| Show I i I C o vy J JI I Beautiful Village Near Chicago Wont Won't Grow Up VInn I Is one one Q of pf Chicago's mo most t beautiful residential suburbs It Is a village that has baa refused to grow up In Its early days clays a s 's Its promoters made valiant efforts efforts' to accelerate Its It's development devel devel- only to see sef on the south Gross Point Point on on the time southwest arid and even communities communities to the north ll flourish while Winnetka the beautiful beautiful ful land of ot the languished languished lan lan- unnoticed 1 The Time Green Bay nay road was no longer an at avenue of commerce commerce com corn merce ane and the railroad aside from establishing a it wooding station to replenish the time fuel supplies of Its wood- wood burning locomotives aided little in the h hearly early development o of time tile c community The Chicago fire gave Winnetka Its first boom but its ts growth until fifteen fifteen fifteen teen years ago was slow Since that tUne the the efforts of the conservative element have e been not so sor much to stimulate development as 85 to restrict It Winnetka b believes Heves that Its chief charm Is its village atmosphere a smart rusticity as nn an an antidote for those who have to sp spend na their working the c city ty WInnetka's WI streets ran wander vander del about and In and out like th the country y lane Imie leisurely streets to be used use by leisurely leisure leisure- ly people A straight line may be the be-the the Shortest distance between two points and streets crossing each other at right angles may afford aford the the- quickest and most convenient means ms of f communication om tion Uon but out In village there ther therell there'll 1 n no no need f for r speed It It Is Is a i h haven of t refuge f from om right right-nh right ed str streets ts cu- cu and and ana andall all all ail that they hey c con con- n- n y F S principal business bul buildIng build build- d Ing ng-busi ng business 1 ss bu buildings b being permitted permit permit- ted only on 01 i In ba with the village Idea It Itis Is In time the half timbered timbered- architecture of f the thel English village a n style tyl that thab i Is much I in In evl- evl vJ- vJ dence In Iq th the architecture of W Winnetka s. s There Is In inVin no WI Vin netka at present and and by the zoning ordinance e adopted i last st January none non cnn can be he built built- nor tan can duplex h houses s s s. s or ap apartments be be erect lI A f few fe blocks alo along g the railway ralli tracks ar are set aside for tor business and Industrial purposes tiie time the r r rest st of the village la Is s. s restricted to residence buildings u I Further restrictions are Imposed b by the thC terms of ot sale of vacant properties It I be hard to find finch a a lot In Win Win- tl that at co could ld be be purchased p wt without restriction as to the oit of of tb the residence real resi dence to b bi er c f d on ori l It In die the sub subdivisions divisions these restrictions run from to There are n no nci movie theaters but picked hand 1 t films ms are ore shown at the time Community house an In I n serving as a clearing house i fo for most t. t the l. l village g activities I |
