Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
NORTH RICHMOND SHOWS
RAPID DEVELOPMENT
Opening OF Double Track, on Cal
Line, to Mark Epoch In
Its History.
HAS NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES
President Miller, OF Citizens Asso-
citation, Tells Why Many People
Have Selected This Suburb for the
Erection OF Their Own Homes.


double-tracking of the North Rich
mond street car line. and through
service connecting Hull Street with
Ginter Park will soon be inaugur-
ated. The double track has been com
pleted out First Street to the bridge,
and Is now in use. All OF the curves
and special work in Barton Heights
have been placed, and all that remains
IL the completion of the straight
double-tracking on North Avenue.
With adequate street car facilities 1t
is believed that the growth of this
section. already as rapid as that OF.
any suburb. will be greatly acceler-
ated.
Mr.. Kosher w. Miller. president of
the North Richmond Citizens Asso-
citation. makes the following state
ment AZ to the section known AS tho
Seventh Precinct OF Lee Ward. which
includes Barton Heights. Norwood.
Brookland Park. Parkland, North
Richmond Terrace. Roland Park. AL
vista Heights and Battery Court:
Building activities during the past
three years have perhaps outrun SINH
lar developments in other parts of
the city. Building OF homes have aver
aged 100 per year. and with few ex-
ceptions are occupied by owners. 1t
Is an ideal commonly for people OF
moderate means. because commodious
lots and attractive homes can be Sc
cured for an average of $4,000
ALL CoNvENIENCES OF
CITY LIFE ARE PROVIDED
"All of the conveniences of city life.
such as gas, water, electric lights, nre
protection. schools. drug and grocery
stores are found here. and in addi-
ton yards for flowers and children and
gardens for vegetables and men need
ing exercise.
1.-The new street car service which
Will soon be provided will be of great
service to our business men and of
much comfort to our shoppers. !. G.,
FIVE to seven-minute schedules with
out transfer.
The advantages OF North Rich
mond include:
street cars from First and Broad
Streets Will reach in five minutes
and pass through in fifteen. .. The
business center Of Richmond is shift
Ing toward First and Broad Streets
3. Moderate priced homes with win
dows on four sides. 1. Dinner 81 home
with wife and Riddles.
~ doubt II the history OF Richmond
affords parallel 10 the rapid and sub
stantial development, Of the suburbs in
that part OF the city known as North
Richmond" said Il leading real estate
BATTERY COURT HAS
SHOWN MAH!cIfED GROWTH
FOR example, take Battery Court.
which lies Just north OF the old cor
porate limits OF tho town of BARTON
Heights. -Four years ago. there were.
perhaps, half dozen houses on this
beautiful property. then better known
as the old Graham Farm OF hundred
acres. To-day you can count no, less
49,
this subdivision. In BriShtwood. lying
between Brookland Park Boulevard and
Ladies Mile Road. opened only a short
time back, there are twenty-five or
thirty homes and similar development
can be seen in North Richmond Ter
race, FARMLAND. Roland Park. Norwood
and other subdivisions.
And there are good reasons for this |
remarkable development. The topo-
era ply, to begin with. is une1celled. |
Shades trees. always essential to an
attractive home section. abound. and !
the wide streets and avenues lined !
on either side with concrete sidewalks. |
curb and guttcring.
1T is rare that one finds a section !
! which combines all the advantages of !
a suburb with all the convenences Of
! city life. but this condition is true OF
/ North Richmond.
with city water electric lights. gas, |
nse projection, nae SCHOOLS, CnOfcheS or
Z all denominations. drug stores and |
grocery stores.f only eight minutes
street car r!ds from First and Broad,
J 1t is as close to the heart OF the city |
I. as the 1900 block west.
4 CHAsIBERLAYNE BOULEVARD
= IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
I THE new Chamberlayne Boulevard. |
: affording a direct drive to the heart |
Z OF the city. is under construction The |
l. 1T - 10
|. is nearly completed. and soon a five |
minute schedule will be in operation. !
! In a few weeks, under the existing !
4 franchises. the price OF gas will be |
automatically reduced to 90 cents per |
Thousand. price that did not prevail |
lin Richmond until many years after
1.-THE municipal plant had been in opera
ition.
i 1.-The cost Of material is going 10
remain high for some time to come |
If presidents count for anything, for, |
while 1t Is undeniably true that prices
frequently rise rapidly, it is equally
true that II they come down at all. it /
lis only very. very slowly. and it will
Fbe a long time before houses can be
built at anything like the figures that !
prevailed two or three years. or even |
Zone year ago. Hence, with the pros
itperity that prevails on account of
and other war work, and
lt:he high wages and salaries that are
being paid. say this ia the time to
Invest sr>snf 1t In North Richmond
real es ror it Is well-known
Efact that should not be forgotten in
These exciting times of high finance
lind war stocks. that in good times
kor bad, In war or in peace. nothing is
more staple or safer than good old
Slother earth. especially when there is
house on It,"
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