Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-10
YEAR STARTS WITH
WONDERFUL ACTIVITY
REALTY DEMAND STEADILY
INCREASES
Long List of Sales Tells Story OF
Splendid Market-San Francisco
Capitalist Moves to Los
Angeles

Althouse Bros. report a wonderful
activity for 1909. far in excess of what
it was last year at the present time.
Business conditions in the real estate
market are frightening up rapidly and
the demand for good homes and fine
residence lots is steadily on the in
crease. This firm has been so busy
that they have had to employ a num-
Der of additional statesmen. The fol-
lowing is a partial list Of their 1903
sales to date:
w. A. Layman sells to George w.
Haight the southeast corner of Adams
and Normandie, S4x165 feet. Mr..
Haight is a retired capitalist from San
Francisco, and, having disposed of his
interests in the northern city, intends
to make Los Angeles his future home
and engage in business here. He is
improving this fine lot with hand
some modern two-story residence, to
cost about $4,000, and the grounds will
be artistically laid out and ornamented
with shrubs and Towering trees. Con-
sideration, $780,
William +. Jungk sells to a local in
weston an unimproVed lot on the north
east corner of Twenty-first and Cimar-
ron streets, size 50x150 feet. The new
owner is improving this corner with a
modern three-Story frame residence,
to cost about $4,000, which will be
finished in Tabasco mahogany, curly
birch and selected quartered whiteoak.
1t will contain plate glass windows and
will be constructed of blue brick for
the first story and old English for the
second and third stories Garage of
same style architecture as house. Con-
sideration, $500.
Eieht-Room Frame
o. E. Schmitz sells to r. H. Holmes
an eight-room two-story frame resi-
dence with all modern conveniences,
such as hardwood floors, beamed cell
ingS, paneled walls, ETC., and large
cement basement. Lot 50x150 feet. The
new owner has purchased this for a
home. Consideration, $1,000.
Althouse Bros. and Arnold & Dodge
sell to a local investor six half-acre
lots just north Of Ramona boulevard
and west of Glendon way at Ramona
Park. This property is highly i'm
proved with rare shrubs, shade trees
and every variety of roses. Bought for
an investment. Consideration, $500.
Norman Lakeland sells to Marvin S.
Hamilton an unimproved lot on the
northeast corner of Manhattan and
Linden. Lot 60x150 feet. Mr.. Hamilton
will improve this beautiful corner at
once with a two-story modern stone
and frame residence, to cost $500 to
$4,000, for his future home. Considera-
ton, $2250.
Althouse Bros. and Arnold & Dodge
sell to A. Fenelon Spencer an unim-
proved lot on the west side of Fifth
avenue north of Glendon way, at Ra-
mona Park. Lot 50x152 feet. Mr.
Spencer will improve this elevated lot
at once with a large frame and cobble-
stone bungalow, to cost about $4,000.
which will contain all the modern i'm
provements, such as hardwood floors,
built-in buffet, porcelain bath, ETC., and
will occupy it for his future home.
Consideration, $500.
J. B. Althouse sells to William Lynch
an unimproved lot on the west side of
Garfield place, 50x190 feet. Mr.. Lynch
will improve this property with a mod
ern residence to cost about $4,000. Con-
sheraton $225O.
On La Sale Avenue
E. Q. Smith sells to c. C. Burlington
a modern two-story eight-room resi-
dence located at 2128 La Sale avenue.
Lot 50x160 feet, which is highly i'm
proved with palms and flowers Mr..
Burlington has bought this for per-
manent home. Consideration, $50OO
f. Young sells to a local investor an
unimproved lot on the north side of
Twenty-frst street, between Cimarron
and Gramercy place, 50x150 feet. The
new owner is improving this lot with
a modern tWo-story eight-room brick
and frame residence, which will be
finished in hard wood and contain all
modern conveniences and cost about
$4,000 Consideration, $1,000.
y. j. Mann sells to r. G. Wartmann
an unimproved lot on the west side of
St. Andrews place, 240 feet south of
Linden street. This lot is beautifully
elevated and will be improved at once
with $4,000 two-story residence. Lot
60x150 feet. Consideration, $1,000.
Althouse Bros. and Arnold & Dodge
sell to Catherine Melvin an eight-room
modern bungalow located at 1928 East
ThirtY-six street. Lot 40x126 feet