Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-18
BUSINESS BUILDINGS.
The Remarkable Construction of
Business Edifices in Los Angeles
There are Milions In 1t. and
More Millions to Follow.

On April last, a retrospect was pub
lished in the HERALD, Of the business
sdifces. churches. etc., which had been
erected in Los Angeles during the eight
years preceding, including the two
years Of panic. Although in 1875 the
city was more like village than any
thing else. the April estimate, including
some public improvements made by the
oty, amounted to the sum of three
million dollars, which. considering the
bad years. was considered to be fine
exhibit
But on July Sth. little over three
months afterwards, secondary list Of
the same character was published, in
addition to the first estimate. This list
included twenty nine buildings, Of a
value of 5000, 900. making the grand
total nearly four millions Of dollars.
But reasonably careful search during
the. five weeks which have elapsed since
the last estimate, show the commence
ment Of the construction Of twenty one
additional buildings, including three
churches snd two structures. the con-
tract ior which is let, and the work is
70 commence during the coming week.
Following is statement Of the loca-
ton Of those edi6ces by streets, with
their approximate cost in the aggregate,
decreasing in arithmetical progression:
Main street, three buildings, $50, 700 ;
Spring street. five. $4,000; Los Angeles
street, three, $50. 900; Episcopal Church,
$50. 900; Baptist Church, s20,O 900; First
street, one, $50. 900; German Lutheran
Church, $4,000; Requena street. one,
81, 900; Commercial street. one, IS, 900;
Olive street. two, $500; New High
street, two. $500; scattering, small
stores. five in number. $1,000 total Of
$3.50. 900. or 81, $50. 900 invested in bust
ness structures since April, which is
over one-third as much as was expended
during the eight years proceeding, when
our citizens filed many more mortgages
than deeds. which has been wonderfully
different for some time past, the shoe
being placed on the other foot. A num-
Der of additional ediiices. of On expen-
sivs character, are to be shortly erected,
although the contracts are not yet let
These would increase the grand total,
since the year 1875, to about a, $50, COO
1t will be remembered that this estimate
does not include single dwelling, the
progress Of which have been regularly
noted in the HERALD, and is very re-
msrkabls. Many street Improvements
have also been made, costing consider.
able sum, which would still further in
crease this large array of figures. but
their value is difficult to ascertain.
We do not believe that there exists at
present on the American continent q
city which is advancing so rapidly to
permanent prosperity -miscalled q
"boom"--as Los Angeles. Other cities
have achieved similar Renaissance.
such as San Francisco and other Califor-
mia cities in their early days. but they
are now stagnant as regards growth.
Chicago. Denver, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and other cities advanced in remark
able ratio, but, in proportion to its
population and the vast difference in the
character Of the country surrounding ii.
we believe that our Angel City can hold
its own with any OF them, to say the
least. In the memorable words Of Rip
Van Wrinkle, MAY ye live long and
prosper" $50 say we ALL" and We be-
lievs you will. and have the facts to
prove it..