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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 30 Jul 1926, p. 24

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24 WILM.ETTE LIFE July 30, 1926 . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. ·I Plan Centennial Exhibit OPEN HARLEM PARK at Illinois State Fair Axel Lonnquiat ~ Opens 196 Acre Tract You . W ill Like the Service. of L. C. Gregory&· Co. North Shore Realtors LOANS RENTING uOnce Tried Never Denied" INSURANCE LET US SELECT THAT HOME COUR l:EOUS TREATMENT HIGH SALARIED SALESMEN Views of the buildings, close-ups of the feature attractions, and panoramas of the midway, and other interesting illustrations of the beauties of the Sesquicentennial exposition, in session at Philadelphia, will form an attraction at the Illinois State Fair. Competet1t lecturers, ·direct from the exposition, will be in charge of this exhibit, and will explain fully, the wonders of the great assembly, marking the one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of . the Declaration of Independence. This exhibit will be located just opposite the Exposition hall, on the main avenue of the fairgrounds. A big banner, showing a reproduction of the Liberty Bell, and other patriotic scenes will mark the entrance to the tent housing this attraction. · South of Glenview and West of Waukegan Road RETURNS FROM EAST vVilliam Barrow of 236 Laurel ave' nue has returned from the East where he has been visiting at New York City, Philadelphia, Atlantic · City, Annapolis and spent three weeks at the home of his daughter, Mrs. 0. G. Hawkins, in Washington, D. C. I Miss Rebecca Fitch, 1033 Elmwood avenue, departed Wednesday on a motor trip of about a week's duration in Michigan. We Handle Property in Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe and Highland Park GOLF COURSE SPECIALISTS uGregory Knows Where Value Grows" L. C. Gregory & Co. 2930 Central Street Greenleaf 1020 Residence Phone- Glencoe 416 R110l E,lale Loon DflPDrlmflfll COMPARE THE COST An analysis of your home keep ing costs, all the bills you now pay separately, will convince you that it is true economy to live at The Georgian. Compare what the same amount of money will buy in home Iiv- · ing comfort at The Georgian. Release from worry and work; added attractions; many exclusive features. Make your com. . parison today. Settle your fall - Correspondeata Axel Lonnquist, of the Lonnquist company, whose subdivision activities throughout the rapidly growing Chicago district embrace sqme of the largest and most important tracts, announces the development of . a fine area of 196 acres directlv south of Glenvie\\' and \\·est of \V~ukegan road and to be known as the Harlem Park subdivision. The Glen Acres Golf club corners to the nortlw.:cst of the Lonnquist subdivision. It was from the Glen Acres interests and others that Mr. Lonnquist purchased the tract at a reported $3,000 per acre. ,Paul C. Loeber and company. were brokers in all purchases. Mr. Lonnquist announces his inte;,_ tion of immediate v.:ork in the matter of subdividing. which will he done in units. the first to comprise 32 acres. The tract extends from \Vaukegan road on the east to Telegraph road on the west and with Central road which will be Central street. Evanston, extended, on the north . The hundred million dollar state· bond issue, which is now out of court, insures, it is said. the extension of this through western thoroughfare and \\·hich will mean so much to this latest and largest addition to Glenview. Harlem avenue. which is also a new thorough ian·. coming up from the south, will pass through this tract. on the west side of the Chicago & Milwaukee railroad. and through the Lonnquist Harlem Park section will be made 100 fee.t wide. Colfax street will he extended through the tract. east and west and paved. The other streets in the subdivision will he laid out and surfaced. 'at this time. 'Mr. Lonnquist annotttH'ecl. Install Improvements The underground improvement s. also side\\'alks and lights will be in stalled. Curving roads, wherever pos sible. wi'th large lots. properly re .. stricted and sold to include membership in the Glen Acres Golf cluh. adioining, promises to make of this one o i the most attractin' home sections in this rapidly growing area. I The station of Golf a short distance to the east and the Glenview station a fe,,· block· to the north. both on the Chicago. ~filwaukee and St. Paul railroad. prm·icle excellent transpottatinn for the future owners of Harlcnt Park homes. · · MetropoUtan Lllelnsurance Company . Millions to Loan Fir1t Mortgages IHill and Stone Report New Property Transfers The \Vinnetka office of. Hill and Stone. north shore realty oper'ators. reports two recent transfers of propertv. as follm\'S: The Edward \Y. F.llis home on one and one-half acres in the Indian Hill club grounds to Dr. Frank \V. Blatchford of \\'innetka: and a tract of over a11 acre of land on Fig street. iust west of Ardsley roa<l. in Skokie View subdivision. from F. B. Thomas to F. Thomas ·Morris of Evanston, who exnects to break ground at once for his home. Th~ consideration in both sales \\'as not dtsclosed. ~frs. \Villiam J. Sturrreon ·and daughter. ~fiss Ethelmae, 614 Greenleaf ~venue. are leavin~ today for a f?rtmg.ht's ~!sit with friends ai1d rehttv~s 111 Kmrardene. Canada. Miss Altce Haas of 1026 Greenleaf avenue Evanston, will accompany them. · - · LOW RATES . · : I ____ =ii == iiving problems now. Residences Bun1a1ows = := REAL ESTATE LOAN DEPARTMENT · .JI'he GleorAian Pending the completion of The Georgian, October first~ you are cordially invited to inspect the model suite at ; 2 z Davis Street. -o.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Engels, 1118 Rtdge avenue, and Mr. Engel's mother, Mrs. Eleanor Engels, have just returned from a !wo weeks' tour t hrough Canada and Ntagara Falls. OUfAGOTIWSI fDMPANY LUCIUS TETER Pruldem = JOHN W. 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