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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 19 Mar 1927, p. 43

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i 42 WINNETKA TALK March 19, 1927 TTT TTT TTT -------- Builds New Residence Make Plans for : in Glen Oak Acres Area "Own Your Home" 4 : E. J. Keil, of J. H. Schaefer and ' . An Apartment Fronting . company, real estate firm on Ridge Expo. mn Chicago 3 avenue, Wilmette, is building a six- Final arations rere underway on the Secluded Italian Patio room brick bungalow in Glen Oak| for gb li hi "Own Acres. The building is under roof | Your Home Building and Equipment" RR oo SAR Inquire now or, Telephone Greenleaf 2100 he There are still a few [--2--O0r 3--room furnished apartments available in the dis- tinctive Elmgate. Light, pleasant rooms, in this new building, all recently furnished in charm- ing style, and with every modern con- venience for comfort. Economy--with not a shadow of '"'cheap- ness"--is a feature of Elmgate rentals. You can dwell here so moderately, yet so well, because hotel maid service is optional, and you are not burdened by other items of ex- pense of residential hotels. ELMGATE MAN STREET AT ELMWOOD AVENUE EVANSTON PR TE TTY eR EI I NN TTT Taro amm, and will be completed, it is said, by May 1. It is located in what is known as the sixth addition to Glen Oak Acres, where four more nice residences are to be started within the next two weeks, if the weather remains favor- able. There are already eight buildings in the first addition. There are five buildings in Glen Oak Acres proper, built some time ago; two others were constructed last fall and it is said a number of new homes are contemplat- ed there this summer. The improve- ments in Glen Oak Acres include gas, electricity, water, a septic-tank sewer system and hard roads. These are in all the several additions as well as in Glen Oak Acres proper. Wilmette West Section Awaits Building Boom With the installation of water mains practically completed in the section of Wilmette, west of Ridge avenue, and with progress on the work of putting in the new sewer system well along, building activity in this section, it is predicted, will go forward with unpre- cedented speed. J. H. Schaefer & company, real es- tate dealers at 809 Ridge avenue, Wil- mette, report that many people are now awaiting the further completion of these improvements to begin. Many pieces of vacant have been changing hands with the view of building as soon as possible. Ralph W. Douglas expects to begin within the next week the erection of a residence on Hollywood avenue, just west of the Ridge. Hollywood is a continuation of Greenwood avenue. exposition, which opens in the Coliseum April 2. Already a car load of na- tional building material exhibits is there waiting to be unloaded. Those attending are promised the most educational exposition of its kind. ever held. Every type of house construction, together with the plan- ning, selection of the homesite, financ- ing, building, decorating, furnishing and landscaping of the home, will be shown. The feature of the exposition is the "Court of Homes," surrounding a gar- den. Houses of brick, stucco, frame, concrete and faced concrete units will be shown. The front elevations will be finished but the interior will be a cross section appearing like a gigantic knife had cut through them to show how walls, floors, roofs and structural work should be done. The exposition is conducted under the auspices of the Chicago Real Es- tate board. The "Committee of Admin- istration" appointed by the board for the supervision of the exposition 1s headed by Henry G. Zander, Jr., who is fifth vice-president of the Chicago Real Estate board. Mr. Zander's com- mittee consists of: S. O. Stone, 4503 Milwaukee avenue; George Beaton, Hinsdale; Marvin E. Ellinwood, 25 N. Dearboard street; George L. Bruckert, Oak Park; Harry W. Hopp, (Wil- mette), 134 N. La Salle street; Howard W. Elmore, 29 S. La Salle street; Cor- nelius Tenings, 11324 S. Michigan ave- nue, and Elmer E. Stultz, (Winnetka), 1901 Montrose avenue. Outside of Chicago, 67 per cént of Illinois bank deposits are in "savings. This House Built By Bengston at 986 Vernon Ave., Glencoe. "Builder of Unique Homes" A REMODELED HOME is only as sure as the accomplishments of the man who undertakes the job. A builder of new homes knows best how to treat an old house; how to best remodel it into something larger, or how simply to renovate it as it is. Get my estimate on whatever you might figure on having Previous work is my best guarantee. done. Harry Bengston General Contractor 975 Oak Street WINNETKA Phone Winn. 2103 rrr ee a EE LL LL Ll hh hh itd blocks from station. 899 Linden Avenue Unusual Value in 6 room home in NORTHWEST GLEN- COE, on a beautifully wooded lot, 66x210, facing the park, 3 blocks from school, and 4 1st floor has living and dining rooms, kitchen, sunparlor, large screened front porch and screened and glazed rear porch; 2nd floor has 3 very good bedrooms with large sleeping porch. - Hot water heat with Combus- tion Oil Burner, 1000 gallon tank. house is in excellent condition throughout. Land value alone is over $8,000. For quick sale this house can be purchased for $17,000. For appointment to inspect, call JD-AUSTINé&C Ouwner's Agents Winnetka 185 This EEE EEE I EIT L EEE ELE LL ELE ELSE LL EE ELLE LLL ELLE EL ELL LLY Hubbard Woods Er LL Er re EEE EEE EEE EE EE EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEL EE ELL LL LL Ll LL Ll XIE AEE EE TET EEE EEL EEL EEL LL LLL LL LL LLL EL Ll LETT LLL lh ~

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