Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Apartment 7th Capitol Streets Sold
TO BE OPENED
NORTH OF GRANT ROAD
Growth of the Area of Homes From the Limits
of the District Toward the Built-Up Part of
the City.

served. also, along the thoroughfares
leading out from the city in other di-
rections into Maryland and Virginia
or course. the flow OF the new popula-
ton has been guided mainly by the trolley
roads. which. however. for the most
part, coincide with the old-esta blished
thoroughfares.
Fringe of Settlements.
The result Of this movement thus far
has been to weave. so to speak, a fringe
of settlements or centers OF population
along the borders OF the District and
extending into Virginia and Maryland.
In fact. what may be regarded as the
activity in suburban property has been
.arseiy transferred from the District 10
the adjoining states. For the region OF
THIS sort within the bounds of the, Dis.
trict and comprising that broad belt living
between the closely built-up. portions and
the District bounds is still unimproved,
and during this period of activity in the
adjoining states has been. for the mos
part. neglected
It is not meant that land values have
iaiIen on throughout this telt. for that
Is not the case, as generally This nronerty
Is strongly held. and by such owners . !.
the Chevy Chase Land COMPANY the
Lynchburg Investment Co. with it's az
tenslve interests between Georgia avenue
and 14th and 10th streets extended ara
the Pennsylvania Capitalists with boIT.
lnss east or Georgia avenue and between
the grounds OF the Soldiers Home and
the District bounds
This region. lying. as 1t does. between
the closely ouilt-up sections of the city
or rather the advance of building OF
houses In rows and the limits of the
Dlstr1ct, fs In the path OF what appears
70 De the future course of the city For
this section have come from the ci,r
size. as the course OF population pressing
outward mas caused the making of s1,b-
divisions and the providing OF building
sites and the erection of homes.
Growth From Outer Rim.
When this new subdivision of the
Chevy Chase Land Company is placed
on the market this general process will
be reversed. and the growth will be from
the outer rim to the inner. and it may
be supposed that successive slices OF this
company's holdings will be used in the
same way until the gap between the city
portion and the outlying section along
Connecticut avenue has been filled In.
Some who are familiar with the deyeI-
opment Of the city are reminded by the
situation. as described above. OF the
course of things some years ago. when a
range of unimproved property skirted
the closely buit-up section of the CITY,
while along the outer edge Of the original
bounds of the city at Florida avenue was
a fringe of suburban settlements such
as lie Droit Park. Mount Pleasant, Co
lumbia Heights and Meridian Hill The
influence upon land values Of thus bring
ing into the market large tracts OF out
lying land was. of course, gradually ex- ,
erted. but of late years. and 10 a large
extent during the past year. much has
been done toward building up the city
squares that were thus left behind. an
parently. in the outward movement OF
the population.