New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
FOR MORE INDUSTRIES
NorwaIk Chamber Of Commerce
Formed to Increase Factories.
TO AID HOME BUILDING, TOO
Facts and Figures About Realty
Progress in Former
Twin Cities.

The Norwalk Chamber of Commerce
has been formed to add to the h,stre ~
the new city OF Norwalk as a great in
dustrial place
The organization is going to do all In
its power to induce desirable small and
large manufacturing concerns to locate
along or near the harbor of South Nor
walk. II expects to be installed in suit
able home at an early date, and It will
then begin the work of formulating plans
for the enhancement of the factory a cas-
OF the town.
This Chamber OF Commerce will not be
tardy. either. in furthering the interests
of speculative developers or individual
homeseekcrs.
Within the last few years, when many
other sections Of the suburban fields were
dull the old cities of Norwalk and South
Norwalk and the adjacent home settle
ments have been the scenes OF consd-
cradle building activity. The organization
will endeavor 10 add impetus to this
building enlargement
Within the last year there have been
big changes in the skyline of Washing
ton street, in the former city Of South
Norwalk The South Norwalk Trust
Company got more spacious quarters by
remodelling building adjoining its Did
home and making the two structures into
one. The new home of the trust COM
pany was ready for occupancy last fan.
The new Keller Building. in Washing
ton street, has just been completed. and
the Rcodner Building, in the same thor
oughfare. is being built.
Adjoining the Roodner Building Is the
Tarloe Building. which was erected a
little over n year ago.
The last sale price OF property In the
retail trade centre in Washington street
was 1913 a front foot. Since that time
there has been a big jump In values
caused by the building activity In the
street and the greater drawing power OF
this fine shopping section.
In South Main street, which Is another
busy business thoroughfare OF old Soutf
Norwalk, two new structures nave re-
Gently been put up. One structure "a'
put I'D BY Samuel Roodner on railroad
nroperty south OF the bridge ana th'
other structure is the Mcmahon block al
joining. On tllt tdStciAs '
Main street a new five and ten cent stor'
is going to occupy premises there INT
building for the use OF the store Is no"
being remcdelled.
One Of the fastest growing residenua
districts of the new city OF Nor"Hlh il
Winnipauk. Last year Frank !. bruh
dage. Of the we'll known real estate hrn
Of TAYLOR e. Golden, erected hoH''
there There were then only few house
On the section in which he lives. Since IN
foundation for his home was Iald tnIlt'
three houses have been put up. Inc y" III
nipauk district is about twenty minutes
ride by trolley from the South Nor"ai'
railroad station.
A few wears ago plots 5oxl6o feet coul'
ba purchased for $500 each' the MARIE
value to-day Of similar plots is aoou
200. -, -,
In west street. South Norwalk, all IN
ros,dartiaI properties are large ana hr
valued AT many thousands OF dol'a'S
,rhoro 90 one property there, comprisn'
a beautiful house and grounds ior 'a'
az s15Oo IL was the homesteau VI -"
late Nelson Taylor, who was par '''
a. tho real estate firm OF layioi
Golden. h.,,,tru
=. tho old city OF Norwalk a oeau'lu
.o.,ao,,ial section Is known as The Green
7, takes its name from the PARK II o''
40 mart of this district is also sew
~, ad,acent streets, one OF them penn
uoroan avenue. There is one small Pine
IN Morgan avenue for sale at So'oV''
a, The corner Of Morgan avenue an
Tho Green stands a most arts''c u"'''
,ro which building experts inquire GUS
s90 oOO at least TO build. -
p,ots in The Green section % by q
foot range In price from SZ'co d p'o' "
Ga houses cost from about WV up
- East avenue, opposite the oreer
residential property was sold not io'is as
tor s25 900. It comprises about ten @''e'
H. ,be Winnipauk section the eroui'
-. a,s from most of the home site
fine view OF the Sound may DO hao'
,bis section. on West ROCK hoau' % -
- ~ porter Emerson Browne VI
| ,..,..t,,,,t One OF his most stccesHl'
r,a,,s &c called "A Fool There was
a. io estimated to have cost petw"e
- "a 600 Near MT. Brownie
SAO' 90 the residence OF banker
mic city. The bankers mousse 'o'' '
$50 600. Overlooking IN
on Io,,is Lehmaier, the well kno"
SUM- roc erected beautiful house 10
his own occupancy