Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25


courses, moreover, the realtor group
AYERS, was on some piece Of real estate
unproductive of income. On August IL,
according to figures furnished by the
Department of Commerce, there were
more than $4,000 pigmy courses in
operation, representing an investment
of $125,oO0, 900.
Lots Leased Years.
The pessimism which in some quar-
tiers greeted the early miniature golf
enthusiasm and the prediction that 1t
would be an excessively feeting fancy
of the business man, the stenographer
and the club woman, are given no heed
by those in the business of miniature
golf. The National Association finds
upon inquiry that vacant lots leased
for miniature golf courses are often
signed up for three years.
The miniature golf course is an ex-
acting renter and as the Winter sea-
son approaches, moves indoors, thus
giving owners of buildings with vacant
floors an additional possible field for
income.
The indoor and outdoor tennis court
oftentimes locates itself between sky
scrapers in cities and on convenient
suburban corners. In Houston, Tex,
the Democratic Convention Hall, built
in 1928, now houses eight tennis courts
In washington the Government has set
aside three archery parks for the Robin
Hoods among its employees.
Open-air theaters are becoming In
creasingly popular. In California eight
cities have municipal outdoor theaters
and four California schools have OUT.
door theaters. Several cities offer out
door opera during the Summer months.
The advent of the automobile has
right along been ushering in wide
variety of new uses for real estate, the
association finds.
The vacant lot convenient to the
business district of city offers its
owners a chance of income If he viii
use the ground for parking space until
the time is ripe for building on his
site, the association says.
For parking space In bad weather, for
men who drive to their ofilces and have
to find a berth for their cars all day
long and for theater patrons mulu-story
garages have been erected on property
adjacent To the bushes centers Of many
cities.
Thousands of Gas Stations.
The nnotorist whose car registers no
gasoline today usually finds his situa-
ton no predicament, because he is more
likely than not to be within q short
distance Of enc SAof the $4,000 filling
stations which have sprung up on prop
erty along the roadside and on vacant
lots.
The auto laundry, too, is demanding
locations, preferably on a vacant lot
near the city's main apartment house
district.
Tourist camps, those colonies of cab
ms, bungalows or tents which give shell
ter to vacation tourists, have created a
new use for real estate along main high.
ways on the outskirts of towns and
cities.
Motor bus travel, which now extends
from New York to California. has like
wise made its imprint on the utiliza-
ton Of property. In every city some
strategic downtown site must be found
for its principal bus terminal, and out
lying sites must be used for local bus
stations.
The steady growth and adaptation to
practical purposes aviation is now max
ing and viii continue to make increased
uses for real estate. the association says.
There are now close to 1000 airports
and landing fields In the United States.
This number includes municipal air
ports. commercial airports, Department
Of Commerce intermediate fields and
marked auxiliary fields. The establish
ment of 1858 additional airports is con-
templated at the present time.