San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
.|R|SH'S NORTH
SIDE ADDITIONS
GROWING FAST
Covered With Brush Two
Years Ago-Are Now
Dotted With Homes.
NORTHAVEN HAS 20
Some of San Antonio's
Most Beautiful Homes
Are Located There.

Scarcely two years ago the tracts OF
land now caller Northaven, Beacon
Hill Terrace and Northyiew, were in
acreage. Today some of the most
attractive homes in San Antonio are
located there. Streets have been
passed, lights, water, gas, sewers and
other convenliences have been in
stalled. The property is said to be
some Of the most valuable for resi-
dences in the city.
Two short years ago, the land where
a large number of beautiful homes
now stand and which is divided into
B. G. Irish's north side additions,
was covered with mesquite and cac-
tus ana the bowling coyote chased
the fleeing rabbit. The rapid growth
of Northaven, Beacon Hill Terrace
and Northview likewise marks the
rapid development of San Antonio.
The fact is evident that San An
tonic is growing faster than the aver
age citizen realizes.
Puts On "a Additions.
Mr.. Irish has opened twenty-fOur
additions in San Antonio during the
last several years. The oldest ones
are covered with beautiful homes
which are owned by hundreds Of
happy families. The new ones are
developing rapidly as shown in the
accompanying pictures.
Not only is there much building
in Mr.. lrishs additions but the
building programs throughout the city
are tremendous. In telling of the
building activity here Tom Etheridge,
sales manager for Mr.. Irish said:
Il do not know whether anyone has
ever said it before. but l would like
to say that, the proof of city is
the living therein. Where people
live they build homes and where many
homes are built there is much living
and IL we have made no mistake in
our analysis there must be a ire
mendous amount of living in San An
tonic at the present time from the
amount of building underway.
Much Building Here.
When a community starts to be
town it always has its frs house
and around or near this house the
other houses of the village are built.
They are close together and every
body knows everybody else. Every
one sees all the building in the town
at glance. But that is not the case
in San Antonio.
THE city of San Antonio has a
thirty-six square mile area. Nearly
all of it has been divided into lots
and sold to home builders. Develop
ment in many directions has already
spread beyond the city limits and the
SOUND of the hammer and saw can
be heard on practically every resi-
Dental street. If one should in-
scribe q circle in the square of this
city limits he would have to travel
nearly twenty miles TO cover such
distance. That circle would be on
the edge of San Antonio and il fol-
lowing it, he would be in sight of &
new house at every turn.
"The fact that our citizens are
busy individually. each doing his own
line of work makes it difficult for
them to believe that values are in
creasing as they are. Seldom a day
passes that we do not have some one
of our customers to tell US Of the
sale of lot at a profit.
City's Growth Evident.
There is no better savings ac-
count. there is no surer investment,
and there is no more important ply
steal equipment for the family than
ownership of home. American
ideals and American security rest in
the American homes of this land. A
house is never a home until the
| family feels the responsibility and
pride of ownership.
The growth in Northaven is adj
ditional evidence that this city's cir
Gle is ever grown larger. Less
than two years ago this subdivision
was in acreage and now there are
more than twenty fine homes on the
property and many new ones are I'M
der construction.
Beacon Hill Terrace. in the same
vicinity. has seen similar growth.
The building Of new grade school
on that property will begin soon.
Northview is a new addition. but
magn 'ficent homes have already been
erected there and before the owners
realize it there will be streets full
of houses in NorthGven.
Today's Prices Right.
But people ,.ho wait for a slump
TO come in real estate values. 80
they can get bargain have mis-
taken idea. They continue to pay
rent until later date when they
think they will be better prepared
to build Il home and records show
that many of them die in rented
houses. Hundreds people are
doing this despite the generally
known fact that any good lot pur-
chased in San Antonio at todays
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