Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
DEMAND
HELPS VALUES ON
SPRING GARDEN ST.
Thoroughfare West of 18th
Street Experiences Boon as
Residential Section From
Parkway.

srr,no Garden street, between 18th ana
2ad streets stands In a position unequaled
bv any street leading to Fairmount Park
Il, that the taking UP by the city OF SO
much property to the south increased
tho demand for locations upon this broau
thoroughfare.
rbo sect,on under consideration went
through a very dull period prior TO iSo''
About that time the lines Of the ferkWsy
west of Logan square were anhouilceu ,
From 1908 values fluctuated on
could be called rising aVerage' oaG-
sim low I'm comparison to Values CoIl''W
IDENTIFY expected in the next rev years
Dissatisfaction with the final arrange
rnent OF the lines of the PARKWAY haS
rapidly passed away and owners OF pIop.
erty are becoming reccnciled' lhose ~
it's path are willing to transfer 10 M tme
city Mt fair price their holoinss, ~
others who abut upon 1t, or ne near ~
Il. are making plans to auap' suS
realty to new conditions. III
All this. Il can be readily seen, VIII
beneft TO very large degree property
near its lines.
HOW VALUES COMPARE. -s
1rterost,np sales on this thoroughfare
were: go, r,-so,
SSs sse PefsT'f s f se' By fR"E Feet e'faiaa soa 600
iSSS5 April stSnG 5 P5opsTiY sod dqden tP5; i2'0q
S.Sst 6i rSS bS Yils R50Y set Sssessgd
H29Co sl,,5 was sold td by T. '.....,.,,. d. 1900
1pS oeoRer ct Ennbe ISanS X Webster iTfT N'. $4,000
str street lot 30 i0 BY 30 feet Si6s GS5saTihhS vine
rrpN Ia
altered into church for Spanish con- 20 ,46
,JSiC STCSspsSn spGSember i7iDo spring Garden, oso
70 by l9S Sc,b feet m soa st io' streets the south
sida contains n row of thrce-story brick
dwellings with white marble fronts up
IN the second story and neat grass plots.
ON the north side the dwellings are not
uniforms, but are attractive and wei Kept
Satisfactory conditions are seen 10 I'D
street, where Spring Garden street loses
it's Identity in the Parkway. Sales In
this section follow:
don street. 241I by has feet et........ $1,000
1909. April 21-North side sprlng Gar
len street, 41.G feet cast 22d street -oo
1911 Gi' RSr By % feet sSIgioG spring Garden '.o
o,l street Noys6sr Lot lo ysdathWSst Sy corner
21st and Spring Garden streets, 2o'O ooo
1917 October Oct CT' i-soGihwest corner Goth 80
and a. Rsad sPGna 70 TfIe" Evan G. SVi Badger man 5000
tra EEa" insurance MS %ssr company 1r @ FOR $1,000
1914 January 24-2l17 Spring Garden
MSIto StfSf to ot clarence II Pennington en- - 7lCO
Same property was previously sold
October ., 1913 by S. I. Freeman &
1919. IG FSbra9ry TSE aSryO' 11-2o2s Spring Gar
street street, 9rph%ms Ia 10 SoSTS HIbert s@S Wof SIote o
80 by 100 feet assessed $4,000. 49,. $1,000
1914. July 2l-221I Spring Garden street
nam assessed 5000, oo,................. 4.4Oo
One One advantage Of Spring Garden street
is its broad sweep from Fairmount Park
on the west to Broad street on tho east.
Property can be bought today upon
Spring Garden street, west of 2lst street,
at reasonable prices for good frontage
and depth This part should be developed
into high-class residences, such as are
found between 18th and goth streets.
The estate of William Massey was
awarded 5000 for damage to property on
avenue, 42d Ward, by jury,
before Judge Davis. Experts for owner
testified to damage of from $4,000 to
$4,000 The city admitted a damage OF
1900.
BIG MORTGAGES RECORDED.
Mortgages were quite a feature of the
being recorded:
loans by tuilding societies .......,, S52s. 200
BY individuals .''.''''''''''.'..... ass 500
trust companies -: :''.',:.: :''''s''.' l1B,lUO
Loan on Pennsylvania Building ...... 1,4JU.OOH
Total Observation-Disclosures. So. .6I5. .1OJ
Among the mortgages appeared the
following:
$50 OC0-E a. Wright Banknote Company 10
Wei Building and Loan Association. east
iide Broad street, 2;4.6 feet north OF Cum
jerland street.
500, ,OOO-R. Kennedy to Philadelphia Trust
Company ON 2425-27-20 North Broad street.
- I.TdgQV n
md Trust Company south side SAMSON street,
5.B feet west sth street.
o Il. II. Burr, on operation at Richmond SaI-
nan and AlyeElord streets
81 $50 00OO-Pennsyl vnnia Building Company
} Philadelphia Trust Company, northwest
orner 18th ard Chestnut streets.
LESSOR,