The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-04
CITY IMPROVEMENTS
HELPING EAST END
New and Enlarged school Facilities
and Street improvements Fea-
lures OF Recent Month.
MANY CHURCHES REMoDELED
Great Home Owning Section of City
Enjoying Steady Growth-Many
Shade Trees Planted Add Greatly
to Beauty of Section.

Keeping pace with the rapid
growth OF Greater Richmond as
whole. the East End section of the
city has made rapid strides in the
past ten or fifteen years. Church
Hill. Paramount ana Fulton. which
comprise tho East End. have enjoyed
great improvements recently.
There have been a number of build
tngs erected In the vicinity Of Oak
wood and from Twenty-ninth to
Thirty sixth Streets. In the past few
years this section. which was not long
ago much more than a barron field.
has shown rapid growth. number
Of large real estate sales have been
contaminated, handsome residences
have been erected, and at the present
time 1t is as thickly populated as
any part Of the East End. This sec
tion Of the city is an ideal location
Tor homes. owing to the many inn
provements recently made. the ade-
-Quate school facilities afforded and
the fact that 1t lie within close prox-
lmity to Chin borazo. Libby Hin and
Jefferson Parks.
Up to q few years ago there were
only few residences around, or
even within a short distance OF these
three parks, but now they are prac-
ticaliy surrounded by handsome
homes. Some OF the most beautiful
residences In the city are located on
Jefferson Avenue. facing the park.
In the past few months building ac-
tivities Oh this thoroughfare have ex-
tended westward. and at the present
time few lots are vacant in this vi
cinity. The same has happened in
the Chimborazo and Libby Hin
ne!ahb rhoods Chimborazo rs now
surrounded by residences, save that
section OF Il which faces the James
River.
Montrose Heights. new addition
To Fulton. are rapidly undergoing inn
+ provcments, and many houses have
been erected in this section within
the past few months Real estate
has shown considerable activity re-
Gently, and marv4ots have been sold.
both for home and speculative pur-
poses.
While real estate is not especially
active in any one place In the East
End Richmond real estate agents
have completed deals in practically
every section within the past few
weeks. While n large number OF peo-
pie have invested their money in
Church Hill property for speculative
purposes. a large number OF the lots
sold in the past few months have
-heen bought by home-seekers.
City Making improvements.
The street improvements on Church
Hiil and in Paramount and Fulton
have been many. The thoroughfares
OF Paramount have been put into
has recently undergone grading
process. while the planting of numer-
Gus shade trees on every street has
added to the beauty of the former
suburb.
Paramount boasts OF the largest
public school In Richmond as the re-
suit of the recent acquisition OF al
most a half block on Twenty-hrst
Street The new addition is now be-
ing brought to completion, and a,
the present time II 10 exactly one
block in length. while 1t IL a half a
square wide. II is beautiful brick
structure and II adds to the beauty
of Paramount. Other building activi-
ties recently have helped 10 beauti-
fy the place. Within the past few
wears handsome brick church has
been erected by the Paramount Meth
odist congregation. Presbyterian
odifice has been completed. while
both the Paramount Baptist and
CIV ~istian churches have been remod-
eled.
Fulton has also been undergoing
many improvements recently. Denny
Street Methodist Church has been
greatly improved, while numerous
other improvements have been under
way for some time. The streets have
been put into good shape. while the
light and sewerage facilities have
been greatly enlarged. The Fulto,
Hill property has undergone remark
able improvements recently. aid
work is in progress on the erection
of a handsome new school building
A, the present time there arc sir
public schools in the East End be-
sides two Junior high schools. The
public schools are JEFFERSON, Belle
vis; Fairmount, Springfield. CHM
borazo and Nicholson, while the jun
Tor highs are Bellevue and Prevoca-
tional.