The Detroit times., 1915-06-05

| N0slulN hNAStct NANf sAAiN'@N -
cut exception. evidence ~ scliii'y
end p@rmanence l. apparent
While Roysl Oak Is 10 cheap fash
~ town. on the other hand there rs
no evidence 81 plutocraSy The man
a no would build prvyon'iously, WITH
A view 10 sdvertis!ns his Lr'n'A.
status. has gone elsewhere. ko'al
OAK does not provide - setting for
| the so-cslled palatial homes Just
homes. a dne type ~ comfortable.
permanent American homes are 'hr
lcAsracteristic Of Rovsl oak. Il Is a
situation that Is proving attractive.
Pressing NOrth~src
One might expect 70 ind the inau-
cree OF Detroit expansion waning or
efasins altogether on passing Roy al
Oak. going north ward But no; so.
~ whichever route one leaves ina
town one viii Dc surprised 81 ana
either established. suburban homes,
OF else preparations so'us torN ard
either for private establishments or
FOR subdivision Improvements or coli
oLy sites. Surprising TIA; ore has
chosen the Pontiac road Tor his fur
thei observation ~ suburban sxpan-
sion. one viii be surprised % md
such expansion AZ least limited. 10
some degree or other al he way
along 20 birmingham. Just AS the
/ =
ROYAL Oak and turns back 10 main
road. he comes upon subdivisions by
yell known operators The General
Realty company. and The BENZ ?
Mortensen company are active a.;
! this point The Nell known and al
| ,ractive IArkmocr subdivision. p+t
IN BY p. 2. Taylor IN his character
istic. thorough way hardly needs
mention Il is known - all VINO
| travel this wav. Next % l2rkmoo.
1, Hampton Manor. put In by Mar
tin J. Doyle Hampton Manor is bur
/ half A mile from the etnttr or ROYAL
Oak and. inasmuch as 10 faces on
the through. concrete road no"
building. and has interurAan Ha'
and other advantages, coupled W''h
! the hiEh and fertile character az The
ground. there is ample reason shy
this Offering IS proving attractive.
But one must not thinks he has
seen ali OF Royal OAK when be has
noted What might De termed tas
natural development along Wood
xard-ave. 4 surprise in no evag
gerated meaning OF the word greets
the investigator when he follows TIE
( Flint division OF the interuroan car
/ line. which branches from NhA'
may be termed the man line IN nv
heart OF Royal OAK. The Flint
branch OF the n. L. r. leading 70
Rochester and Aimont. and tappin
the whole Thumb" district OF th'
state. takes one through The best
par Of the old village and Their
brings one 70 a surprising develop
ment-a splendid array Of admir-
able and seryiceabie houses and 1a.
permanent homes.
This tendency OF Royal Oak % OK
pand along the FLINT branch Of ,as
y. L. r. extends far Take for IA
stance the section known as Cav
son. Two years ago this monii
Clavson was little more than q
name There we're Eve houses and
three stores clustered az tha, po.n,
When Eys,er & HoNarth began
operations there "a slbd-vIde-s 81
vas said they were going INTO the
wilderness. but today the s'cation
is far otherwise. Houses are spring
ing up rapidly and Ciawson ls be
coming a hne colony
Somewhat nearer ROYAL Oak bu.
still tributary 20 the Flint division
81 The D. L. r. Eyster & HoEarth
have done astonishing things ia d.
veloplnz what ,hev term 'iICu.
Park This subdivision g. nor Oar
from The grounds OF the Red Run
Golf club and IA part az the mos,
aggressive and uptoda,e suburban
neizhborhoods about Detroit Tbe
character OF the people IN this sec
ton f. we'll evidenced by the fae
new school that serves this neizh5or.
hood. and also BY the active and
aggressive civic league that has
been organized
The accessibility % tAi- section
is shown by the fact that 30 or m0re
Ford employees have recently made
their homes n j. that used 70 Use
in the eastern and western sections
Of Detroit These men now travel
from their homes 70 their work
IN about 90 minutes Thar the iots
In this section are favored g. eu-
fenced by the fact that Fystsr 4
Howarth since they began opera.
lions In this neighbortood have
plated and sold lI2 c. 9s and %
acre tracts This firm r. nos pgt.
ting on subdivision knovn a.
Arlington Park The lots arc % fro
exceptional size OF 100 by 1-f feet
The streets are 20 30 graded and
eindered. sidewalks laid sewers and
water provided and electric IFfts
installed Beyond question mas'
complete effort Is being made ,1 .a.
terest prospective lot buyer
So we find the causes % r,.'rol''
development 10 tho n1r'hVarf ,aR
zeal. permanent and i1-rel .rzly