was shown
tions in general at Halfmoon bay and
in na ~ bo