Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-06
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Real Estate Business is on the Boom
and Lots Change Hands Rapidly.
MANY NEW SUBURBAN HOMES
Proposed Paving of south thirteenth
street VIII open Up Picturesque
Residence District with
, Nntural Woods.

Natural woods.
That Omaha real estate is on the move
was clearly shown last week when the
reports for the month Of January we're
made up and 1t was found that the first
month this year had doubled the first
rponth OF last year and that in January,
1910, more real estate transfers we're rec
Orded than in any month OF the preced-
ing year. The total transfers for the
Snonth amounted to &1S24, 629, while the
amount for December, the largest month
last year, was 81, 41o, 494. The total trans
fers for the year 1909 were 81, 7OO,0 900, so
that the first month OF this year was near
ly equal to the average Of two months
last year.
February is keeping up the gait and all
indications point to a most active season
IN real estate circles. All classes Of prop
erty are moving, not only lots for resi-
dences, but also the lots in the business
district.
Thomas II. Matters announced last week
that he would plat the Holdrege tract
west OF Hansoom park and build some
beautiful homes, all In the same style of
architecture and yet all different. This
beautiful plot Of ground, just across the
street from the park, has been used as
the Holdrege home for years. Mr.. Hold
rege recently sold to Mr.. Matters. who
has rented the big house to John L. Ken
nedy. Mr.. Kennedy sold his home at doth
and Harvey streets to George Wright, of
Council Bluffs, who in turn has rented to
Mrs. John N. Baldwin. Mr.. Kennedy ex-
poets to build on HIS recently acquired
acreage in Fairacres.
The announcement Of the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Railway company
-that-ft would build out West Leavenworth
street as far as Blmwood park this season,
was welcome news to those living i'm that
section. The car now runs to the city
limits, but will open up a new residence
district beyond. Some years ago the car
line extended out Leavenworth street as
far as the fair grounds, which were
abandoned when the state moved it's fair
TO Lincoln. The company announces this
will be the second line It will build this
season and that work will with
the completion of the line which will run
across the o street viaduct and through
the stock yards to West L street, in
South Omaha. The company is also con-
(templating the extension Of the Farnam
HAr9et line out West Cunning street to
'thS city limits.
The advent of the automobile into the
social life of the country Is making its
coming felt in Omaha by permitting many
citizens to build country homes which
are more accessible to and from the city
In short time by the autos. Suburban
residences are springlng up on all sides
OF the city and the macadam roads are
being put to practicable use by the city
folks as well as the farmers. Omaha has
splendid drives leading out from the city
In all directions, even a new route being
talked up to the south as far as Fort
Crook. The hillsides north OF Florence
are becoming sprinkled with houses
and the West Dodge district is becoming
quite populous. Pressure is being brought.
to bear on the county to put some OF the.
cross county roads in better shape to
connect with the main avenues that lead
Iirom the city.
Aomaha t~yIldSr~have been s~ho@rR@Vhat
n~t&y-be~done in winter in this climate IN
the way OF building. Although the winA
ter has been especially severe at times,
severed large structures have moved right
along rearing their high walls to the
skys. The City National bank has made
the greatest progress from the laymen's
standpoint, as the steel was put up from
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story during the winter. Some progress
has been made on the Douglas county
court house and the Brandeis theater
building has been made almost ready for
the opening, during the winter months.
Last week on several days there were
325 workmen on the theater and office
building. Several garages have been built
during the winter and work is now pro-
crossing fayorably on several others,
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the winter months.
Should the committee of South Thir-
tenth street property owners succeed in
securing assistance from the county COM
missioners, city council OF Omaha and the
Omaha Park board for paving South Thir-
:, teenth street from Vinton street to the
county line, where the street will connect
with the national boulevard TO Fort
Crook, 1t will make one of the most at
trsctive driveways in Douglas county.
The national boulevard follows tile crest
y OF the hills from Missouri avenue TO
Bellevue and Fort Crook, overlooking the
Missouri valley for many miles. This
boulevard is destined to become one of
Nthe most attractive suburban residence
districts in the state. furnishing, as il
will, many handsome and picturesque
building sites.
The large colonial home OF William
Ayerigg on Thirty-third between Farnam
and Dodge streets, has been sold to
Clement Chase. In style and finish the
house is counted among the finest in
Omaha The deal was made through
Latham Davis.
CAlSS0N CRUSHES A WALL
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