San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22
MILLION DOLLAR
ADDITION GE TS
ITS 45TH HOME
N. S. Dickinson Makes 49,
Months Record for
Woodlawn Place.
STREETS ARE PAVED
Excellent People, Ideal LO-
cation and improvements
Are Attracting Attention.

Forty-five houses completed in
eighteen months is the record y. ;.
Dickinson has made in his now Nil
lion-Dollar Addition Noodlawn
Place in the northwest portion of the
city on Che Fredericksburg road.
During the last week two more
houses were completed and sold by
Sam Bennett, contractor, who IS
building several houses there. One
of the houses was sold to c. Il. john
son for $3.50 and the other TO Miss
L. Grigsby for $732j. Both Of these
houses are said 10 be of the super
bilt' type for which Mr.. Bennett IS
becoming famous. Mr.. Bennett has
completed and sold about twenty-tour
houses in Woodawn Place. He says
that they are often sold before fin
ishing touches are placed on them.
Last week the subdivision office @!
the y. S. Dickinson company was
moved from its location on the Fred
ericksburg road to the corner Of Sum
11itt Place and Calayera streets
which is near the center of the Mill
lion Dollar addition" \ new section
of the subdivision was opened re
Gently and paving there is nearing
completion. Mr.. Dickinson says ne
found it necessary 10 move his Office
10 the center OF activity so he select
ed the new location in the newly
,nened section. lie says that pro
vided favorable weather prevails dur
il.- the next several weeks all i'm
provements will be finished i'll the
new section.
Is Attracting Attention. ~.
The Million Dollar Addition
probably is attracting as much at
fention from sightscers as well as
prospective homeowners as any other
subdivision in San Antonio. Accord
ing to Mr.. Dickinson, few days pass
that he does not have visitors at the
new addition. On Sunday the visitors
come in crowds, he says. The sales
reported indicate that the y. ). Dick
in>on statesmen have not been idle.
The fact that every street in the
addition is paved and is free OF
"sl;ips' is another attraction to home
owners. Mr.. Dickinson and Kenneth
N'eimer. owners. financed the paving
o. the streets before tic houses were
sod. Curling and sidewalks have
been installed and all underground
improvements put in. Every home IS
new, having been constructed on mod
crn designs of architecture and CON
struction. The improvements in the
subdivision bring it TO the equal Of
any residential section in San An
tonic.
Is Well Located.
Improvements in the new Subdivi-
sion are not the only factors that 1T
tract hundreds OF prospects and sight
seers each week. Tie location FOR
the Subdivisions attractivcness. It
is situated in the northwest portion
of the city just west of the Fredor-
icksburg road. The addition icludcs
a number of hills on which is com
manded a wonderful panoramic view
of the city and surrounding country.
Fine residences. in front of which
are well kept lawns and flower beds.
good streets as in any other part Of
San Antonio, every improvement. in
Guiding gas, water, sewers. lights.
telephones, one of the best locations
for home in or around San Antonio
and the highest class Of people ore
the boosts made by owners Of the ad-
dition that are causing hOmesitcs 70
sell in the manners as stated above by
Mr.. Dickinson.