Reading about the builders raises, for me, a question you and I have wondered about previously: where did their designs come from? It will be interesting to see if you can discover any clues to this part of the puzzle.

I especially enjoyed learning that builder Donahue built near the streetcar lines. This predilection is what got many of our turn of the century cities built. Builder and developer S. E. Gross, in Chicago, comes to mind – he would give prospective buyers streetcar directions to his subdivisions in his advertising, and often in multiple languages.

I will look forward to learning more as you make further discoveries.