Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-18
RESIDENCE LOTS
GROW IN DEMAND
TENDENCY OF BUYERS is LESS
SPECULATIVE
Marked Activity Exists in Building
Lines, Especially In Suburban
Observation-Disclosures Park
Attracts Attention

Althouse Bros. report brisk and in
creasing demand for high class resi-
dences and residence lots for building.
The tendency is less toward the specu-
lative and more toward the investment,
than for some time past. The activity
in the building line is quite marked,
especially in the suburban districts.
The following list of sales bears out
the above statements. A great many
new houses are under course of plan
and construction. and a number of 9th
ers are soon to be begun at Ramona
Park. a new subdivision on the Covina
line
Title Insurance and Trust company to
]. S. Dodge, the northeast corner of
Washington and Toberman streets. hav-
ing frontage on Washington of 100
feet and 125 feet on Toberman. Mr..
Dodge is having plans drawn for a
handsome pressed brick apartment
house containing about forty-five rooms,
to be located on the property, which
will cost about $4,000 Consideration
$4,000 cash.
]. H. Hillock to Mary Fairfield, a
seven-room, modern bungalow located
at 1866 West Thirtieth street. Bought
for home. Lot 40x130 feet. Consider
alton $4100.
F. NJ. Kirsch to F. A. Carter an un-
improved lot on the south side of Twen-
ty-second street. west of Cimarron, lot
50X155 feet. The new owner will i'm
prove with a residence to cost about
$3.50. consideration $500.
Arnold & Dodge to Mile r. Miner,
an unimproved lot on the east side of
Manhattan place, fifth lot south of Lin
den. 60X152 feet. Mrs. Miner will i'm
prove this lot with a modern two-s story
stone and frame residence to cost about
$7000 consideration $4,000.
On Fourth Avenue
Jesse Knight to William Disch, an
unimproved lot on the east side of
Fourth avenue, between Grant and
Sixteenth street. Mr.. Disch will improve
this lot at once with modern brick
and frame residence to cost about $4,000
for his permanent home. Consideration
$1,000.
John B. Althouse to Charles Snyder.
a 7-room modern bungalow at 1101 FIRE.
mont avenue, South Pasadena; lot 110x
140 feet. Mr.. Snyder is a wealthy min
ing man with extensive interests in the
various adjacent mining districts and
will make this property his home Con-
sideration $12, 500 cash.
Arnold & Dodge to Minnie Z. Mayo,
an unimproVed lot on the southwest
corner of Norwood place and Fifth ave-
nue.. Ramona Park. Mrs. Mayo will
improve this fine corner with a modern
stone and frame residence which will
contain nine large rooms, sun room, bill
lard room, servants quarters, laun-
dry etc. Mrs. Mayo will make these
grounds a feature by improving them
with rare shrubs, ornamental trees and
choice flowers. Lot 110x152 feet. Total
cost of improvements will be about $780,
coo. Consideration $1,000.
]. {. Warfield to Mrs. Fannie NJ. Ran
dali, a modern 7-room 2-story residence
located on the northwest corner of Scott
avenue and Speedway, Venice. Lot 135
x100 feet, Consideration $6500
H. X Shields to c. Lepper, the
southwest corner of Washington and
Seventh avenue. 100x150 feet New
owner will improve Immediately with a
SIS, 900 business block on the corner and
"A $4,000 residence on the rear of lot.
New Owner Will Build
Althouse Bros. to Mrs. Jennie n. Kel-
lett. an unimproved lot on the west side
of Manhattan place, twenty-five feet
south of Linden avenue Lot 60X150 feet
New owner will improve at once with q
modern 2-story blue brick and frame
residence containing nine rooms, and
will be finished in weathered oak and
cost about $4,000. Consideration S2100.
H. O. Ballerd to j. NJ. Hollingsworth,
an unimproVed lot on this west side
of Westmoreland boulevard, between
Washington and Sixteenth street. Lot
62x175 feet. Mr.. Hollingsworth is i'm
proving this lot with a modern 3-story
stone and frame residence which will
contain all the latest improvements.
Also large garage with servants quar-
ters, laundry etc. The grounds will
also be highly improved with beautiful
towering shrubs and trees, as the
owner is building this for his permanent
home. Consideration $4,000
Arnold & Dodge to B. L. Hawkins, an
improved lot on the east side of Fourth
avenue, between Ramona boulevard
and Glendon way, Ramona Park; lot
50N152 feet. Mr.. Hawkins will improve
this lot with a tWo-story eight-room
modern residence which will cost about
$4,000. He is a wealthy lumber merchant
and is building this for his future
home. Consideration, 5000
! Arnold & Dodge, to a local investor,
/ an unimproved lot on the west side Of
/ Garfield avenue, 200 feet south of Eel
Monte road. New owner will improve
| this lot with a rambling cobblestone
! and frame bungalow. features of which