The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-31
THERE IS NO LET UP
To the Building Boom. But
Greater Activity.
MILLIONS IN BRICK AND STONE
Second South Leads, First South a Good
Second, While Main Street Takes
Third Place.
MILLIONS IN BRICK AND STONE

second, Whlle Main Street IaKeS
Third Place.
The building boom is already in advance
of the most sanguine predictions of last
winter. Nearly every building predicted
at that time is under way and some very
important additions thereto have been
made, besides dozens of smaller business
blocks that while not cutting any very
large figure of themselves, when summed
together they contribute very significant
amount to the grand total.
Viewing the business portion of the city
and estimating what is already in sight
First South has good lead on all other
business streets, taking into consideration
the number of buildings competed and
those under way. 1t not only got an early
start by the completion Of two three-story
buildings, a little east of Commercial street,
but it gets the benefit on it's corners Of many
buildings credited to other streets. AT the
corner of Commercial street it gains the
large siX-story Commercial bank building
which is already up one story with con-
siderable work already completed on the
second story. At the corner of the State
road it secures the Jenkins Improvement.
The two big enterprises to give West Tenn
pie street such send off are just as much
Second South street buildings as they have
as much frontage on this street as on West
Temple. These two buildings are the great
Kelsey & Gillespie store and Office building
and the j. e. Dooly postof1ice building.
Then there is the big building back of the
Central block by the Walker Bros. and the
| rebuilding of the opera house, though the
latter cannot more than make up the loss
of the theatre to the street. The chamber
of commerce building is creditable addi-
ton and the narrow fourstory Davidson
buildingi is up and ready to be counted.
| West of the State road Midgley is putting
up small business structure, and across
the street from this j. E. Frltsch has the
excavation under way for good business
block Outside of the business portion of
the street, the ST. George flats are valu-
able improvement on the west, and the two
story frame structure near the court
house has opened up two stores, really ex-
tending the business portion that far out.
| FIRST SOUTH STREET
has nothing to fear in comparison with
the best of them, as in the two blocks either
side of Main street she has buildings that
mean business and Importance in public
sense. The two big fires of the year both
contributed indirectly to its advantage.
The opera house fire gave it the only thea
tire in the city and the selection of this
street for the county and city building is
of itself a contribution greater than any
other street has enjoyed, in making it the
centre of public enterprise. The Din
woodey fire was great gain to the street,
replacing the old structure with one of the
finest tifty-foot front edifices in the city.
The Hooper Game building, across from
~ G,,1,x l. g.
building, and the replacing of the old shell
occupied by the Culmer Brothers with q
three-story structure is a decided gain. In
the block west of West Temple is the large
building to be occupied by Clark Eldredge's
wholesale store, and not only ADDS valu
able building, but transfers one of the bes,
business houses from Main street to First
South street Nearly across the stree,
from the Clark Eldredge building Johr
Morgan has the foundation in for $40
room hotel-larger than any now in this
city-which has hardly been noticed in the
mention of new buildings under way.
MAIN STREET BUILDINGS.
The one enterprise that redeems Mair
street from going to the rear is the New
Constitution. This fine structure will con
tain six business rooms and is one of the
most conspicuous improvements in the city
standing as it does in the middle of one o.
the principal business blocks of Main street
If the Zion's Savings bank building coul(
be added to this years Main street I'M
provements, it would give the street 6
great send off and perhaps tie it with FRS
South. 1t will be fair to credit the gain o
the new hotel, the Templeton, which will
occupy the upper portions of this imposing
edifice, to this years. invoice of bushes.
and building gains. The Gladstone build
ing, south of First South street, though
not involving very large outla,
of cash, will be, made thorough,
modern and with very handsome front
In the block between Second and Thir
, South two small but attractive building
have already been completed-the Gran
building aud the one north of the Cliff
house. South of Third South there hav
been several store rooms put in, but tn
buildings are such cheap affairs that the
are hardly worth men tioning.
3 WEST TEMPLE STREET.
The first building COM leted on West Ten
pie street this year was the one near Sout
Temple street. and 1T is already occupied
the upper floor by the A. o. y. w. Th
. Lawrence buildings are moving along yer
u nicely The concrete for the foundation
l the Kelsey 81 Gillespie Office building
!; now being placed, and the magnitude
= this undertaking cannot be understoC
. until the building is up Tt
/. Jumbo that people do not understan
, is that enchanting fairy tale
= The Ontario. 1t is such big thing th;
2 people are slow to swallow III. AT first
u was put out that it would cost $3.50 900.
= was not long until the figures were raise
y to $4,000 This was soon followed by
Il rumor that it would cost S150,000. A st
Il later report gave it out that the bids on I'll
!. building as per the plans run up to a m
y lion dollars. A great many people ha,
= grown suspicious, though there is evel
u evidence, both in foundation dug, presen
/ of architect in this city, advertising f
bids, and what should be conclusive, Il
a a personal pledges of the projectors, Messr
~ u Kelsey & Gillespie, that they mean blu:
~ ness and that the project will be carrie
- - out.
"a To the West Temple buildings, the e
= tensive addition to the Grant Brt
stables is important. Also the new pilot
graph gallery built within the past fe
weeks, and which will be opened in sho
,e time.
d. FIRST EAST STREET.
First East street has already on eXhi
y ton, in tangible FORM the most solid pile
masonry of any street in the city and ne
not stand back of the best as long as it C
point up, and not down. 1t has son
thing more than hole in
ground. The east = side hotel
up and doing and it is said that an elect
light plant is being putin so that they C
run two gangs of workmen, working
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