The Detroit times., 1915-06-05
DNDERFUL
SUBURBAN
.'DEVELO PMENT

Expressing effect upon real estate
Evn1ves In proportion TO the alleged
I dooressson OF spirits occasioned with
~ <Ibldsrs when they case upon vha
Lnxa3e gne has termen Gods acre
0ut tharb IL no tangible evidence
vthS{ fhfS u 50. Healthy minds taks
m0is account OF the openness. and
|Hresnness. ana the accessibility tc
lent and bfeexes about these places
thxn they take cognizance OF sug
I ke6tions Of crimness. The city la;
\ 3 strong pride In these cemeteries
/, and there II q strong locality pride
- them. With those who live In their
preximity. ~ well There appears
10 ~ 20, rfiactanee 10 take real es
tate holdings closely bordering the
csmeterles.
Energetic subdividers
North OF the cemeteries. on both
AIDES N woodward. Is an interesting
mise cf the northern development
STh}s section Ii made up OF subdivi
slcps tbAt,h have teen put on by some
: n the besf.knogn and foremost real
estate frIns Of Detroit: but though
\ 4h3 section has made a somewhat
\ bromiscuous impetus II Is. never
th1less, homogeneous In It's eaar'
(. nu}er. This section Is by no means
astyct closely built up, but II Is IN
tarssiing 70 note how generally little
l,onaS are scattered over H. Wher-
evJr one may look. one may discern
4 evidences OF home building. This
xeuerA sprtnkling Of houses Is prob
abiy more Indicative OF q general
and we'll considered development
dua. 70 persistent causes. than as
IN ~ The buildings were ARTIFICIAL
" e1ntered.
VIII ST. John Ia one OF the mos'
painstaking and reliable operators
along North woodward-ave. What
- knownSas Grix Home Park. Is sit
oated Apbosite Palmer Park and
VIII focey6r be. influenced by the
favorable condition thus produced
but wiEAt the investigators of North
woodward real estate most notice Is
1the remarkable growth OF elm trees
that In ncprisning condition are
now gpptins along the frontage OF
every ~! what the value of such
trees afs can hardly be estimated In
~ dollars and cents way. IL may be
said. however. THAI there are In
stances in which people have given
up their attempt az pioneering on
new subdivision - because they so
fnissed trees. The value OF Grix
Home Park. is Just at present held
somewhat In allegiance because OF
the friction between the City OF De
iroit and the Village OF. Highland
Park MS 10 the sdministration Of
water service. but When that matter
= once settled There can be no CUES
tt0n about the value OF lots in this
addition
The above reference 10 conditions
~ erik Home Park are worth while
- view Of the fact that Mr.. St John
- just opening another subdivision
nomewhat further north. known as
the Frank Grix subdivision. This
nyw allotment does not front direct
~ on Woodward but Is separated
from the main thoroughfare and the
ear line The street and the cars
are however, perfectly accessible at
the junction OF Woodward and what
~ known as Seven Milerd In other
words this subdivision has all the
ready accessibility needful without
The Disadvantages that follow a main
lthoroughfare. The splendid sue
cess with trees Mr.. 81. John has had
~ Grix Home Park. he expects TO
duplicate in this new addition.
Along in this general neighbor.
hood. hut lying east of Woodward.
~ m Interesting development engin
.e@red by Resch a Brown. This de-
lvelopment Is known as Little Gar
den Farms. inasmuch as the lots
gun from 60 TO so feet In width. with
~ depth OF from $50 TO ESQ feet. these
piats well deserve the name given
the subdivision. This development
II In reality continuation OF the
Montrose Park subdivision. nearer
Woodward. that Was received with
much favor Mr.. Resch is a par,icu.
larly strong believer In North Wood
ward realty and future. The Resch
4 3 Brown Co. has already success.
fully put on LaBelle Heights, on
Ridge-rd.. beside Montrose Park al
ready mentioned
Woodward heights
Concerning the homogenity Of this
Z section u deserves TO be called TO
attention that already there f. a
movement underway 10 weld II into
(. m Incorporated village. II has been
:. proposed that the section lying on
both sides OF Woodward. bounded IN
VI general way ~ "Eight.Mfe" road
70 tho south and Min Mile" road 10
Tho north. and by IAPrsirie-ave. 70
the wsst and Campbellave. TO the
east. be. Incorporated into q village
ITO be known as Woodward Heights
Such Incorporation would take IN
P1per's little Farms" those by
I Dtormfeltz 4 Loveley. Knowles
And others. The effort toward
incorporation r. az yet In q
4 tentative stage. but II II likely The
jewellers in this section will pres,
the matter through 10 a definite con