The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-02
 BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
 ~G@S@@S ti 1oO-5o-2o-YEARS AGO
CTaken from the Files of The Evening Farmer)
 
-20-YEARS AGO

street, east by Newf1eId avenue, south by Beardsley avenue and west by land of John E, Stevens and others, 21 dwelling houses, two stores and a barber shop have been erected. This is the tract that was formerly the ball park and Dunsmore's nurseries and vegetable farm. It was purchas- ed some years ago by some well known real estate spectators and laid out into building lots that found a ready sale at good prices.
 The houses are all attractive in ap- pea@ance and well finished, both in side and outside. Two of the finest are owned by Edward Lynch, the man Charles Campana. Policeman Ruggles also resides in the house near Campana's These three houses front Stretford avenue. The bar Der shop is at the corner of Stratford and Newfe1d avenues and is owned by Albert Ellison. The large store fronting on Newfie1d avenue is owned by F. Oatley. This is 8, three-story buildings the upper floors Of which are laid out into tenements. A new street through this tract Is called Clifford street
 The tract lR1d out by the East End Park Association is also occupied by handsome dwellings The church re- ferred to is St. Luke's Episcopal, of which Rev. A P Chapman is rector.
 
 Q neat little structure The society is also in a prosperous condition
 This society formerly occupied the old Colt Memorial chapel on Wi1nno avenue Six of the stores are in PIunb's block on Stratford avenue and one on Bunnel1 street Among those who have built houses and re- side in them are ex-Po1ice Commis- sioner Bogart,> Joseph Keller of the firm of Keller Bros; G. F. Herthal, the florist; Irving Mallett, plumber; George Moore, truckman: Mrs. Ferris Nicholss George Heisler, father of Sheriff Heisler; Mrs T. Cook and many others well known throughout the City.
 A man who has done much to inn prove the appearance of the East End, since annexation, is James ing department at Wheeler 6 Will son's- He is the owner of the large block at the corner of Stratford and Central avenues, and also of the handsome double house near the corner of Stratford and NewfieId ave nues In addition to these buildings he is the owner of valuable property on Central, Newfeld and SratHord avenues, as well as on Revere street MT. Bounds is one of the ex-Wardens of the defunct borough He is one of the jurors drawn to serve at the
  mon Pleas court
 Another man who has done much to improve and build up the East End is Chauncey Warren The nu- merous handsome dwellings he has built up on Bunneu street are wit nesses to that fact
 About ten years ago Jacob Borstel- man purchased what was known as the Turner Farm This tract of land was bounded on the west by Central avenue, north by the rail- road, east by Union avenue and on the south by Deacon street On this tract he has erected houses In ad diHon to the East End property he has a large farm in SGatford on which the Land Improvement Co has an option He is also the owner of a large tract of land bounded on the north by the railroad, east by Union avenue, south by Wi1liston street and west by Central avenue.
 Ike foregoing is but a partial re- view of Improvements made in the East End during the summer of 1895 After an interim of 20 long years the East End section of Bridge port has taken on the appearance of another small city adjoined to Bridge