The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-21

developments, Linwood will soon
be a village of beautiful homes and
cottages which will line the Shore
road and spread inland without a
break from one end of the main
street to the other in that borough.
For no less than 400 acres of
land there are being developed
through realtors, both local and
from the resort. Ten tracts, which
have been the scene of farming
activities for many years, are be-
ing divided into lots, upon which
many beautiful homes are being
erected.
Practically all the lots are being
located along the Shore road, the
streets stretching towards the sea,
or northward to the Shore Fast
Line. In nearly every development
pavements have been laid, and in
many cases beautiful buildings have
been constructed by men who APP
preciate the fact that the borough
is growing rapidly, and there is
and will be continued demand for
the lots and buildings.
Entry to the developed tracts is
made through ornamental arches.
or past pretty sateways in nearly
every development. Without wait
ing for action of the Borough, or
namental lighting has been adopt
ed in many of the sections, the
lights being installed along the
curbs of the developed streets.
Each of the tracts has it's lots
so planned that the buyer will have
room for a pretty lawn and a flow
er or vegetableN garden in the rear.
This, realtors believe, is one way
of increasing the population of the
Borough. His own flower or vege-
table garden and lawn is always
an inducement for the city bred
man who desires the freedom of
the Mainland.
Many realtors are hoping that
before many years bay shore
drive will be constructed along the
bay front, which will connect Alb
secon with Somers Point, stretch
ing through Pleasantville, North
field and Linwood. Some of this
road has, in fact, been completed.
especially in Absecon, Pleasantville
and Somers Point. Link by link
it is being constructed. This will
greatly increase property values in
the Mainland section, and allow for
the development of much land
along the drives.
Some of the developments in the
borough are Crestlea Park, Eng
lish village, I.inwood Gables,
Woode-Lynne Manor Lyndale and
Oak Grove. Directly adjacent to
Linwood on the Shore road are
Glynn Meath, Haddon Hall devel-
opment, Tudor Terrace and Allan
tic City Suburban Estates.
There are many reasons for the
developments. One is that the in
creasing population of the resorts
is crowding the people to the Main
land, where values are not so high,
and where they can have freedom
from the noise and hustle of the
city, at the same time being with
in touch of the resort through troll
ley or automobile. This, perhaps,
is one of the greatest reasons for
the developments.
Also. Linwood is near good golf
course. It's residents fish and hunt
right in the Borough. Excellent
roads make motoring ideal. Troll
ley cars convey one at a moderate
cost to the resorts, and the life OF
an English gentleman can be en-
joyed if one has the price and in
clinations.
The growth of Linwood in recent
years is best exemplified by its
population. The first records avail
able give the population in 1890 as
536, which figure dropped to 495
in 1900 In 1914 it had gone up to
COZ. and in 1920 up to 638. From
that year the population has in
creased 400 per cent, until now
when the latest estimate places il
at approximately $500. 1t is read
lily seen that the population has
shown greater increase during
the past six years than for the ~
year period previous, a really re-
markable increase.
In 1925 a total of 1926 acres and
! S37 lots were assessed in Linwood
at $l,012,6S9, as compared with the
1926 figures of 1853 acres and 9S7
lots at$1,354 sol. A large percent
| age of Linwood's area is shown to
be taken up for farm purposes
when the acreage is compared tC
the number of lots. IL is expected
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