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IREAL ESTATE LOANS COON LE FIRST MOktTtwAGI LOANS Wealth o f Reference Material A paiable for Citizens «Whitimaclk By Aknme (Wilmette LI;brartan) Villages, and cities, too often -like Topsy, have "jes' growed."' Their haphazard develop ment has tôo often destroyed, the ve.ry things. which the bulders wanted. Lovely views. have been turnied into ragged aend scrubby vacant lots, beautiful homeés have becorne tenements, attractive neigliborhoods have become shabby. Thèse1 losses have resulted froim short-t.ime and 'short-sighted planning. Speculators, have attempted:to inake fortunes ,and al has been ,sacriflced to immediate profit. Spectac-, ular.,gains are not prophesied for the future. Population growth is stabilizing. and charting futures is not as ~prôblIniantical as ft once was,. 14 is now possible to allocate areas for different aspects of coniiunity living, to tell quite closely how soon expansion will be necessary. Since this caîl be done, it is important* for the wvelfare of the whole that natural beauty be preserved, beauty in buildings be promoted, greater efficiency, safety and comfort achieved. "City planning seeks to discover: the truth .about a comnininty in- re- 1-1300 SHIER114AN AVE,: EVANUTON CKNTRAL 1813a DAVIS 2233 tCNCAGO Il SOLASALLE SUT. NO COMMISSION Riesadential -propiitien, restricted &mes.Evanst.u and North Shor. Semi.aunual interest payments. physical conditions and prornote its development in a sound social and economic way." Planning is no new thing. The Romans were Most methodicalasg to site, .water supplies, drainagé;e,'etc. Renaissance .towns were. planned for beauty. Modern planning -arose. as1 the resit of the ugly and disorderly condition.of cities in thenineteenth century. Originally planningý was, aimed at the City beautiful, but ini the. process it. *as disc overed.,that the city:would not be beautiful if streets were not. properly -planned, if the Water .supply was inadequate or, impure, if living conditions were poor and inadequate. From, ornamentation planners *went to the, functions of City lafe. Probleins Are Varied Cities depend on their commercial and industrial activities. Where shal they be placed? Is segregation the INC. 1 N. La Salle St., Chicago Central 0227 1571. homes, or shail they be restricted? Answers depend on whiat. values comn- Modern Housing, by Bauer. Housing Arnerica', by Fortune. munities hold highest. Adminlistrat ion, by Munro. Suburbs represent the desire of Municipal Housing Programn for the United States. peop'e to get away from congestion H-ousing Officiais Yearbook. t o greater air and space. They are. a Colonial Architecture of Cape Cod, by Pooi'. decentralization of some of the funcBuilding the Dutch Colonial Ilouse, tions of cities. Industrial suburbs by Ernbury. produce goods, residential suburbs Tudor H-omes of England, by Chamiertake care of consumntimn Te'ri ~- lai. 1 Cottages of England, by Oliver. Snmall lieuses of the Georgýan P'eriod, flnswe'? Shall siops Creep i with land values,, tralic, recreation andi functions of existing govfrnmetnts. It mnust provide for ease and. efficiency MacDoniald's Con suIt in living. American City Governmet and Munro's Municipal Administration. Housing Next. Step Front Zoning, the.next step is Housing. The community lias decided where homes sliall be built, and- to some extent how much. they shall cost, but not. enougli lias been done to maàke, them,'adequate for the modern world. *How" will lower income' groups be housed? What sort. 1of dwellings. will they live inl? Whcre shal they be? The public libràrvy. nt only furnishes: books on the. principles of, hiousing, low cost and oütherwise, but it has also collected good examples of: beatitifulýhoines to assist thoe bui]ldor reniodeling. 4 "iandthe n, a Plan of Living by Hudson. f loods came RECENT - ietropolitan suburb demonstrates wvn planned as to houses, space îich to move and play, safety and Gra'nt Permit for Brick Home on Thornwood Ave. downpours played ha:oc with personal prop- Flooded basernents were numerous-instances of valued Building permnits- issued by the office of the Wilimette building cornIannlngby Hègemran. mnissioner durîng the past week wverc ides historical, sociological and as follows: -'njc background for planning In Sept. 16-F. L.. Gunderson, 2000 rica. uburban Trend by Douglas. Thornwood avenue, brick veneur composition of the suurmh. Its residence, $10,000. Architect, White& Weber. Mason, Chili & Anderson. Frederick W'. Moore Hqrry E. Knight ueill John K. Vaiker S.A4. Rot kermel Fiuaachmg 140 CENTER STREE WINNETKA 3250. 'qý Without cost our engineer will survey your heating problern and save you money. W. C. HUGGINS HOME ENGINEERING 1150 Wilmette Ave, wilmette Telephonel WiImette 4490' INSURANCE EIXCN4ANGE-CHICAGPO--TEL. WAU. 0400