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April 30, 1927 WINNETKA TALK An Open Letter to the North Shore Members of the "No Man's Land" Moving Picture Syndicate Mr. Ayres Boal, 701 Sheridan Rd., Winnetka Mr. Mancel T. Clark, 76 Locust Rd., Winnetka - Mr. H.C. Edmonds, 670 Blackthorn Rd., Winnetka Mr. Gilbert H. Scribner, 812 Ash St., Winnetka * Mr. Henry T. Stanton, 698 Blackthorn Rd., Mr. H. O. Edmonds, 37 Kenilworth Ave., i Winnetka Kenilworth Mr. A. W. Shaw, Locust Rd., Winnetka Mr. Alfred T. Carton, Laurel Ave., Lake Forest 4 GENTLEMEN: You are about to impose Sunday moving picture performances on a community that has always voted and legislated against them. Your spokesman, Mr. Ayres Boal, openly stated to Kenilworth and Wilmette representatives that you intend to build apartment houses adjacent to your theater in "No-Man's Land." And you have strenuously opposed through your attorney and otherwise, passage of House Bill 51 at Springfield which would give Wilmette the authority to annex, regulateand police "'No-Man'sLand." A A few weeks ago, certain members of your syndicate putting apartments up there and having our parking & made overtures to come in under Wilmette jurisdic- space behind them," he replied. tion under certain conditions. Mr. Ayres Boal, Mr. . : H. C. Edmonds and Mr. Henry T. Stanton, met Your representatives also stated at that time that with Kenilworth and Wilmette officials and represen- - you might not be able to get some of the other tatives in the office of State Representative, Howard owners of "No-Man's Land" property to join you P. Castle. They stated that you might be willing to in the annexation move and we showed them how come into Wilmette providing a referendum was held it was possible under the law for you people to ac- in Wilmette on the subject of Sunday movies and complish this all by yourselves. : You agreed to con- that you were given assurance that the Wilmette sider the matter and again get in touch with us at Zoning Board would zone all property in '"No- the end of a week. Man's Land" for business purposes. You did not advise us at the end of a week as Wilmette officials told you that they would will- agreed, but after about 3 weeks you announced that ingly agree to the referendum and that they would you were no longer interested in the plan and would zone everything for business purposes except a nar- go no further in working it out. row fringe along Tenth Street and a narrow fringe : i ? i backing up against Chestnut Street--this they would din ii hangs of Sead! d > 3% wr beens San ao for sedld Sal Py for the protee- Sunday movies--and Evanston is our most cos- property > mopolitan and metropolitan North Shore suburb? That arrangement apparently did not appeal to Was it because of this fact that you decided not to your representatives and I asked Mr. Boal the direct take chances on a Wilmette referendum and preferred question: "What do you intend to put on that prop- rather to stay "outside the law" of the surrounding erty along Tenth Street?" "Why we figured on community? Tell us then, Gentlemen, how in the light of all these things, how in the light of your long res- idence on the North Shore and the privileges you have enjoyed as its residents--how in the light of everything considered that has transpired, you can feel justified in soliciting the patronage of this North t Shore community for your theatrical enterprise. { 1 | The North Shore would like to know. It wants to treat you fairly but it also wants to be treated fairly. Wilmette and Kenilworth officials showed at the conference that they were willing to go to any reasonable extent in protecting your financial investments but at the same time desired to protect the financial investments and the community life of North Shore property holders. { Very truly yours, . NEW TRIER CITIZENS COMMITTEE + J ARTHUR BONNET, Chairman. i New Trier Citizens:--Have You Written to Springfield Yet? Put your influence behind House Bill 51. Write, wire and talk to any State Representative or Senator you know or can get in contact with. Tell him you want the Bill passed so your home and | your community can be protected from unrestricted, unregulated and unwelcome development. Do this now, we need your help. And if you can spare $10 toward the fund to win this fight, send it. We need money, too. Address NEW TRIER CITIZENS COMMITTEE, KENILWORTH, ILL. |