Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-02
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Big Talk in the Southwestern Sec
ton Of the City.
CAR LINE Is NOW ON THE WAY
what Residents Have Desired for
Years Now well Under Way
and Values Are Taking
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There is big talk In southwest Omaha
OF real estate booms since the car lines
have begun to build toward that section.
There is a reason for this. Long have
the residents In that section of the city
and Just outside the city limits there. felt
that the future OF their section was bright
IL ever a car line would reach them.
Now the car line Is started Already
track r. being laid From Forty-eighth
and Leavenworth south II Is planned to
Poppleton. thence west on Poppleton to
F1fty-flrst. thence south on Fifty.first TO
lincoln avenue. thence west on Lincoln
avenue to Center street to Ruser's park
This means q zg-xag path OF improve
ment and immediate development. Al
ready the track has bean laid practically
20 Poppleton from Forty-eiRhth and
Iseavenworth. The rest is promised and
work IL going ahead
Values Rise Fast.
Already. those holding lots along the
line OF Improvement and along tho lines
OF proposed Improvement aro asking two
and three times as much for their lots
as they did before the car line was as
spred-
Wilmer r. Blacl0ett. living at Forty
ninth and lincoln avenue, bought his
place three and a half years ago. His IL
a modest little house. or course he is a
hustler, and has done a wonderfully lot
OF Improvement on the place. He has
planted orchards, ana has set out the
finest OF small fruit. But taken aside
from the Improvement ne has put on the
place, his place is looked upon as worth
today double what he gave for II, and
Blackett says;
IT'S not for sale. IT'S not for sale, for
waited there three and half years
for car line. / walked a mile 20 the
car line for three and a half years. and
now that the car line is coming / am
going to stay to enjoy g."
Large Tracts bought Up.
But there are others besides the owners
OF modest cottages in the outskirts Who
have seen the possibility Of advance in
prices and have taken advantage OF Il
for speculative purposes. Thus N. p.
Dodge some time ago acquired a consld-
cradle tract OF ground that is to be bene-
fitted by the money the car company ia
spending on extensions. George & Co.
got In In time TO acquire some good
tracts that will be benefited and will be
sold at a substantial advance. Harrison
a Morton have for years owned tracts
in this section. and have waited for the
Improvement The old Morton homestead
itself lies at Forty-sixth and Center
streets. where Its value will be materially
enhanced by the coming OF the car line
Develop sevveR system.
Another thing that IL TO aid the devel-
opmcnt of this particular section Of the
city. is the sewer system. From Forty
sixth and Harvey 10 Fifty-fourth and
Lincoln avenue 10 an open sewer. The
proposition Is TO close this. and the i'm
provemont clubs OF that section OF tho
city are working on a movement for park
ing tho entire course OF the sewer. They
desire 10 have parking system made
OF either side Of Saddle creek. which is
practically the course OF the sewer. This
would make q beautiful winding park
and driveway along tho creek for dozen
blocks. that would materially help the
general effect OF the locality.