Telegram-herald., 1888-04-08
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The West sise, o. Wet Grand Rapids
ss ne ssssasnts over ths river Ike % hear
Il cAlissi-is awakening Afresh tnis sprins.
and sxtensl - preparations sse being aaasis
for boom n business the con-
inz Summer. TIE merchants and
basiness msa-4nd they are substantial
snd snserpFising they have never h2d
a better business than they are enjoying at
ths present time. .nd al are conndent that
q eontin aAnoe of good fortune viii foilos
them through the summer. and for many
Winters and Sum .aers 10 c0Iae.
Al extraordinary thing q the buI5ing
boom which IS Gov visiting the Nest side
Never before las building com neneed 50
early a. Is the case thls spring Il seems a.
though builders we're afraid tney would not
oe a0Ie % meet ths demands aud have be-
gun a. sn unprecedented early date. IL
nay Be safely estimated that there Is 81 the
present uGle Eity buildings under course OI
erection and il - expected that Al least 0JO
residences aud business blocks viii be con
slgucted GA the sunset side Of Grand River
ere tne beautiful mantle Of white - spread
over the earth sssin. IL would DC an impos-
si5ility IN limited space 10 give the names
OF the owners or . description OF the BLOCKS
and residences now under CONSTRUCTION, or
those which will DC erected ia the near fu-
lure, bat = oriel mention OF the location OF
a few VI these nay be interesting
The h1lisnd church al the corner OF West
Bridge and rurner-sts. has been moved
away and on the vacated site will be erected
4 handsome and com mOdlous hotel, some
thing this enIerprising bus.sess thorough
fore has been ia need of for long uane
The project Is hardly matured as vet but II
Is understood that William Duahsm, Pres
ident of the Filth National bank. and other
we'll known and substantial citZsns are IN
terestsd In the scheme. and therefore It's
success Is assured. The building wnsn
completed viii be hns piece OF srchitec-
turs and will be credit 10 the enterprislng
ambition of the West Siders.
On the West side 10 located the majority
Of the great manufacturing interest OF the
greatest manufacturing city In the country.
Such institutions as the PnRnix. with =
worldwide reputation, the Widdicomb fur
niture factory the Newaygo Furniture Com
pany. the Kent, Xorden, Powers 81 Walker
Casket Company. and a score OF others
grace the West side. And now another
enterprise is TO be added. The Grand Rapids
school Furniture Company has under
stantial structure TO be used as = manufac-
turing establishment Is Is located on Broad
way, near Tenth ST.. and the walls are now
completed Is far as the second story.
cchaidt Bros, the enterprislng grocers on
West tuitOn-st., will shortly commence the
erection of a handsome two-story residence
block on Straight-st.. short distance north
OF West Fulton. An old building has been
removed from the site and the new building
will be handsomely finished. and will make
a very nice appearance when completed.
The Chase Bros Piano Company has a
large factory on south Front-st.. and their
business Is rapidly increasing. The Com
pany Is now preparing TO erect com
mOdiOus four-story building for manufac-
turing purposes, which will extend from the
rear OF the present works to Court-st.
The new block recently completed on
stockiDg.st. between Third and Fourth SITS
is a handsome building aud adds much to
the beauty of that thoroughIare. The first
f0or is occupied by five stores and the Sec
ond story is used as residences
A neat little block is In the course oi
erection on West Leonsrd-st., which, when
completed. will be occupied by a store on
the frsE floor and living rooms above.
Nearly opposite the Leonard Street school
the ground is being broke for the erection oi
q building to be used as q grocery, when
| finished.
The new residences now in the various
stages of completion are numerous es-
pecisily in the Sixth ward, and the loca-
tioRs may De briefly mentioned as follows
On broadway near Tenth-st., on Scribner,
between Tenth and Eleventh-sts-. on
/ Eleventh between Turner and Scribner-sts.
at $50 Turnsr-st., at 394 and 596 Broadway,
Al SIS and $50 West Leonsrc-st, on Al
/ Dine-ave. near Broadway, at 256 Straight
ST.. on Watson near Straight, a. the corner
1 Of DAYTON aud Straight-sts., and on Butter
w0rth-ave. west Of Straight 81. All o.
these are built on the modern style and
l will be handsome residences when com
/ pleted Ground is being broken for q
number OF others on the West Side, snC
before next Winter the West Side will
have increased us population in proportion
Il so that Grand Rapids will nave one hundred
thousand inhabitants in 1850.
T.. w. Strahan. the popular West Side
cIothier. Is fitting up handsome residencs
on Mt. Vernon-st which he will occupy
I With bis family.
William Echternach. of 81 West Bridge.
St, has changed his place 20 the corner o
stocking and Fourth-sts.. where. with John
! Luyendyk ne IS fitting up sn elegant saloOT
and res5sdrant with the intention of pur
chasing the property about May 1.
| CONTRACTS have 0een let Tor sixty -nFe new
dwelling houses on the Jennison addition
/ IN tbs sixth ward.
J. K Rutherford of Ioaia. has opened q
| fancy grocery store at l29 South Front-st
| Although the place has been vacant 70
some time il is an excellent location 70
/ such a store.
The West Side has been invaded durins
/ the past year by two more street car line,
which adds greatly 10 the convenience o.
residents aud The facility Of those wishinl
70 rsscn the more distant points.
Quite q commodious addition has beer
/ buift to the rear OF the Strshsn & Ions
/ furniture factory on South Front-st, which
i TO be used tor manufacturing and storsg'
| purposes.
Leonard Covsll. Of Shsvmut-svs. in
! conversation With TELEeRsH-HERALD re
| porter yesterday. said ~Y0u reported N,
remarks on the outcome OF the election Jus
| right although you didn't mention IN.
| name. which vas right. but now. | van
/ you to say for me-. that the boom OF Gram
/ Rapids for lSSs les principally on the Wes
/ SIDE. and If the 0ew administration viii 50
/ shst the grsvsled streets u The new build
/ ing localities are kept in ss good shape IS
/ have lef them. il viii keip that boom i'm
/ menseiy. That slL You needn't say sBy
/ thing more. They Il understand IL