The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

The ca gerness with which homes are
being purchased down on the penin-
sula is the newest and most hopeful
opening of the fall season.
Those who have followed the trend
of events of the last few years have
believed that rapid filling up OF the
suburban district from Burlingame TO
San Mateo was bound to come at about
this period.
At one time the transbay cities of
fered about the only opportunity to get
large lots at small prices where really
beautiful homes could be established
With the upward tendency OF prices
across the bay the person who wants
10 get good sized lot for small price
and be within half an hour of the city
nnds that he can do better down the
peninsula than in any other direction
RAPID GROWTH OF TOWN
One of the surprising features of
peninsula real estate transactions is the
steady growth of the EAston additions
to Burlingame. The fact that Easton,
while 16 miles from San Francisco. is
more accessible than the cross bay
towns and remote parts of San Fran
cisco, being reached in from "a TO 81
minutes. was undoubtedly largely re-
sponsible for this state of affairs.
AS a suburban home town Easton
possesses all of the essentials required
by the prospective home seeker-fast
transportation. superior climate. beau
tiful country and. last but not least,
highly desirable neighbors.
The owners of Easton decided at the
outset that complete Improvements
r.
able home seeker. In accordance with
these plans streets. sidewalks, sewers,
electric lights and telephones were
completely finished Trees were plant
ed and every lot sold was safeguarded
against undesirable improvements by
lronclad contracts and restrictions. No
sensational publicity or unusual sales
plans were indulged in.
Easton enjoyed steady growth, free
from the uncertainty of the boom eIe-
ment. While many bought for invest
ment, and successfully, the majority of
buyers soon began the construction OF
beautiful homes, of which an illustra-
tion on this page gives a fair idea.
The promoters of Easton, who are at
the same time it's owners. encouraged
and assisted buyers in ev4ry way and
today it is admitted to be one of the
most desirable home sites in the several
counties surrounding the bay.
A single visit will suffice to satisfy
any one of the desirability of Bur
lingame a place TO have a home
Burlingame in the last five years has
grown from a mere handful of people
to a thriving town of nearly 1000 peo-
pie, which in itself Is a very convincing
fact. Thirty or 40 years ago the In
telligent. wealthy men of San Fran
cisco selected this place above all
others in which to locate their coun-
try homes and here they remain until
this day as monuments to it's beauti-
fully wooded slopes and winding. shady
roads.
A person need not necessarily be a
rich man in order to live in BurIin-
game today, as the reasonable prices
of land and easy terms make it possi-
BILE for man of moderate means to
enjoy all OF its dement's. The town
already has miles of well made side
walks and streets stretching in every
direction. Its principal streets all
have sewer, water and gas mains laid,
insuring all conveniences which are to
be had in a metropolitan city.
Burlingame terrace is an example Of
suburban property which has been
placed in a high state of Improvement
before asking the public to buy. The
many sales made by Lyon & Hoag in
this beautiful tract since opening 1t up