The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
LYRIC SITE IS
YET MATTER OF
OF MUCH DOUBT
Latest Reports Indicate Loca-
ton Opposite Academy
of Music
Y w. 6. A. SITE Is
NOT FAVORED
Realty Market is Suffering
Midsummer Quietness-
Otterburn Enjoys Pros
porous Season

I11ltSi FtpoTtA are I'D the sIlGGt tudA
the new Lyric Theatre LIS likely to be
erected on a site across Eighth street
from the Academy of Music.
Substance was given the reports
OF section of the proposed site,
admitted that he had been approach
ed by several parties recently seek
ing TO acquire the property. Asked
who the parties were. ne iaugning1y
remarked that he could not answer
such an impairment question.
The owner of the remaining sec
ton Of the site in question liz MIR. c.
f. Iyey, who likewise does not deny
that he has been approached within
the last week. Neither Mr.. Ivey nor
MIR. Peters are willing To state what
price they would like to get for their
property, nor will they say how much
they have been offered.
Two brick residences occupy the
site. Mr.. Peters lot faces 80 feet
on Eighthe street and the adjoining
lot has a frontage of Is feet, making
total frontage OF ga feet. With n
depth Of 40 feet. the site IL regarded
as being amply spacious to accommo-
date a theatre Of tho vaudeville va
ElPtf NItif dS the Se.tS
proposed TO put on the southeast cor
ner of Eighth and Grace streets until
their plans were held up by the church
people, the site being directly across
Grace street from ST. Peters Cath
Ollie church antGnly a block removed
trom st. Pauls Episcopal church.
Don't Like Y. w. G. A. Site
Last week II WAS reported that the
syndicate would probably erect the
tzfa srhx hn cts NJ hN oil
w. c. A. on Franklin street. between
Seventh and Eighth streets, but 1t is
now understood that such plans are
no longer being considered, IL they
We're ever under consideration. Tho
objection to this site, ii IN stated. Is
the fact that It Ii just little too
far removed from Broad street. And
the center OF the hotel district. where
as ths Eighth street location is be-
lieved To be almost as desirable as the
site originally selected.
A definite announcement In connec-
ton with this matter is confidently
anticipated within the next week or
two. Meanwhile there are some who
suspect that the playhouse may even
tually go up at Sixth and Main streets.
on the site of the old Y, NJ. G. A..
and on which II was proposed some
months ago to erect the so-called Pro-
gress Hotel
Otte~burn = Success.
Ruehrnund aud Bowles announced
yesterday that owing toe the great
success Of their Otterburn Lithia
Springs Hotel venture In Amelia this
summer a lot OF realty on the grounds
would not be given away with a share
OF stock after September is. as pre-
Niously The hotel. they say. has
been packed practically all summer.
The house will close October /. ac-
cording to present plans.
The usual midsummer quiet appears
to be prevailing in the local realty
field, no sales OF any consequence be-
ing reported during the week. II II
true that deed recording the sale OF
three stores on East Main Street, be-
tween SEVENTH and Eighth Streets went
to record In the chancery clerks ONCE
the latter part Of the week but the
bargain was actually put through two
weeks ago. and reported in the press
at the time. This property passed
from Henry s. Wallerstefn to ]. ST.
George Bryan and John Stewart Bryan
who are generally believed to have
acquired 1t for investment purposes
only.
The luIl IL especially noticeable In
the suburban market. operators In
this class or realty reporting an unu-
sually quiet week. Among those re-
porting some sales beyond the ordt-
nary Is Bianton and Company. whose
Monument Annex property situated
just beyond the Forbes estate IN the
West End has occupied a conspicuous
place In the public eye for some
months. Although the price OF this
property was raised July ] last, there
Is said to be still a great demand for
r.