The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-05

ing $4,000 each, on the santa Mon
lea boulevard. for each OF two for
mer land owners. We will start
building operations at once"
Charles n. Collins.
Charles IL Collins, of the Charles
X. Collins Co. No. SOS Free Press
building has been in the general
real estate business for the past ten
years, and. during the past six years
has established a reputation a.
conservative su0-diyider In an in
teryiew with Times representa-
tive. he said:
The point that should interest
LOT investors IL how will my invest
ment show up when get my LOT
paid for, say in ave years or soY
VIII Il have increased In value.
VIII have become part OF the City
OF Detroit, with city police. FIRE pro
lection, five-cent car fare. etc. etc:
VIII il have a good class OF build
ings around IL VIII l have good
American neighbors? Am I buying
in the right locality so that will
get these benefits from by invest
ment? Where viii and such To-
cality?
Take up a map Of the city OF De-
troit, in what direction do you in
suncrvely glance, Why north. OF
course, out Woodward-aye. way. out
past the eighth wonder OF the world
the mammoth Ford plant, out 10 the
beautiful Palmer park. Yes, yen
say, but the lots are all sold out that
way. and the few lots that are not
improved can be bought only az
prices beyond my means. Besides, |
cannot buy them on easy terms.
Then. next you naturally look out
Grand Riverave.. which has made
wonderful strides in the past four
years, and almost the same condi'
lion as 10 price ar least prevails
there as adjacent 10 Woodward-sye.
The class OF Subdivisions out
Grand Riyer-aye. are as fine as you
will find in any city in the country.
but lots out there are mostly all sold
and you can only buy from some
original buyer, and pay him big
profit You must pay $500 or so
for a good lot and besides you can
| not buy on easy terms. Where will
you turn 10 the east side? No. too
much foreign population there. Will
you 90 out Michigan-ave. Too far
out. you say. And out Jefferson
ave. Well property adjacent 10 JET
| ferson-ave. is about all sold until
YOU get 10 the very high-priced lots
in Crosse Pointe, and you cannot
afford 10 buy there, and besides. you
say. my wife and have little rheu-
matism. and must keep away from
the damp. must keep back from the
river. You do not want 10 go way
out to Royal Oak. Birmingham. Pom
tiac, BEDFORD or Mt. Clemens. be-
cause carfare is so high. 10 to %
cents. and besides these will always
be distinctively suburban districts,
and in your time at least, will not be
part OF Detroit. the city where
life is worth living
Then where will you go, Why.
you were almost forgetting the dis
trict that is right at Detroit's door
that is beautiful and is bound to be
be one OF the finest sections about
here. The section is right next to
our present city limits and will IN
doubtedly become q part OF the city
! proper. This section is particular
ly high and dry and away from the
noise OF the factories, a section that
viii attract the attention OF careful
American buyers, section that is
very attractive to genteel class Of
people
II refer 20 that magnificent neigh
borhood south Of the Six-mile-rd..
and directly between those two great
arteries Woodward and Grand River.
ayes, along Palmer blvd. Puritan
ave, Twelfth-st., Snyder-rd.. wyom-
ing-rd. and Livernois-ave Is Il not
| natural that these favored districts
between the two great avenues,
Woodward and Grand River, will
gradually I'll In with good homes II
seems 70 me II is just "a natural
for IL 10 do so as dawn 20 follow
darkness. and I believe lot pur-
chasers, whether they buy in our sub
divisions or some other in this To-
cality. IL they will have reasonable
patience, will make big profits,
whether they buy them for invest.
ment. or for home
Il have great faith in this district
and myself and few associates are
backing our faith with our money
We have bought the acreage AZ a
good round price, and we are back
Ing II further by putting our money
in the Improvements. We are not
waiting for the money 10 come in
from the sale OF lots TO make the
improvements We are now building
$4,000 worth OF sidewalks, also
drainage sewers. cinderized streets
planting trees, etc, etc. We have
the money 10 pay for these improve
ments.
II believe. considering prices. 10
cation. restrictions, etc, the dis
tr1ct between Woodward and Grand
Rlver-aves. II the best section N
buy in around Detroit, True. az this