The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-26
Pan THIRTY ACRE
PARK FOR PARAMOUNT
thirty fourth Street Boulevard M"y
Be Extended to Reach Cnestnut
I'm and Highland Park.
SECTION RAPIDLY IMPROVING
: nxch and School Facilities of High
u order and Realty Values Have Adj
vanccd Fifty Per Cent In Recent
Years.

II plans which are now on foot are
Paramount will soon
become one of the principal residen-
hal sections CT the East End. and
many assert that 1t will be one Of the
lbeet in Richmond.
The City Council Ia now consider
ing the advisa bility Of purchasing the
bid nursery property located in the
northeast section Of the city and con-
kaininy thirty acres OF ground. for
The purpose OF building a park and
athletic field. It is also proposed to
EXTEND Thirty-fourth Street around
khe outskirts c. Paramount, across the
1echanicsville Turnpike, making a
boulevard that will connect with
Chestnut Hill and Highland Park.
II 10 known that Councilmen Rogers.
Powers, Nelson and Pitcher were out
booking over the property few days
keo. and II Is understood that they
think very favorable of the plan OF
pNFchAstng the property. william
AdAms, chairman OF the Board OF AL
|aermen. and John Hirschberg. men,
.ber Of the Administrative Board, are
lid to favor the plan also.
Make II Big Playground.
A petition Ia now being circulated
through Paramount. and practically
livery taxpayer in this section OF the
eity has signed the paper. The petit
Eion will be presented at the meeting
|bf. the City Council. which is to be
held October 4. In this park will be
found baseball diamonds and 4 recre-
~ -
|elAnned to make the boulevard one
Sc the most beautiful In Richmond.
N the past few years the progress
made by Paramount has been little
3ueo than rema Ten years ago
Ehore were very few houses in this
boc4ion Of the city. but at the present
kinAo there are very few vacant lots
10 b found, and F'Airmount can boast
Be having some Of the best looking
Aousea Of any Of the erstwhile Rich
'nond suburbs.
Fhirmount people are the proud
|Doneeesors Of some of the smoothest
knd best kept streets In the city. A
nv years ago all Of the streets were
yNded and put in excellent condition,
ku0 once or twice a month the big
'4oam roller IL put in action. and now
khey compare favorably with any In
The city. A short while ago II was
hot safe to venture out with shine
hitter q hard rein. but now the thor
bughfares are 20 constructed the water
tuns of and the streets are left In
Utmost perfect condition after a down.
hour. Shade trees have recently been
planted, greatly adding to the beauty
bf the place. So far the city has been
rery liberal with appropriations for
The construction and upkeep OF the
htreets.
Church and School Fncilitics.
-FOUR churches are located In Fair
mount. Within the past eight years
three new edifices have been erected.
Ehey being the Methodist, Presbyte-
Han and Christian. while the Baptist
Church OF the place has been remod-
Nod and made one Of the most hand
kome OF Its size In the city. Recently
3ho Paramount Methodist Church con-
kTo9ntton occupied its new building.
Kai3ch IL located at Paramount Ave-
hue and Twentieth Street. 1t was
rocted at a cost Of something like
4%0.OOO, and Ii ono Of the most beau
1fua houses Of worship in the city.
q 3 Z brick structure with COM
no1ious auditorium and large Sum
- school room. The Baptist Church
10 q rood main auditorium, while
~ sunday school room has ample
oem TO accommodate ite large num-
~ u members.
Paramount mas one Of the largest
kuHaic schools in the city, while a
alk Of thirty minutes across the
Hnrnhall Street viaduct will bring the
AAuaAes OF this institution to the
0oes Of John Marshall High School.
. this school are sixteen claasrooms.
N 81 which are large, besides the
Euditorium, various oflcss and large
nnoGnon4. The auditorium, which b
nnSpped with q rostrum large enough
stage . school play, 10 one OF the
ASaost and best IN any OF the Rich
bond public schools. II also has
Balcony.
Gained Much IN Value.
IN the past ten years property has
nc90Ased In value so per cent. while
1Apopulation Of paramount has more
- doubled during this period.
leee ysAfs aso there was not a sim
LII pharmacy In the place. and now
paramount boasts OF two.
Up 70 : few months ago the street
ar service In this section OF the city
ras very poor, and It was the cause
e frequent complaints from the resi-
as remedied when the virginia Rail-
~ and Power Company rerouted It's
Ars. and now the people are given a
Dn-minute schedule.
Paramount also has an athletic fleld.
= this field are tennis and basketball
ourts, besides good baseball dia-
nond and q football held. This field
run by the city. and Bernard Pat
hrpon II director.
There are some beautiful residences
h Paramount Avenue. Nineteenth.
tWentieth. Twenty-nrst. Twenty-sec-
md and Twenty-third Streets, ana
nsna, that will compare. fayorably With
Iamy In Highland Park or Barton
Aiehts.
uDCE FLETCHER NAMED TO
HOLD COURT IN LANCASTER