Americus Booms with 1890 Building Rush in Four Months
Americus Georgia reports 618000 invested in homes and factories during January to April 1890, with 157 houses under construction or finished. A. P. L. road, building loans, steady demand, and a rising street railway push the city toward regional prominence as a Southwest Georgia metropolis.
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Americus
ArconpDer
Georegia
Uan
Americus Improvement & Manufacturing Co
Americus Electric Street Railway
J. B. Felder
Americus Danue
Georgia
Buildings Underway and Costs in Americus Growth
A comprehensive survey lists 37 new residences contracted or completed with varied costs, plus major public buildings. Notable entries include the Americas Hotel at 100,000 and City Hall at 30,000, with totals reaching 615,600 in new construction this year. Labor shortages and rising wages accompany steady, non boom growth across the city.
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Americas
City Hall
Masonic Temple Ladue Baptist Church
Wheatley
Iron Works
Postoffice
Ais
Builders Supply Co. Md. Stallings, Mgr
Leeton Park Beauty A Summer Resort in Americus
Leeton Park near the south end of the street railroad bridge is being fitted as a people’s resort. Felder and Knauth supervise ground leveling rustic seats and walks. A pavilion, restaurant, and wells promise a pleasant retreat with easy rail access.
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Outin Leeton Park
Felder
Street Railroad Company
Americus
Knauth
Leeton Park
Real estate profit gap widens in Lee street sale
About three weeks ago John R. Shaw bought a small building and ground on Lee street near the old city building for 800. Yesterday he sold the same property for 1200. The rapid rise in American property is shown to be broad in scope, not limited to any one class or locality.
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Leeton Park Land Company
Stevens
Nysewander
Brooklyn Heights Syndicate
McCrary Field
West End
East Americas
John R. Shaw
Lee Street
Renge
Old City
Americas
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Phillip Tooley
Henry Mitchell
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R. J. Perry
Nehring
Mcoy
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Jack Cosby
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Mr. Garfield
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Lew Bosworth
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J. Schneider
Cad. Schneider
W. M. Tullis
W. O T. Mins
Forsyth Sereke
R. E. Cobb
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J.H. Gilreath
L. J. Blalock
Bill Ragan
Mayo
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Jim Clements
M. M. Guerry
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G. . Cameron
L. G. Hudson
Frank Burke
Dav Ste Dan Cooper
Kiner
Bulsden & Mize
Avi Henry Mitchell
Herreld
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C.M. Wheatley
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