The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-17
Down FsosT STREET.
Busy workmen Building Big Blocks on
Both Eortier.-

DOWN FROsT sTEEET.
Hu.y workmen Building gi= Blocks on
Both Borsier..
The Palmer block. on Pike AMI Front.
has reached the fourth story. IL will be
i've stofie. in height when completed.
Warren & Hines OF Tacoma are putting
the galvanized iron ornaments on the front
The i. NJ. G. A. building has just been
started on the west side of Front between
Pike and Union streets. osiy aportion OF
the building will ne erected this year.
OILERS new hotel on the southeast corner
OF University and Front. IS going up
raridiy. The second-story joists are about
all in place and some Of the window frames
are in place on that story. IL has depth
OF ninety feet and a frontage OF sixty, and
will De four stories In height.
The Denny hotel walls are up 10 the sec
ond floor and present handsome appear
ance Nav is the date on which IT is
promised the building will he finished.
I.evy's four-siory brick on Front street.
between University and Spring. has just
received IL roof and is ready for the pias-
terers II will be done soon after the list
OF November Its size is s0xi0 feet
The Phinney block. northeast corner Of
Front and Spring il finished and occupied
II IL f0rs0 and three stories in height.
About one-third of the GUDo brick
which will go into the Hoiyoke block, on
spring aud Front streets are laid. Opera
tons have been considerably delayed on
account of the difficulty In securing stone
for the trimmings. but the arrival of sew
eral carloads yesterday ENSURES the nnin-
tsrrapted progress of building hereafter.
The block will be five stories in height, and
the frst story is now up. The ground plan
coveEa 6oxiii feet, Two months will finish
the brick work.
The Msddocks block G0xis) feet, and two
stories high, is completed and occupied.
The building stands on the northeast, cor
ner Of Madison anu Front streets.
The grea: Gilmore. Kirkland building. on
Front and University streets, is within a
foot or two OF its full height Ii has four
stories on Front street and seven stories on
the side OF The harbor Plumbers are a,
work and plasters will commence in few
days. A large force of carpenters and
maSons are at work on the building. lis
dimensions are liixi20
The Moves block, on Front, between
Marion and Madison. will be sir stories In
height. viii be up in sixty DAYS. If weathei
permits hrickwork on the first story com
meneed Monday and the story with ;arti
tons will be up by the last OF the week
The work l. being rushed as fast as thirty
ar forty workfnen can do H. The Move,
block covers ieoxlit feet.
One and a half stories are up on ia.
Enipe block, near Marion on Front. 4
viii lie four stories, and covers 2oxlii feet
Camphells block northwest corner O
Marion ana Front. was ore III the very FRS
to be started after the FIRE The masSiv,
stone basement - IN and the lirst.story iroT
columns are being put in place. Half OF IN,
first story Is up. The block has a froniae,
ot thirty feet runs hack III. and will y,
-four stories high
q. r. frye's building. covering a quartz,
al block. en the northeast corner O
Marion and Front streets. Is TIP one story
Some of the iron work necessary for th,
front Is delayed on the road from Chicago
and makes construction 50 slow. Tt.
block will he four stories high. and vii
cost over siEsl.efo
Harms & nickmaa's threc-story bulAfin,-
southeast corner os Marion and Front. /,
roosed and the upper stories are being p.as
tered. IL covers an area Of Soxi0o iest.
The phsnney building. next To Harms 4
nickmans. is being rooted IL is thrr-
stories high and ssaxiUo on the ground.
The Golden Rule haxaar building. s0xln
feet, adjoining the Fhinney building. bein,
erected ~ {. r voss. OF Portland. is slmos
completed IL i the only structure in III,
block that is not under root.
Eramgan. smith & tlA have inst rooss.
ka4r ia, 81
FRONT, between Marion and Columbia. ana
pla>teFine was ia have been finished yeSter
dss
The Rorwell block. corner Of COLUMBIA.
sud Front. Is finished on the outside II
Is three stories n height and exile tcet ir
sse
Contractor rafAe has completed IN.
massive stone foundation en the lowe
side of Froat street between Marion an.
Columbia stfets THIS Is she Caiman block
Il Is sioxioS feet IN dimension. and m.
h8,ldtag COINS up Nj - I'VE stores ~
height, Brick are on The zronra ard con
strcctsoe On the FIRST story oor sue7cs-
Yesterday
TIE foundation of the Cogtstesn hia.k
sontness; corner Of Ftons ard Colu,rssa. =,
csap lete5 ~ - she street The foot "a
IS ere C0.ue2hsA street 4ad tie heavy gsIar+
f'e tae aSsi story have iust strives aut
~ - pat 20 plAos al once. It's sise q
t'@At Ard foaE s;ories tn height
The Ssn Frssetsco store building. ~oush
vest ceTnsT az Front ard Columbia. ha-
ils foundation aboai done. The massive
stone tces Nal 3 also nearly corapletei
TIE batt4aus euyrF- asxltl feet and = IN -
I've stories high
Work has lues cofuHsencsa ca the f,,,sr.
eatioa for Stii%yan's b.a-k 80 front street.
aesseea columbia aud Cherry The bald.
spg sln - ioaF stories assh sad caverS a.,
ares iitxIgsa feeA
N. I. hoyd agevri fnto his nes hse,s 4 q.
fra't aad IhrTFy streets ye~3sriav. 4
tsmpoFars rooi hAs h~sn flAesi oa he arxg
ssoxy and the uppsE stories q "a te rushed