The San Francisco call., 1910-07-02
COY HOMES IN THE SUBURBS GIVE x NEW JOY TO OTY.L
STYLES RANGE FROM
TENTS TO BUNGALOWS
Nearby Districts Afford All the Pleasure and
Variety of Distant Resorts

one OF the most hopeful signs Of the
new and greater San Francisco are the
pretty, cozy homes that are springing
up in all the suburbs.
This applies TO parts of the city
proper, such as the Richmond and sun
gion. the transbay cities and clear
around to Marin county.
san Francisco people are only just
beginning TO realize what wonderful
variety OF natural beauty lies at their
very doors.
A few years ago it used to be thought
that to have a good outing one must
so to Monterey or the high Sierra.
Now IL is discovered that the woods
and hilly slopes of Mill valley have a
charm greater than the more remote
resorts.
What would not New Workers give
if by a short bay trip they could find
such summer recreation spot as can
be found in the forest camps within
q few minutes walk of Mill Valley
and Locust avenue stations.
At Camp Tamalpais a score or more
san Francisco families have formed a
summer colony that is picturesque be-
zond description. A swimming pool
and open air fireplace in the middle
of a redwood forest are the center of
their happy community life. At the
pool the women and children gather
during the day for the healthful sport
Of swimming.
AROUND GREAT FIRE
In the evening, while twilight gath
ers among the redwoods, the men, re-
turning from the city, trudge up the
mountain trails TO their camp homes.
AS the shadows deepen and the evening
meals are over al tent, cabin and bum
Ealow, the families gather before the
open air fireplace. They sing, tell
stories and while away the time in
as simple and delightful q way as if
they were transported thousands of
years backward in history. in the care
free ages of the youth of mankind
Yet this delightful life is being lived
within the boundaries of what might
be called the greater San Francisco.
q If q person prefers life in the open
country 70 that of the mountains and
woods. why il is only a few miles
tains smooth out into rolling slopes,
at Pastori, near San Anselmo, that you
find a growing little community of
summer cottages. Some of the resi-
dents ARE only just building their
homes and meantime are living the
Not far away is good boating, bathing
and ali that goes with salt water life.
This, too, is had with a balmy sum-
ner climate. sheltered from the stiff
breezes that sweep the open ocean
shore.
HILLS AND THE SEA
But the true San Franciscan may find
8 little of all these phases of sum-
mer life by going out into the western
parts Of the city. Here he can select
q home overlooking the ocean or the
the woods and lakes of Golden Gate
park.
It is the most wonderful city park
in America. The city spends 100000
a year upon it. Why should not every
one enjoy it?
Almost any man can manage at the
present time TO acquire a home in easy
walking distance of this great recrea-
tion ground.
An artistic house recently built in
this district by Felix Marcuse is the
home Of II. A Buck at the northeast
corner of Nineteenth avenue and Lake
street. 1t is a two story shingle house
with pretty trimmings and a large
chimney made of Stag brick 1t is in
keeping with the new spirit of Rich
mond district builders Of making every
house different and attractive.
Another wonderland that is being de-
veloped at our very doors is down the
peninsula. 1t is worth any ones while,
just as q matter of recrea tion, to take
q Saturday afternoon trip seufhward
from the city either on the trolley or
the bay shore cutoff trains.
Burlingame Grove and the Easton
additions are the newer parts 6f Bur
lingame that are giving the opportu-
nifty for people of moderate means to
have homes under the same delightful
conditions of mild climate, sweet coun-
try air and fine scenery that the soci-
ety folk Of fashionable "Blingum' en-
JOY.
The transportation lines are all laid
for handling a great suburban popula-
tion down in this direction. There is
the double track trolley line TO San
Mateo and the double track short line
OF the Southern Pacific 10 Redwood
City and beyond. Population is des-
tined to follow these lines by the tens
of thousands. AS yet this suburban de-
velopment is Just begun.
NATURAL BEAUTIES
The pioneer home makers in the
peninsula districts are already show
region. On a so or 100 foot lot. with
its rich soil and mild climate. any man
can make a little garden of Eden of
with natural beauties that he would
city proper. A stroll among the beau
tiful homes of Burlingame and San
Mateo. even those OF the smaller kind.
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