The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-09
Reported That Warehouse
Property is Bought ~
Prominent Young Attorney q
WALLERSTElN IN TRADE
ON THEATRE SITE
lis Said That Bryan Estate
has Exchanged Woodland
Heights Lots for Park
Hotel Site

Although agents handling the deal
are not quite ready to divulge all the
details OF the transaction, It was
learned yesterday that Thomas F.
Bryan, the well-known young lawyer.
Is the purchaser of the valuable piece.
Of warehouse property on sixth street,
near Byrd, with Il frontage OF 100
feet. What MIR. Bryan proposes to
do with the property is not known al
this Juucture. but 1t is generally uu-
derst0od that he has acquired 1t a. an
investment. The property Is regarded
as one OF the most desirable In that
particular part Of the business dis
trict. Ii cost the purchaser $41.600.:
The deal was handled by Williams q
cease.
1t is reported on reliab Bile authority
that the Bryan estate had acquired
the site of the Park Hotel, on the
southeast corner of Ninth and Broad
streets, on which 1t Is proposed to
erect a new vaudeville theater. In
exchange for this property. which has
belonged to Henry S. Wallerstein for
the last Year or two, ii is said tina.
the organs gave a goodly slice OF
lot property in Woodland Heights.
However, this deal will not affect the
theater plans. the understanding being
that Wallerstein shall erect tho play
house on the site and then turn Il
over to the owners of the property
for a fair remuneration.
Lease Expires April 4.
1t will not be poss' Bile for Mr.. Wal.
lerstein to start 10 work on the theater
until after April /, 1912. the date OF
the expiration of hotel lease.
James j. Pollard, who represents
Mr. Wallerstein in such matters. wal
from Missouri last night when tho
report WAS pat up TO him, saying that
If such a deal had been contaminated
he was not in on Ii. He admitted thar
MIR Wallerstetn had recently pur-
chased slice Of property on Broad
street Immediately adjacent to the
Park Hotel, this being done to get
additional frontage for the theater.
Further than that Mr.. Pollard did not
know anything. no said, about plans
OF Mr.. Wallerstein. 80 far as they re.
lated to the property itself.
! How much actual money 10 repre-.
scented In the reported trade for the
woodland Heights property was not
ascertained.
| To Put On Addition.
IT leaked out yesterday that 4 paF.
/ " OF six business men of Richmond
AANN' }AAfri ii GonsluaGdDI6 piece OF
! land In the West End for the purposa
or putting II on the market AZ q red.
Dental addition. and viii shortly offer
the lots for sale. The names OF the
parties are being withheld for. q day
or .s#o, owing to the fact that all the
papers in the transaction have MOI
been signed However. 1t Is stated that
there Is no doubt that the deal wilk
go through successfully.
AS a general proposition. real estate
matters were quiet during tho weak.
owing TO the senatorial primary elec-
tion and the Beattie case, which CANA
to close last night.
fhere are several good deals brew
ing, 1t is understood, but nothing = ~
De had for publication az yet
Ihe agents are expecting bstsinenn
TO pick up considerably within tie
next few weeks, when people are haclr
from their vacations and businep -.
sumes normal conditions once mora i