Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-26
LINES or IMPROVEMENT.
How she oisy crews ana Aderas
Herself.

Herself.
The Improvement boom In Los Angeles
Is going forward with very marked re-
suits ON all hands. The Wilson Block
will soon be ready to occupy. The new
bank block, corner First and Spring, Is
up to the third story. The Lawyers
Block on Temple street Is up well in the
second story. The Lankershim frame
block, corner Main and Fourth, is about
ready to occupy. The buildings re-
moved from the corner Of Spring and
Third to the corner Of Fort and Fourth
are taking on their new shape very rap
idly and will soon be ready for use. The
lot on Spring and Third made vacant by
their removal Is being excsvated prePar-
atory to the erection Of an immense
block of solid masonry. Its TO be known
as the Callahan Block. Nearly opposite
on Spring, below Third, the excavation
| is almost made for the LankerHhim
block. which 10 also to be OF brick and
mortar. The 1Lanfranco block, corner
Main and Court streets, Is finished so
| far as the basement goes. The Sentous
brick block, on Main, formerly Bath, ls
well under way. At st, Vincent's Col
| lege the high fence is torn down and the
| air of Improvement soon to follow there
| is very observable. At the Normal
School the grading Of the grounds and
building OF the walls are both going for
ward favorably. On the hill above the
school, fronting on Charity street. or
rather Grand Avenua, are several lots
where great granite walls have been
built, as magnificent as those sur-
rounding the palaces Of the rail
road magnates on Mob Hill, San
Francisco. As one stands ON any
coign Of vantage. on any Of the hills, he
sees a great many fine residences going
up. On Bunker Hill avenue there are
now in course of CONSTRUCTION half
dozen large houses. At the terminus OF
the Second street cable the new Ellis
College shows up Veil and beyond it the
| bachelors hall Of Mr.. Il. A. Hall and
| Col. W.S. Newhail looms up grandly.
On Fort Hill DR.. Wills fine house is con.
spicuous. Near by the mansion of Mrs.
Banning is just begun. At the railroad
depot the offices are moved across the
street south of the Southern Hotel and
work is being rushed along in tbs en-
largefnent of the depot buildings.
| In other matters than b Hiding and
| improving lots, the Rowland electric
road is now in full blast OF construction
on Pico street, west of Main. The
Workman electric road is being pushed
right along down First street. A car
load Of iron for it arrived here yesterday
| from Pittsburgh and the track is laid
below San Pedro street.
For the future plans are plentiful as
lackberries on s-summer hedge. The
big ST. Vinoent's College and g church
will be built on Washington street at
| the Charity street crossing. The Brad
bury mansion. to cost cool Sl0O. 600,
will soon be begun on the corner Of Hill
and Court House streets. Out near the
| junction of Spring aud Main before
many months there will he great devel-
| opments set on foot The same is true
Of the region about the Pico House
and along N. Main and Upper Main.
The new City Hall will be commenced
In Q few weeks, the new county court
house in u few months, and these added
to the jail will make big stir in the
line of public buildings.
Glancing in another direction. the
road to the ostrich farm will be begun
soon, either as a horse car or electric
line. The railroad will build this fall
two iron bridges over the river, and the
new line of the G. s. R'y. from Cotton
via Riverside, the Santa Ana valley, and
the Laguna country will get in here be-
fore Christmas. In q couple Of months
work will probably be begun on the
coast line either from Newhall or San
Fernando, probably the former point.