Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-02
PROPERTY At 426-26 9TH5rREEr
RAPID PROGRESS SHOWN
IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Course of Building Operations Illustrative of Inter-
esting Phase in Development Opportunity for
Homeseekers Groups Of New Houses.

looks that part. as the region to the
north is unsubdivided and used as farm
lands.
To the east is the section on each side
of New Hampshire avenue, which from
its beginning en- the north side of Park
road to beyond Georgia avenue and
through Petworth is pretty we'll lined
with houses. The side streets between
Park road and Georgia avenue are also
being rapidly improved, so that the con-
nection between the two sections to the
north of Park road is pretty well estab-
lished. West OF 18th street the same
condition is found, especially Hol-
mead avenue. lying between 18th and
18th streets and south of Spring road, is
being improved. On the east side of
Holmead avenue a row of houses starts
from Spring road and extends along the
entire front while on the opposite side
of the street the ground has been grad
ed and put In readiness for further
building operations. This is the scene of
some of the building of Harry Wardman.
the houses being handled by Shannon &
Luchs.
Building Activity Manifested.
In this locality is to be found another
instance of the coming together of two
sections of building activity, the first
having started when the extension of the
18th street line north of Park road was
accomplished. But the building on the
cross streets and the parallel streets to
the east has been carried to such extent
that there is now practically a connect
ed line of rows of houses all the way
from 14th street to Georgia avenue, with
the northern limit fixed for the time at
Spring road. Along 18th street, how
ever. this boundary line has long since
passed that point. and there appears to
be no limit now to the possible extension
to the north.
The same condition prevails to the east
with the exception of the line of 18th
street. as building is going on along
Georgia avenue and has reached quite as
far north as is the case with 14th street.
The opening of 18th street, which is
likely In the near future. will without
doubt be followed by movement of
building operations along that thorough
fare, connecting up with the subdivisions
to the north, where detached houses are
being built.
Great Change Wrought.
As the progress of the city in this
vicinity is noted it becomes quite evil
dent that it will not be a great while
before Brightwood. with its oId-tme race
track and roadhouse and it's place in the
minds of a good many citizens as
suburban resort. where one goes to get
out into tho country. will he, if not
part of the city in the sense of having
its streets lined with houses in rows,
city fashion, at least will be on the bor-
ders of the closely built up city streets.
Ii does not seem probable, however,
the character OF this locality as a place
of detached houses with lawns about
them will be changed by the approach
of urban conditions of living, at least
not in this generation. owing in part TO
the process which will be going on of the
growth Of the city spreading laterally
and not solely on lines perpendicular to
the center of the population.