The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-18
THE NEW BRICK ROW.
A MetamorphOsis Opposite the
Salt Lake Theatre.
THE NEW SHINGLES HUNG OUT.
The Land Headquarters - Enterprise and
Pluck of Five Property Owners "A
Thirty Thousand Dollar Block.

Thirty Thousand Dollar Block.
The Salt Laker who left home about a
year ago and returned to-day, would find
many changes to startle him; but nowhere
would the building metamorphis strike him
more than on First South street; and of all
the changes on First South street none
would seem so radical and pronounced as
those in the section around and opposite
the Salt Lake theatre.
Many of the present generation remem-
Der the day when the district opposite the
theatre was an extensive stand for hay
sellers and wood-pedlars. 1t seemed a
marked change when small row of fruit
shops and saloons took the place of the hay
yard. But that change, tremendous as it
then seemed, is as nothing compared to the
change which has resulted from the demo
lition of the old row of buildings. The
present
HANDSOME BRICK BLOCK,
on which the last sounds of the carpenters
hammer are now being heard, is due to the
pluck and enterprise of five of the people
who owned the shops that were RACED to the
ground but few months ago. These PEG
pie are II. G. Patten, Alex. Gemmill, Mrs.
Hagel, Steve Newman and Mrs. Butler.
widow of General Butler, late warden of
the penitentiary.
They first went to work and obtained
twenty years lease of the ground from the
Brigham Young estate and then agreed
upon. plan for the brick row which has
Just been completed. The original estimates
were for two story buildings, the cost to
be $4,000; but before they had progressed
far the owners saw that larger plan would
bring good returns. and the designs were
altered TO make hree-stOry buildings, and
the cost was increased to $4,000. The
brick row has been constructed by the Tay-
lOr, Romney 81 Armstrong company, and
is built with solidity and compact1ess
throughout, having all the modern con-
veniences as far as sanitary arrangements
are concerned, and being eXcellently suited
for the purposes for which it was built,
that of business, office and residence uses.
Deep apd cdpacious cellars were excavated
under each OF the buildings, so that, with
the basement, the row is four stories high.
The two first stores on the west end of the
row are owned by MIR. Gemmill, the next
one by Mrs Hagell, the next by Mr.. New
man, the two next by Mr.. Patten, and the
neXu by Mrs Butler.
OF all the owners,
STEVE NEWMAN
viii be the only one who will continue in
business on the old stand. Mr.. Newman's
building is large, airy and roomy; and on
his front windows are to be found the
familiar legend ''16'' which was so well
Known in the old row to the great theatre
public who have business outdoors between
tie acts. 49, as many may suppose, does
not represent the number of Steve's resort,
out is Dame given to it from the year in
which the place was opened. 1t re-opened
under prosperous auspices yesterday,
Steve himself being behind the bar opera
ring the new hydraulic pump which con-
meets VITA the beer reservoir in the cellar
and pours foamiug tankards up to the
counter without fhe necessity of running
20 the usual ice chest. The room is divided
oy glass partition and private tables are
in the rear as before, only on much lar~er
scale. A glance INFO the new quarters yes
terday showed that the place had lost none
of It's old time popularity; and from the
{ appearance within, one might have thought
ali Steve's IRE lds had been prohibitiOnistS
pending the time it was ready to be thrown
open TO them again; the familiar sign of
Tie Salt Lake Brewing company's beer is
a prominent one in Steve's establishment.
7. c. PATTEN
has leased both his stores and will take
well earned rest after eighteen years hard
WORK on the site where they now stand.
He has secured a couple of good tenants,
and will hereafter devote his leisure time
to enjoying life and collecting his rents. 1t
is not improbable that he will take trip
back to the old country as a result of some
of his prosperous property and real estate
His tenants at present are
Of 70 chiOT h1p tailnTC Jrbn wit h |
a good reputation from Denver, bringing
a good force Of workers, cutters and filters
and reputation of doing some handsome
work in the Colorado metropolis. In his
west store
T. c. wALTENsPIEL
Of Oberlln, Mo-, will open out cigar fac
tory about September l, employing twenty
five men. He is now in the east making all
and he expects to make
things hum on his arrival.
In Mrs. Hagell's store
''THE INDUSTRIOUS TRUSTEE SALE"
is doing a booming trade as the result Of
heavy advertising in THE HERALD and
some flaming posters on the front windows.
They have secured a big stock of boots,
shoes and clothing at a sacrifice sale in the
east, and are closing it out here at a rapid
rate.
MR.. GEMMILL
will remain in business where he is now
located, being well content with his present
business and well satisfied with
the returns in the shape of rentals from
his two stores. He has secured two most
desirable tenants, the first being
HENRY WAGNER,
whose shrewd eyes have seen the north
ward drift of trade, and who has come to
Join the procession on First South. His
downtown office for his big beer establish
ment will be in the brick row in future in
stead of on Second South street; and he
has leased the three extensive cellars under
Mr.. Gemmils present stand, and his two
new buildings. These cellars will be the
location of Mr. Wagner's extensive bottling
works Their capacity will enable him to
handle with facility the immense orders he
Mr.. Wagner will not be ready
for business until next month. In the next
story to the east will be located
GEORGE DUNFoRD,
the well-known pioneer boot and shoe mer-
chant who has had to vacate his familiar
premises on Main street. Mr.. Dunford
will commence moving about September
1st, his original design of going to the Peo-
PIES Equitable building.havin been aban-
doned owing to the impossibility Of secur
ing more than a six months lease on the
premises, which must come down then to
make room for new store Mr.. Dunford
will make things lively for the next two