Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-29


a future of unlimited success to all who
enlist in the great enterprise so rapidly
developing here.
Real estate has been constantly in
creasing in value in all parts of this
island eve since the time Baker Broth
ers, the progressive founders of Wild
wood and Wild wood Crest, first made
known their plans for establishing a
first-class seashore resort, and by their
principles of giving every one a square
deal and a fair show, began their tremen-
dous task, the fulfillment of which has
resulted in making this one of the fore
most and most popular seashore resorts
on the Atlantic coast. While property
values have been steadily increasing in
all parts of the island, the section of the
resort west of Park avenue has been
greatly beautified by the many i'm
provements that have recently been
made there by the grading and gravel
ing of the streets, the laying of cement
side walks, curbs and cutters, and the
grading and covering of all vacant lots;
and as a consequence, this is now one
of the choicest locations on the island,
where the prices of property have made
a decided advance, fully w~arranting
the comparatively small cost of the inn
provements.
Many new and handsome buildings
have been constructed since the close
of the past summer season, while quite
a number of others are now being erec-
ted. A few of those that will be ready
for occupancy during the coming sea-
son are the following:
MANY NEW BUILDINGS
A large double cottage has just been
completed on Poplar avenue, west of
New York avenue, by Contractor Frank
E. Smith, for Mr.. Mcbride, of Phila-
delphia.
George Mullen, of Germantown, has
just had finished a neat and COM
modious double cottage on the corner
of Glenwood and Park avenues, by
Contractor Frank e. Smith.
Two cottages are being erected on
Glenwood avenue, west of Hudson ave-
nue., for Howard Compton, of Lees
burg, this state, of which N is just re-
ceiving the finishing touches, while the
second one is under roof. B. V. Van
Horn is the builder.
A pretsy-tao story-oottage is being
erected on Glenwood avenue, next to
the Scull apartments, by Contractor
Frank E. Smith, for Mr.. Corson, of
Wildwood Crest.
One of the finest cottages in the
course of construction here, is the hand
some one that Contractor Thomas S.
Goslin is erecting for himself on Glen
wood avenue, west of Pacific avenue,
on the plot of ground adjoining the
Catholic rectory.
The new Catholic church and rectory
that have been completed this fall on
Pacific avenue, between Magnolia and
Glenwood% avenues, in addition to the
numerous other handsome structures in
this vicinity, form a group that adds
much to the beauty of the neighbour
hood, and greatly enhances the value
of the properties in this section of the
resort.
Joseph Jones, of Philadelphia, is
having a splendid, large twenty-five
room hotel erected on Glenwood ave-
nue., west of Atlantic avenue, by the
contracting firm of Dorrell 81 Hays.
The new hostelry will be open and
ready for business during the spring
season.
The st. Simeon 's-by-the-Sea Protes-
tant Episcopal church congregation is
having a splendid new parish house
erected on the ground adjoining the
building, which is rapidly nearing
completion. The new building will be
provided with Sunday school rooms,
PASTORS study, gymnasium, and other
conveniences for the use of the men,
bers of the congregation.
Captain James Swain, OF Green
Creek, has the material on the ground
and is preparing for the erection of
another pretty double cottage on his
lots ON West Wildwood avenue, which
will be the third cottage the captain
has had erected in this resort.
l.. IL. Denniston, who recently re-
moved to this resort from Jersey Shore,
Pa, has purchased a desirable building
site on West Pine avenue, and will
have an attractive cottage erected
thereon, work npon which structure
will begin at nee.
The pretty new cottage that has just
been finished on Pine avenue, near
Park avenue, for w. g. Woodruff, is
now being occupied by the owner and
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