Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26

m HE above cut of bungalows is IL
Illustrative of one style of homes
Il the Los Angeles Investment COM
pany is building upon the College tract
and College tract annex, which center
at Forty-eighth street and Gramercy
place on the West Forty eighth street
branch Of the Grand avenue car line.
Work upon the improvement of the
College tract was begun by this large
cooperative building company about
two years ago. Since then the company
has added to it's holdings In the south
west the Western Avenue Square tract
of forty acres, which adjoins the Col
Iege tract to the east, lying north OF
the Forty eighth street car line; the
College tract annex, formerly the Ken
dali Berry tract, of forty acres, ad-
joining the College tract to the east,
lying south of the Forty eighth street
car line; the Derby Park tract OF
twenty-five acres, which lies along che
Forty-eighth street car line just east
of the College tract annex; the Yer
mont tract of seventy acres, located at
Seventieth street and Vermont avenue;
beside the more recent purchase of 66S
acres lying southwest Of the College
tract, on the crest of the foothills
southwest of the city.
In the last two years the company
mas transformed tillo oICLAOAA VI tliSl
southwest from an open grazing field
to a high class resident section, with
its long, wide streets, sidewalked,
curbed, petrolithic paved and lined on
either side with black acacia trees and
palms, with over 100 beautiful homes
already built, sold and occupied, and
surrounded with beautiful stretches of
lawns, flowers, etc. Gas, electric lights,
sewer and telephone systems have been
installed.
An Improvement society has recently
been formed. The purpose Of this So
ciety is to see that the small parks,
parkways and lawns are kept In good
condition, and to look after the general
condition of the streets. Money for
the purpose being taken from fund
donated by the Los Angeles Invest
ment company for that purpose Ihe
company is fitting up a large room,
the use of which has been given to the
school board. School will be opened
within the next week or so for children
in that section of the city. This pro-
vides temporary quarters until a
school building can be built
Charles F. Maize has opened first
class drug store in the companys
building on West F'ortyeighth street
between Gramercy place and Wilton
place.
The company has under construction
now thirteen homes in Wilton place
many Of which are, already sold; also
twelve story -and-a-half bungalows are
under construction on West Forty
ninth street between Gramercy place
and St. Andrews place on the College
| tract annex.
The company reports that the de-
mand for homes in these tracts has
never been as great as at the present
| time, it being impossible to complete
the homes before they are sold.
| The following persons have pur-
chased homes from the company the
| last month";
story-and-a-half bungalow, AHA VIII
ton place, price $4100.
Miss Elizabeth M. Goodwin, 5-room
bungalow, 4533 Wilton place, price
$4,000.
W. L. Robb, broom bungalow, 4514
Wilton place, price $4,000.
David T. Bruce, 5-room bungalow
1904 Wilton place, price $4,000.
c. J. Caleb, Broom bungalow, 443C
Wilton place, price S2S00.
b. F. Hoyt Broom bungalow, 442!
Wilton place, price S2700.
Mrs Marguerite A. Sutton, 5-roon
bungalow 1923 Wilton place, price
e. c. Austin, 5-room bungalow, 44sl
Wilton place, price $2650.
Mrs. Nan Phares Eye, broom bun,
galow, 1907 Wilton place, price 23400.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tresseder, 6-roon
bungalow, S4533 Wilton place, price
s3200
Mrs. Marie Cline, Groom bungalow
| 5o04 Wilton place, price $S000
w. A. Corey, Broom bungalow, 502;
| Wilton place, price S2700.
! Mrs. e. II. Adams. 5-room bungalow
| 5036 Wilton place. price $2650.
w. II. Villa, 5-rom bungalow. 510t
Wilton place. price $2600.
John A. Forsberg. 7-room story-and.