Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
Garages Now Plan to Invade
West PeaChtree Street-Ivy
Streets Complexion Greatly
Changed Sale of the Everett
Place ArOuSeS Much Interest.

Automobile shops are the next thing
for West Peachtree street A promi-
nent Spectator in real estate has taken
several options and bought other prop
erty along this thoroughfare and viii
soon have some buildings ready for
leasing These improvements will. of
course, start close to the southern
junction and gradually extend north
ward terminating for the present at
North avenue.
Owners of property and options are
waiting a while to see what big i'm
provement Colonel Willis Raglan will
make on the point where the old Plaza
hotel stands. 1t was reported that Colo
mel Raglan would put a north side bank
on the ground floor and apartments
above, but he has made no announce
ment of definite plans. He expects to
build to suit an acceptable tenant.
Just north of Colonel Ragan's lot are
some lots whose houses have been torn
away In anticipation of permanent i'm
prov eTnents. which are due to come
soon. Further down the street is the
First Methodist church, northwest cor
ner of Porter place and PeaChtree
which is said to have felt the encroach-
nEents Of automobile shops and stores
to such an extent that many of its
members would like to move, carrying
the church. piece by piece, with them.
The First Baptist, at the northeast cor
ner of Peachtree and Cain streets, is
expected to move at any time that a
proper disposal of the property can
be made.
Peachtree activity continues. Antic-
tpating the influence that several new
hotels and slSyScrapers will have on the
street wideawalIe real estate men have
bought far ahead. Owners are begin
ming to clamor for new paving. They
insist that Peachtree should always be
kept in flrst-Class condition.
+ Ivy street has taken on a new COM
plexion since regarding started recent
". Stone walls fifteen feet high have
been erected at certain points, and the
deep dips that conveyances formerly
encountered viii soon be out of the way.
Opening up Spring street is next to re-
lieve Peachtree congestion. The Wine
coff hotel foundations have been set
back ten feet so as to widen the bottle
neck and this will help materially. The
first foundation laid was of concrete,
twelve feet from the closest track. This
has been abandoned, and represents
quite a loss of money and work.
Plans for the new Druid Hins golf
club, to be situated at the corner of
Ponce DeLeon avenue and Clifton road.
on tract of 100 acres are coming
along fast. The contract for the build
ing has not yet been let, but the golf
links are nearly completed and present
a pleasing sight. This makes the fourth
golf links around Atlanta, the others
being in Ansley Park, at the Brook
haven club and at East Lake. The
Druid Hills and Ansley Park courses
are in the city limits.
The public sale at the court house,
March 4, of the Everett place at S5S
Peachtree street, is sure TO bring out
some lively bidding among real estate
men. Development along Peachtree
has made investments Of all kinds rea-
sonably safe, and some of the big realty
dealers have gone quietly about acquir-
Ing more property. Many investors who
are contemplating the erection of large
buildings are swapping up adjoining
parcels so as to take advantage Of the
enhancement They remember that Jo-
seph F. Gatins failed for various rea
sons to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity when he planned the Georgian
Terrace, whereas the hotel and the lot
might have been paid for out of en-
hancement profits.
Colonel w. l.. Peel Robert F. Mad
doX and Thomas J. Peoples have been
appointed commissioners by the court
to sell the Everett home. This prop
erty is on the west side Of the street,
lust northwest Of Forrest avenue, and
has a handsome two story brick resi-
dence on a lot 75X360 feet The lot eX-
tends through to Alexander street,
where there is a three story apartment
house. The consideration will be cash
and the property is expected to bring
500, 900 to $t12,500
A large acreage deal centered the at
tention of real estate men today. and
several smaller deals were recorded.
The Mckenzie Trust Company bought
through Joseph Copp, of the l.. T. Bot
tenfleld agency, so acres of land, con-