, 1880-09-26

aeEI @ 1u De4aWafe place, between State street
aad Vii cost sls.ooo sa.oaoo'osS OF berl'n sandstone
I'll A:F Waite is building block of three stone.
Hlv1sion. They will each have a frontage Of q
rect feet ~ q feet deep. They viii consist of three
s.onea ,e a ana basement each, and cost 81, 900.
On fre1ef1cR. vest Of Clark street, two stories
an and T. mcellar, brick and stone trimmings. It viii
and Is o q eoss neef Tsh an addition OF Il by
Louis Schafer is erecting an apartment house.
nr,ck and stone, three stories high, North Clark,
The Rev: Herrick johnson is to have Brick
and seofo Gothic residence built ut the northeast
corner corner o. Cas- and SUPERIOR streets, three
J. n. Maynard Is about to erect three brick and
stone aothfc front dwellings, two-stories and
eel{as et each "a o39e feet on Locust near Clark
Messrs. Treat s. Folz are also preparing the
plans Tot a large number Of new buildings
which will be mentioned hereafter: The factis,
etos ne arshttects are all kept busy at present,
which shows that great many buildings are 10
contemplation Of erection.
street. railway track ia nowhere more sixnally
illustrated than on North State street. Prior to
the time when the North Side street railway
Put down and began operating Its tracks,
II was practically dead as business street,
there being but few stores OF any consequence
upon its entire length. That portion Of it from
lineage avenue north to Division was worthless
sidet which was pretty empty, being 60 very
shallow as to make It impossible to put up good
has {afee On al e6nf Is
ance Of life and activity which is surprising to
those who knew # in its former depressed and
which. the southern portion OF the North Side
enjoys over other sections Of tho CRY is
that i 3s 50 %. near 'a to the business cen.
streets. both north and south and east and
west, with boarding houses. The laying Of the
TRACKS on State street, and the opening up Of
have given an impetus to this business, and it has
also made use for the property north Of Chica-
go Avenue; II viii notbe very long before tho
For buildings Of that sort, where no yards are
needed, this shallow strip. which it was at one
nine to take for the Of WIDEN
down Of the tracks has also started Il number
Of stores, so that it will not be
o1Ie south Nor6 water sarees
ticIpatton Of The laying Of the t tracks M e stone a
ready for occupancy. at the northwest and
northeast corners of Illinois street The follow
inE buildings are in process Of erection On this
On the northeast corner of State aud Kfnzie
streets the foundations are beng laid for
block Of three stores. with two stories OF tlats
have an aggregate frontage OF 90 feet on State
street, and depth OF II feet. The front will be
OF brick and cut stone. The block is being
erected BY John Johnston, and Henry Z. Gay is
the architect.
One block above, On the northwest corner Of
State and Michigan, Martin McNu!ty is erecting
q block of four stores, hayiug frontage of 100
feet On State street. The building Is to have a
etone-front and there are to be TWO stories Of
flats above the stores. Mr. Zittell Is the archi-
tect.
Directly across the alley, toward Illinois street.
Adams s. Spaulding are erecting two-story
and basement stone front store, having a 'front.'
age Of 20 feet and depth of Go feet
northwest corner Of Ohio street by the erection
Of four stone-front dwellings facing on
house house % on State state street. ;E The former former
are large three-story and basement dwellings,
having frontage OF twenty-five feet each, ana
having frontage Of fifty feet On State street.
The houses are being built to rent, and j. H.
Ztteu is the architect.
At the southwest corner OF Ontario street the
on the plan Of the tt tBeauverage,+' to be known
as the 'Ontario," It is to be six-story, attic,
and basement building, with pressed brick front
and STONE trimmings. The inner walls are to be
OF brick the stairways Of iron, and 1t Is claimed
that the building will be absolutely freproof:
by steam, and there will be two elevators in the
building. The frontage on State street is eighty
seven feet, and the depth efghty-threet feet. S.
B. Williams is the owner, and Treat g. Fotz the
Mr. F. 6. Link is erecting on the west side of
the street near Chestnut, two story and base
ment dwelling having frontage Of twenty
eight feet and a depth Of fifty feet
Besides these buildings in process OF erection.
the ground Is being broken in n.1mber Of
many gaps along this thoroughfare will be filled
lp.