Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-13
TEE BOYD 4 POyClN BLOCK.
4 Description Of the 0a1ldlng, aad .
List Or those who 0ccupy lt.

In the spring OF 1876, Messrs. VIM. p.
Boyd, George Poncin and F. A. Young
formed a partnership under the firm
name Of Boyd. Poncin & Young, and
founded dry goods and gents furnish
ing establishment in this city, which
they named 1.-The Arcade" The move
proved a popular one from the start,
and the trade Of the firm has increased
every month since tho business was
founded. In 1880 Mr.. Young. the junior
member of the firm. was taken of by a
sudden spell of sickness, and his inter-
est in the business was secured by the
partners, and the business has since run
under the firm name of
BOYD & poNcN.
As the city grew. the business Of the
Arcade had to necessarily expand, till
finally the quarters of the firm on Front
street were found altogether too small,
and Messrs. Boyd d POncin commenced
looking about for q suitable site on
which to erect a building of their own.
Last spring they succeeded in making
terms with Mr.. Yesler for a piece of
land on Front street, 81 feet front, and
running back 100 feet to an alley. The
purchase price of this little strip of land
was $4,000. On this lot Messrs. Boyd
d POncin have built brick structure
3x9O feet, two stories high, with full
basement underneath. The ceiling of
the basement is IL feet high; that of the
first floor, IL feet, and that of the SEQ
nnd H.f TX faof Tho hast vcoxav,a 10
were used in the construction of the
building.
THE BASEMENT
has been finished up, and the front half
OF 1t Is used for the storage of heavy
goods and any surplus stock that may
be ON hand. The back half of the base
ment is not yet occupied; but as it has
an opening from the rsa-, it is very de-
sirable for many kinds Ut business, and
will not be vacant any length of time.
THE FIRST FLOOR
Is used by the firm rs display and sales
room for their elegant stock of goods.
The shelving is very neat in design and
Handsomely painted. The store is fitted
with both side and center counters, thus
utilizing the room to the best advantage
and enabling the goods to be displayed
IN an artistic and pleasing manner. In
the rear of the store is a large glass Of
ice, where the safe and books of the
firm are kept. The most handsome
feature of the whole establishment ia
the immense plate glass show windows
IN front Of the store. There are two of
these windows, one on either side of the
door. They are each feet 1 inches
wide and 15 feet high, and arc the ad-
mlration of all passers-by. On entering
the store to ones right is the dry goods
and hosiery department, and on the left
the clothing and gents furnishing goods
are displayed, and in the rear of the
building Is a pleasant little cloak room.
THE SECOND STORY
contains four suites of rooms and two
single rooms, which are reached by a
stairway leading from Front street di-
rectly to the hall above. Tho four suites
have already been taken, but the single
rooms are not yet spoken for. DR.. p.
3. n. Miller will occupy one suite, DR..
Van Zandt another, Munford q Co, at
torneys at Law, the third cutie, and Mrs,
MaddOcks will move her dreasmakiuQ
parlors into the fourth suite.
Tho building throughout is thorough
Y first GLASS and fire-proof, and Messrs.
Boyd q Poncin may congratulate them
selves on having as neat building and
as elegant store room as there is to be
found IN washington Territory.