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:Considerable mystery surrounids the proposition to build a mnovie the- ater onc the Ehrlich property' at Forhstreet and Lindeù avenue, Xilmette. At :frequentinitervals the metrpoltanneWspapers corne -'out .With a story, with accompanying illus-, tration, telling of this unique theater and 'describing- its nautical character, inspired, h is, stated, by the fact Of, its: close lproximity to Wilmette, bar- bor., Theater Not Mentioned -Building Comimissioner William A. XV:oIff ofWilmette States that to date rio application has ,beeàn made for such a permit.- The.re is, however, i h is office ail application for a permit to huild a $4-apartment building on the pjrop.ertv mentioined. Filed with the application are the.plans and speci- ficaiow;forvthe buildin, inwhich Ihere is no provision wbatever for a th eater. T'he property . faces_. 160 feet o1n Fourth street, embracing Nos. 401 to 411. inclusive, and 160 feet on Lauirel 'avenue, embracing Nos. 402 to 410 inclusive. The building as designed calîs for 54 apartments and 8 sbops. Tt is to bé three stories high with ail Enolish basen ent,. the. total This .6arly Americakt design. homne is soon to be.erected in the Broad- ineadows section of Winnetka for Mr. and Mrs. S. J. McC'oy. The residence icil coutain il roms, uith siimplicity being the keynote of the design throu.gh- ontf. Mg4>'o &..M~q, Çh/i(ggoo,re the a'rchitccts. The first floor will have library, liv- ing room, dining room, nice porch, kitchen, two-car garage, a.nd. breakfast nook for the children. The second floor will have five bedrooms and tbree batbs. The exterior is to be brick and frame and wvill he completed for occupancy October I of this year. Acreage Moves Rapidly., Says Lewis T. Dodds Lewis T. Dodds, real estate broker in Northfield, reports an active Building operations during the month of March ini the four north shore villages of,.Wilmette,> Kenil- ,worth, Winnetka and. Glenicoe repre- sent a total expenditure.,of $567,320 of. which $507,4W0 was for, new ýresi- dences. There w as* a total of 66 building permits -issued, and of this, number 33 were for the new homes; Z& for alteration jobs costing $57,540 and five for private gAragges valued at $2180. In the building of new resi- dences, W .ilmette continued in, the lead withý 24, costing $287,900. Win- netka, had three, valued at $104,M0; Kenilworth four, $70,000, and Glencoe two, $45,500. Wilmette issued five perrnits for remodeling work costing $10,400; Winnetka, 13, $32,040;. Kenilworth five, $2,700 and Glencoe, five, $12,400. Million Sin= Jaury Four of the private garages were Ibuilt in Wilmette, at a total cost of I$780, and one ini Winnetka, costing $1,400. propertv w:tfl tne exceptiou n ot .1) Nai maage, vvW~. c tes o. feet on the Laurel avenue frontage. Sales in residential vacant and im- which., accordinzr to a court decision. proved property ccontiuue at a brisk itst be left vacant to conforni wNith, rate. The last few months have seen He Laurel avenue building fine. one of the biggest volumes of prop- Mr. Wolff stated that the zoning erties being sold of this type that ordinance restricts population deiîsity bias been experienced in the Iast few to 36 farnilies per acre. The proposed years by Real Estate. Brokers. Seveal hoic hoesies wll e$6,280 and one for a commrerciai placed on the market this spring, in buli.cst» 42O tracts of one acre or more. . Forty of,.the new residences, cost- SL. Bowden de Forest bas purchased ig $460200, were buiît in Wilmette; two and one-baîf acres on Sunset eight, costing $229,700~ in Winnetka; Ridge road, frôm William Lass. seven, valued at ý$133,000, in Kenil- Henry Scarborough, Jr.. bas pr worth, and four, costing $75,500, i chased five. acres on Willow proadGIencoe. rom--L