The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01

residence parks west of Twin Peaks
have been bending every effort to be
prepared for the. tremendous rush. of
home seekers. which is bound. o>take
place when. the public: becomes aware
. that the tuhnel'is an assured fact.
\ This development. work. among. the
Eesidence. tracts. is. practically. COM
pleted aHd there. is mo: more. beautiful
section to be found on the Pacific
coast than that lying south OF Golden
Gate park and west of. TwiE Peaks. a
district which heretofore has. been
practically. cut off. from .comfnunica- :
ton with the. business part Of San
Francisco. except by roundabout sur
face car lines
DEVELOPMENT: WORK.
ALMOST COMPLETED
The first residence park. reached In
going through Twin Peaks. tunnel is
Forest Hin. an imposing knoll, eight
blocks south Of Golden Gate park,
banked with many picturesque trees
and sheltered by its natural slope
from the prevailing westerly winds.
This knoll affords "A most inspiring
view Of both athe bay of San. Fran
cisco and the Pacific ocean. and at
its foote afe located the two western
portals of the Twin Peaks tunnel
one. Laguna Honda station, which
doubtless viii eventually be called
Forest HILL" and the other, the west
ern portal Svhefe the tunnel comes
e. 10 the .ssTrface. From this point down
town wTlf- be a RUN Of not over Is
inmates. .The :.firm ".of Newell-Afur-
oboch company has prepared this LOO
acre tract for home building in a
most attractit-es and: artistic manner.
The streets wifd picturesqEeFy among
the trees ON contours : so 'sthat the
grades sare much. more gradual than
would Be expected .ins such a. rugged
location. These. side hill streets are
supported and ornamented by con-
crete oWalls,ss and elaborate stairways
form connections from street to
II street through the !. middle of the
- *blocks.s. 80:
u The artistic ornamentation has been
combined with the practical necessi-
ties Of the situation so that there
IS no feeling of, uncalled for artistic
effort The main terrace and grand
stairway, which is best viewed from
Dewey boulevard at the south en-
trance ofeForest Hill, is one OF the
most impressive pieces of park orna-
mentation to be- found in the city.
The color scheme of Forest Hill is
carried out entirely in red geraniums,
the brilliance ofethe blossoms con-
trasting delightfully."- with the dark
greed Of the pine cypress and euca-
lyptus with which the tract is COW
cred.
SIX MILES or BEAUTIFUL
A - Es- -e-fFIr,
There are some six miles of beauti-
fully finished streets, all ready for
home builders. which form an un-
usually attractive drive. offering as
they do visfas Of the distant noun
tains and glffnpses OF the bay, Golden
Gate park and Pacific ocean
Newell Murdoch company have
made sale in Forest Hill which is
far in excess Of the most sanguine
expectations In trife more than
one year of selling. they have dis
posed Of $1.os0.9S2 of Forest Hill
property. These sales have been al
most exclusively made 70 San Fran
cisco business and professional men
who had steadfastly refused to move
across the bay where they would lose
their identity as citizens and their
franchise as voters in San Francisco.
The opening Of this tract was well
coined with great enthusiasm and the
list OF Forest Hill purchasers reveals
the names Of many well known people
whose presence within the boundaries
Of Forest Hill guarantees its future
prominence as social and INTEL
leetual center.
Newell Murdoch company are to be
Icongratulated on their great success
Hand they are deserving the gratitude
4of all San Franciscans for their un-
Z tiring efforts in developing this Sec
tEon along lines that We're heretofore
only known in transbay sections such
as Thousand Oaks. Piedmont and
Claremont
IT was doubtless the success of
These young men in placing Thousand