Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 6 Apr 1928, p. 61

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------------------------~ The picture shows what Edwin H. Clark designed along Spanish lines for the rapidly developed section between Wilmette and Kenilworth. It is 011 the north side of Spanish Court and is fitting where all other buildings are completely of Spanish tone. Note the belfrY in the center~ an artistic arrangement. IENIIORTH HAS STRONG DEYELOPIDT OF 51011 1 SURPRISING, SAYS DODDS __ R_ea_l_t:v_F_i_rm_O_tJ_e,_s_N_e_w_N_o_r_th_S_1J_o_re_O'"""!'!".IJ_i_ce_s--: lARCH IJIDING SPURT 1 Preaideat el N..th Shore Boarcl Poiata Oat Some latereatiq vane, Actmt7 Kenilworth, by far the smallest of the north shore villages, smashed aD Till· artlele wa· wl'lttea 1t7 Xr. previous March records in the volume Lewl1 T. Do4de. Pnaldeat of tile of building improvements authorized the other in Winnetka. The new Nol'tll 81lore Beal Bdate Board aad ·aaapr of tile Wlaaetka o·ee of office in Wilmette is in the durin~ that month, closing with a total Qalalaa a -r,...., lae. xr. Dodde. of $256)63, and crowding closely to the wllo 11a1 tf"labe4 Ia aenap for Linden Crest apartment building second highest in the list, that of Wiltile pat foar J'eAD 11 ~alnd ·· mette, with· a total of $295,315. aa aatllol'ltJ' Ia 11111 1traaell of ··e at the corner of Linden avenue nal eetate ltatlaeee. '-Ill Ia nprd A total of thirteen permits were to Talaee aad ·· to tile fwtwn owl· Fourth street, pictured beand issued in Kenilworth, eight of which look Ia tile wa7 of denJo,·e·t, ele. low. The new Winnetka · office were for new residences costing $141,750. ' Two extensive business improvewas created by the process of 87 LEWIS T. DODDS moving, the real estate firm goments were authorized, an unusual Skokie Acres, that section west of occurence in the village. One is the the north shore villages and east of ing from 746 Elm street to 714 . $35,000 businefi and apartment buildthe Waukegan road in Cook county, ing being erected by Harry Lynne, at Elm street. The new office is derives its name from the Skok1e 521 Kenilworth avenue. It will comValley, · a wide, marsh area almost just west of the Masonic Temple. prise two stories and basement and entirely owned by the county for fuwill have three store rooms, three ture reforestration and park purposes. offices and two apartments of six As this lowland forms a natural rooms each. It will be of brick, tile boundary line of the villages of Winand terra cotta and is to cost $35,000. netka and Glencoe, the residential It will be the first building of this type development must skip !!cross to t~e west of the tracks, which section, from highland to the west, whtch, due to ats the north to the south limits has. been closeness to transportation of the n~w enjoying an excellent development the Skokie line, makes i~ the most ~estr past few years. . · able suburban area in the Chtcago A permit was also issued in March for Kenilworth's new water pumpin1 :egion. Dewlop···t S.......W·I and filtration plant, to be erected at People who have not been throu~h the foot of Kenilworth avenue, and to this district for the past two years wdl cost $78,550, according to the permit. have a real surprise coming when they There was one permit for a re· see the fine homes already built, the modeling job costing $1,000 ·a nd two golf courses with their perfect accomfor private . garages, costing $463. modations, the fast electric trains .to R· u ce the Chicago loop, and the many destrThose to whom penniQ were issue4 ~ b 1e improvements ordinarily not for residences and the cost of the found in an acre~e development. same, follow: .· . Northfield, a brand new village, has Ward E. Donahue, two story frame been incorporated in thrs area and. the and stucco, 6Z9 Cumnor road, $10,000. village of Northbrook has taken mto J. Fred llcGuire, two story bric~ its area that section between Glencoe veneer and attach~ two car garage, and its former limits on Lee road. 119 Tudor place, $20,000. , Northbrook is making arrangements P. N. Cutler, two story solid brick with Glencoe for its water supply. and attached two car garage, 1JII Northfield is negotiating with WinnetWoodstock avenue, $40,000. ka for its fine lake water. William F... Blades, two stOI'J. J,.-icfc The Sanitary district of Chicag'!, -: . . . ve.-.. - aacl atoae~ buelaeat real~zin' the ra~id ~owth of th1s COIICUTB WAU- ECOIIOIIICAL ical material; at oac:e fin nsiatift, 321 Sheridaa toad. ~ sectiOn as a resadent1al suburb has Con wd aaitl 'whether block, water resiltiYe, alid heat, c:old and B. L. Sutlltcel. two ttorJ'..<t....~·· voted neCessarY funds for the devel~p- b · k art a ..a---A.t..le eeoaom- storm resistive. . . (Coatiaaed 011 Pip G) (Continued on Page Q) · nc or e, uc~ · . stride with the march of progress on the north shore Quinlan and Tyson now have· two new offices, one in Wilmette, (N Smeel.ea All . . . . , willa .TJair. teeD Penaita fcw Tat.l S.. el ss,IIS p.,.._ . cretJ

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