Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-04-23 | Page 58 | Southeast Benh is Beautiful District

SOUTHEAST BENCH 15 BEAUTIFUL DISTRICT Douglas Park Offers Unusual Un-usual Inducements to the Seekers of Homes. The Salt Lakor who has neglected to take au automobile trip or street car ride through those sections of the southeast bench where such rapid strides have been made the past year or two in municipal and residential im-i im-i provemente, will find one of the biggest big-gest surprises of the year awaiting him m Douglas Park, at Thirteenth East and Ninth South streets. Here on the brow of the southeast bench, surrounded by one of the finest residential sections In the entire city, is located one of the most imposing and beautiful districts Salt Lake may boast. The homes that have been built in Douglas Park, together with those that are plannod by the state officials, physicians, attorneys, dcutists, educators educa-tors and corporation officials, bankers and business men who have purchased lota in this subdivision will amount to over half a million dollars. In the district bounded by Seventh South and Thirteenth East streets and Tenth South find Fifteenth Uast, tbero have been :so many improvements made 1 he past year that this section shows ;i more rapid development than any other residence district in tho city. More than $450,000 has been spent in new homes, schools, sewers, paving and other works in this section in the past eighteen months. The great East high school, undoubt- , edlv one of the finest in the United I States, is located directly across the I street, from Douglas Park. Westmins- i tor college is but a few blocks away ! and the university itself is only a short ; distance removed. In proximity to the park the Douglas grade school ;uid the splendid Finta schools have, . been completed within the past few : months. i Tho East Second South car line runs directly through Douglas Park with its paved streets and beautiful homes. W. E. Hubbard of the Hubbard Investment In-vestment company, (36 . West Broadway, owners of Douglas Park, .states that investors and out-of-town business men who have inspected property in Douglas Park declare that at present values Douglas Park building sites represent one of the .best investments to be found in any western city. One of the striking features of Douglas Doug-las Park is the great natural ravine that runs through the subdivision and which was deeded to the citv upon the completion of landscape plans that call for the development of this ravine along the lines of some of the famous sunken gardens to be found in other parts of the country. Commenting on the possibilities that will be opened up in the development of this ravine, Mr. Hubbard said yesterday: yes-terday: A great ntanv people who have visited Douglas" Park have spoken enthusiastically on the wonderful opportunity the natural beauty of the ravine will bring out when the j city's landscape gardeners have put j into effect their plans for making J this one of the beauty spots of the j city. ! I can remember no period in the ! history of Salt Lake development when residence property on the southeast bench offered so excel- ' lent an opportunity for investment or home-building as at the present time. It is literally astonishing to make a trip onto the southeast bench and note the number of beau tif u 1 new h onies going up i n every .block. We are receiving a great m any in qui ri es on Don gla s Park property at present, and plans are under way for many new homes in the park this year.