Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
INNA. R. R. BUYING
pROpERTY NEAR ITS
FRONT ST. STATION
D.l;eved Company Has In
,.0tion Of E n | argin g
Freight Depot Values
EIieh Along Water Front.

.nsvlvania Railroad freight sta
" ,,n extends along Front street
pR ,.,.,vorth to a point south of Car
~ .v,dentIy is to be enlarged. Since
-, .,.,,ornber the company has been
hA .o,ertv along Front street, Wa
srflhs y tbe north side of Reed street,
|lF fa, and also on the west side of
~ suulseot between Wharton and Reed
Iplss seotion to the north, bounded by
y e+.,,srvorth and Water streets and
liphs ward of the Pennsylvania
"a pra about one-third of the proper
sss been acquired, VIZ:
sss p Assessed
x.y.uber 25 - Northwest
49, water and Reed SITS. 10
eg9fe,, Sb Reed str three-st9Ey
ie,.s' ,aioon and dwelling lox s,zoo
s ,..,s .,i'';it,''jthii :t jthiirtete:stiory brick ,ooo
y ~ Ana dwelling, lot loxGe.9I;,; h.Ic,; loVV
-. shd dwelling, lot lOxIO; ;.: @oVV
lin sSSui sSSSwusillnS, lot i3.6x30. .....,, coo
gsg1 A. an entirety by Jsmeh mH..ocJi Il. Ji
ssllg TO- to- re.,y...,....... rennsy,.s".' sl1 900
W december ,9i 9i1io tsxio ..,...', lee 49, l,oo 1000
"a ,rist Company, to da1 dpean1hsyiVahia . ooo
N, kl,osu ,snusry $50 Ellsworth St. Anna
csTEsnieary to 10, PfsHsysoS'@ fsSSgo .a e 1900
.lI.Ya 1sSnary 1888 Reed st., Daniel
W Inls,,Ssrty TO Pennsylvania Raiiroad
6as thTeesSpy 6sSesy,Gd siO!i si7oS ga aWe 1000
n lstoapy ~ 1Sy'? ?si9eisS5 ei5 South Front S.,
ys yissrham ham tebowitz to d,Snins PSninsyNdtnya two
EalECadi i TeSr SS%pSnt on Zee ST. lot 1oxO7, nm
:i';ssSS gS,,sTS $500 s.lsis and isis South ''
r|e ~ ~ Anna Arbaszankas 70 Penn
nSania Railroad con'po.y. .C 4,5i5
,r::;,,,:,v al Heed ST. Robert
ills lls,i,s IsorItSs' 10 Pennsyivania Railroad
ls.csnv. lcs.cssn lot i5xT0, subject TO ground nm
M a $50. 20 per annum ''''''.'.'.' wv
K rhis of course, is a move IN Keeping
* tbe need for all the space possible
a,. 'front.' of the giant piers on the Deia-
~.ss river, and the railroads usual pohcy
II boxing ahead
RIVER FRONT SITUATION.
lavance in values along the waterfront
!, ,b4 river will take place easily. Phila-
{s,nhla is supposed to have an immense
,,,,srfront. and yet it's most valuable
f,ohtage begins with the Port Richmond
-qermlnal on the north, to the Pennsyl-
'itsnia Railroad terminal at Greenwich
Point ON the south, this is approximately
sslOo feet, or little more than six
|amles.
Owned by the city. 300 feet
1RAlroads .'...,..'''.''..'. .'''''' !nUnu Ieet
Other owners ....'.....'..''...'. a. 'IuO rect.
I The last-named includes sugar refin-
,C!sa steamship lines, shipyards, 1910 feet
rhi Cramps Shipyard (undeveloped), the
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Com
rany and 1861 feet of Greenwich Land
Improvement Company.
LITTLE FRONTAGE FOR SALE.
OF the entire frontage there is not more
ihan 5000 feet actually for sale today, and
possibly only 5000 feet more obtainable
Iby sharp advance of front-foot values
s Il Is fact, also. that there is great
deal Of quiet inquiry going on in regard
BIO desirable property on the Schuylkill
sRlYer side of the city, and when facts be-
COME known 1t Will be found that COM
sfaratively a small amount expended by
.,lhe city on the channel and the bank
would result in an increase of value of
taxable river property. LESSOR.