The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05
MUCH PROGRESS
ON CHURCH Hill
Many New Homes Are Being
Built on Beautiful
BouIevards
NEW INDUSTSIES
ARE ESTABLISHED
Expansion OF Richmond y
! Finding an Outlet in
Eastern Section as
Well Western

While the rapid residential and in
fltistriai expansion Of Ricffnfond H.
found an outlet for the most paIf ~
tho West End and South End ther08
has also been considerable growth LII
the eastern sections. The comp!eti0
of the magnificent viaduct by the RICH
mond and Henrico Railroad COMPANY
has brought Church Hill and the en-
fire East End much closer TO the n1AA
part Of the city. Before this viaduce
was completed. Church Hill WAS Gu
IN from the main section of the Gu
ny a gulf which made trnnsit hazar0@
GUS as wei! az unpleasant dndertnh.2
ing. Ir consequence the residents c.
Church Hill lived for the most pArAS
unto themselves in the midst OF tne14 &
historic surroundings with plenty 81 d.
fresh air to breathe with clean. shaded
streets and avenues and almost ldeetM
living conditions. VII
Since the completion of the viaducea
about n year ago, and the conStruc~N
ticn of the car line through the heart
nf the Church Hill section by the
Richmond and Henrico Company fh0s
main current OF the city has been be4ums
to flow into the suburb. On every
I tanf one can gee evidences OF ncWa
life end new indus'rJ. Many Of tkA9
business and professional mon OF thea
city have become aware of the desira-
biIity of Church Hill as residences
section and a large number have soughtS
homes there within the last year.
Residential Growth.
Church Hill claims the distinction o.
having The best lighted residenttAA' \
street of any city In the South. ThAI
| illumination, plan of Broad street,
which consists of large clusters OF me-
candescent lights placed on ornanfen-s
ltaI posts. has been brought into U.S.
on Jefferson boulevard in Churcha
Jill. AT night this boulevard presents
u spectacle that is certainly unequale0s
lin the city This same method Of n
illumination Is soon to be installed ON
the East Ind boulevard. new resf-A
adence street. which is TO Church Hnts
what Mon aren't avente is to Rich- 1
Ynond.
| This new avenue starts opposite
| Chimborazo Park at Thirty-fourtls
| street and extends north. A largNa
number Of new residences have BEEN
erected on this boulevard during the
| past year and a large number are now
| in process OF erection. Thomas Boy IL
erected twelve beautiful brick renisea
| dencos on the avenue last year and a
erecting sixteen more this year. PraG~s
l tia@tIp ---t.l.-~- -these~hs4 s~e-becn--Do
/ to- hoIneseekers. Mr.. Boyle Is now
| erecting a handsome residence 'front.'
| Ing ChimboraZo Park, which he VIII
occupy himself. Rex. ]. J.Wieksr ~
| having erected an attractive home IL
! the center of Jefferson Park. SER
! geant John Satterfieid has recently3
| purchased the old Taylor homesteaa
/ and IS erecting a new home on TIM
| old site The list might thus be ces3-5
| tinued almost indefinitely. In SONS
sections Of Church Hill entire square,
| have been built up during the paM&1
year. The availability Of Church Hin
| property for apartment houses In 49,
| beginning to be recognized. w. S
| West has Just completed q tuFEQ'
| apartment house at the corner o&3
| Thirty third and Broad, and all Of tn
apartments have been taken.
| Industrial Growth.
The promoters Of certain kinds -
! s8l{. ;is.sy arc taxing advantage Of t.
many opportunities which Church HIN
offers as "a location for manufactures
I, ing enterprises. The pleasant ltvin
conditions for employees. good elevns
ton. pure water. plenty OF fresh A3gS}
! is not the least of the considerations
one of the largest industries wh3N115
Church Hin boasts Is the branch ~
tbs. American Can Company. whid1a
| employs five hundred or moNMS
| laborers.
/ The Johnston Paper Box factory ~
| ths latest Church Hill enterprise. TIN
! company has recently completed II
modern plant on venable street fQ4a
the manufacture of all kinds of pap@Q|
boxes. About fifty operatives are err
| ployed and the product Is distgibufe1s
throughout the South.
Model Laundry.
An excellent example of ChurC4s
Hill enterprise Is the Model StaA9oS
Laundry. This enterprise was start
ed thirteen years ago by Alien a1D18
! Hutchinson in a 10 by IL buildiuGM
| The business grew rapidly. and lnM2
| Hall on Twenty-fifth street. 16{
1 building was originally built f0e
! theatre aad amusement hall. but ~
baen abandoned AT first, the lAn1
! dry occupied only small part u f1tN
| first floor. Soon the entire frst d01
4 was occupied and then the 1eccV
I Now total OF 5000 feet Of
space Is occupied by the best equlp
! and most sanitary laundry IN
| South. The latest inventions aI4 -
I In handling the work. and the M4
ness and cleanliness that y e4~
| where apparent Is u revelation. L.
| large building furnishes ample IN
light and ventilation are good
there liz conspicuous absence ofS
! "sweatshop" atmosphere. which tM
sociated with many laundries IN
/. company now runs thirteen W1[
and an automobile, q wagon hx
been added each year since the
ness was started. with an a0tW1
bile this year for good measures
/ Model HakcFy.
! Another Church Hin ontA1
| which has attained success IN n
| ner similar to thar Of the III
| Laundrey II the NoidA Bakery,
/ huaincss was started July 1T on
| the Nolda. brothers n eenalF
The businessj soon grsw bex0
| quarters occupied on thu coS1
Twenty-sixth and Broad ~
tnt -huildine II thA csntAF ~
block swA4 Ooeupie&. )(1Q8
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