Evening Star Newspaper, May 30, 1891, Page 14

14 : THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. "Ere MGRTHWEST ALEXANDRIA. A SUBURB OF) |. wg,, | THE SISTER CITIES. HISTORIC HILLS TRANSFORMED ITS BEA Rig TH BY bis i of PA ke FOF OE AA EM . at ma os pea ~ o_- ree Eo Mic wel i——|—j-'— 9 <9 t¥} ered Pre = ot gee . Se Msc met a THAT BEAUTIFUL RANGE OF HILLS LYING A FEW HUNDRED YARDS NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA, COMMANDING ONE OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT VIEWS IN ALL THIS SECTION OF COUNTRY, WAS PURCHASED 4 SHORT TIME AGO BY THE NORTHWEST ALEXANDRIA IMPROVEMENT OOMPANT AND WHAT WAS THEN A MANORIAL HOME 18 TODAY THAT PICTURESQUE AND SUCCESSFUL SUBDIVISION “NORTHWEST ALEXANDRIA” THE PROXIMITY TO {ALEXANDRIA AFFORDS ADVANTAGES WHICH NO OTHER SUBDIVISION CAN OFFER. 4 CITY OF 18,000 INHABITANTS WITHIN A} STONE'S/[TEROW OF YOUR DOOR FUR . PURE WATER NISHES EVERY CONVENIENCE OF MARKETS, STORES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND DELIGHTFUL SOCIETY, AND YET LIVING UPON THE LOVELY HILLS YOU ESCAPE THE CITY'S DIN AND DUST AND ARE SURROUNDED BY THE MOST PLEASANT FEATURES OF SUBURBAN LIFE-PURE AIR, PURE WATER AND FARES DOM OF SPACE A A aA & Fx ne RiYy Eo PT ap oe sa & &H ITRVES TRIER Pl v e > THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED AND SEVESTY-TWO MANUFACTORIES IN ALEXANDRIA, EMPLOYING THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN AND DISBURSING OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS MONTHLY. THE CITYS WHOLESALE TRADE, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL SHIPPING INTERESTS, 18 GREATER ‘THAT CITY, AS WELL AS THOSE OF WASHINGTON, WILL ADOPT NORTHWEST ALEXANDRIA asa PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THERE ARE SEVERAL HANDSOME DWELLINGS NOW UPON THE PROPERTY AXD MANY MORE ARE TO BE BUILT AT ONCE. THE RECORDS SHOW THAT 4 LARGER NUMBER OF REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS HAVE OCCURRED AXD 4 GREATER NUMBER OF BRICK BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN ERECTED IN ALEXANDRIA THAN IN WASHINGTON DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS, CONSIDERING THE COMPARATIVE POPULATION OF THE TWO CITIES—THE PROFITS WERE LARGER THER 4c. fIVITY BAS JUST BEGUS. > CITY CONVENIENCES. TODAY THAN THAT OF WASHINGTON, AND IT IS PLAIN TO BE SEEN THAT ALEXANDRIA, VES 1T8 DEEP-WATER HARBOR, 18 RAPIDLY BECOMING A GREAT COMMERCIAL PORT. OUR SUBDIVISION LIES WITHIN TEN HUNDRED YARDS OF ALEXANDRIA, AND THE MERCHANTS AND PROFESSIONAL MEX OP CHURCHES. SCHOOL, aa TORES, BUY NG AND REAP LARGE RESULTS. 4¥ INVESTMENT 18 NORTHWEST ALEXANDRIA WILL YIELD SPEEDY 4¥D HANDSOME RETURNS. THE LOTS WILL AVERAGE 50X140. THE PRICES RANGE FROM €25 TO 9625 AND WILL BE SOLD UPON EAS TERMS. BACH LOf HAS TEN FEET OF PARSING AND & FIFTEEN-FOOT aLLuy, TWERNTY=FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT UPON THE ATREBTS, WHICH ARE 6 AND 0 FEET WIDE AND MADE OF THE FINEST GRAVEL; WIDE SIDEWALKS, FRINGED WITH SODDED PARKING; CAPACIOUS GUTTERS; BEAUTIFUL TREES. MOUNT VERNON AVENUE AS APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR RUNS THROUGH “NORTHWEST ALEXANDRIA” - €@ DAILY PRatae;s 20, MievuTtTEss RIDE. - © cuate Fase A. M. GORMAN. MANAGER.