The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-07-14
WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT
TAKING PLACE BY LAKE WEIR

TAKING PLACE BY LAKE WEIR
A wonderful development is taking |
place by Lake Weir in the southeast
e1n part of Marion county. Lake |
Weir is one of the most beautiful !
lakes in Florida, having white sand
beach and surrounded by high bluffs. |
The lake is skirted on the north and
east sides by state road No. which
is also the Dixie Highway, and this
Highway is now under construction.
The route of the highway, which is
almost entirely new, sweeps up over
the hills surrounding the lake and
affords some very beautiful views of
the surrounding country. The new
route has also made considerable
change in the appearance of things
around the lake. The communities
on the lake are North Lake Weir,
Oklawaha, Lake Weir, Eastlake, STAN
ton. Weirsdale and South Lake Weir
and the new town of Sunset Harbor.
Real estate is active on all sides of
| the lake. Some large citrus groves
are changing hands. Many new plant
| ings of citrus fruits are being made.
MANY new summer and winter homes
are being built. A large new citrus
packing house is to be built at Welrs-
dale by the American Fruit Growers,
Inc, DIR. E. B. Lytle and Mr.. John II.
TAYLOR. The Eastlake' investment
Company, at Eastlake, will double the
capacity of its citrus fruit packing
house and is installing coloring
roms.
Besides increasing the capacity of
it's packing house. the Eastlake In
vestment Company has added extens-
lively to it's orange grove holdings.
The company has purchased one hun
dred acres on Silver Lake which will
be developed in grove. 1t has pur-
chased one hundred acres on the west
side of Lake Weir, including forty
acres in a beautiful orange grove,
from Mr.. A. Armenia The company
has also purchased a twenty-five acre
lgrove at North Lake from the E. w
Brooks estate. Two lots of the An
thony grove property at Eastlake
have been purchased by the company
Mr.. N. w. TORY of Connecticut, has
purchased two lots in the Snow addi-
ton at Eastlake.
DR.. j. C. Watkins of Jersey City
| N. j., has purchased two lots of the
Anthony Grove property at Eastlake
! The famous old Agnew home al
North Lake Weir has been purchased
| by Major w. F. lilly, retired Officer
of the British army. The Carstens
: grove on Lake Fay has been purchas
ed by Messrs. Walter and w. C. Ray
} of Ocala. DR.. J. c. Biddle, surgeon
and chief superintendent of the STATE
hospital at Ashland, Pa, has erected
a handsome hunting lodge at Wood
mar on Lake Weir. Three five-roon
, bungalows have been completed OF
New York avenue at Eastlake 4
: two-story house is now in course O
: construction on this avenue. A new
six-room bungalow has just beel
completed on the Dixie Highway a
/ Eastlake. A handsome residence will
be built on the corner of New Yorl
7 avenue and Palmetto street, and an
other on Palmetto street, Eastlake
this fall. A residence has been com
: pleted on Lake avenue between tn
E Dixie Highway and Silver Lake. TIL
' old Brimloe mansion on Silver LAX
: is being remodeled and repaired. Tn
e street in Eastlake connecting tn
Dixie Highway with the Lake Wei
n Yacht Club is to be rebuilt, and Wi
: be constructed of lime rock with
/. surface treatment of OIL
n Mr.. E. W. Ellis has purchased a Ia
t at North Lake Weir and expects t
4 build a house on it. Mr.. Noble v
t Harrison has purchased the c. E. Cor
: nor residence and orange grow
$ property at North Lake. Mr.. w.
v Brooklyn has purchased the Dav
s farm of thirty-fve acres on the mort
+ side of the lake.