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Residential Development Marks City Growth and Value Rise
The narrative traces High Point's suburban expansion from early streetcar-era plans to Emerywood and Willowbar Terrace, detailing key developers, parks, and the shift of population outward. It notes a surge in housing demand after 1923, the role of industry and immigration, and projected needs for 4,000 new homes to accommodate 20,000 newcomers over the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S&s. C. Clark
High Point
Oie
Npt
North Main Street
Homer Wheeler
Johnson Street
Quaker Woods
Lindsay
Jones Streets
Wheeler
Charlotte
Atlanta
Baltimore
Mr. Wheeler
Roland Park
Joseph D. Coz
Parkway
Sheraton Hill
Cit!iens
Exposition
Sheraton
Adame-Millis
Chamber of Commerce
Point
Randolph
Dacon
Moore
Montgomery
Luse
Emerywood
High Point Country Club
Kar
Draper
Landscap
Atlantic States
Wace
al Ude
Emerywoors
Barbee
Willowbar Terrace
Mont ‘Ieu Avenue
Woodrow Avenue
Barbees
A. Sherrod
Greenway Place
Lexington Avenue
Wiltshire Avenue
Forrest Avenue
Brentwood
East Green Streets
Eve Finer
English Street
Oak Hill
T. Y. Hamilton
Main Street
Polly Anna Duancy
Mortan