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Ridgewood Development and Construction Company |
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This description of the work of the Ridgewood Development and Construction Company is found in a 1907 publication called American Suburbs. We will be featuring various articles from this publication, highlighting what Ridgewood was like in 1907. The Ridgewood Development company was building houses on Van Dien, Pleasant, Wyndemere, and Knickerbocker Avenues on the East side and on Godwin, Ethelbert, Vista and Lincoln avenues on the West side and in a new section called Wastena Park. |
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| Wastena Park | |
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View of Wastena Park in 1908 This development, in the era before zoning, had deed covenants that served the same function: buildings must be 30 feet from the curb, no stables, garages, chicken houses, or fences permitted. The Ridgewood Development and Construction Company agreed to pave the street and install utilities. A unique feature of this development was a Lodge to be built in the center of the Park (apparently block 38), which was to be a hotel for residents, where one could take meals and hire servants for your own property. Stables and garages for the use of residents were to be built outside of the Park. |
| Wastena Lodge was eventually built at 352 Wastena Terrace and for 20 years served its original function as a community center for Wastena Park. Today it is a private residence. | |
Many different early 20th century house styles were used in Wastena Park. This dapper gentleman is standing in front of 317 Wastena Terrace, a beautiful American Foursquare.
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