Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-05
ACTIVITY IN BUILDING,
A Large List Of Costly Struc-
lures Under Way.
Business Buildings and Handsome
Homes Being Built.
A Most Satisfactory Activity in the Con-
struction of New Edifices-Some
of the Structures Now Being
Built-The Residences.

One of the suggestive things indica-
tive of the progress of Los Angeles Is
seen in the number of business blocks
that are being built at the present time.
There is considerable activity in the
building line outside of business prop
erty, and numerous residences are regis
tered with the superintendent OF build
ings as under course of construction.
But aside from that very general remark
has been made even by those who have
been in Los Angeles during former
years, when the volume of building con-
tracts was much greater. They have
noticed the number of improvements be-
ing made in the business center, and
augur hopefully for the near future,
when in those times the same people
call dull, business blocks, aggregating
fully 100000, are now in process OF
being built. People passing along South
Main, Spring and Broadway streets, are
forced to notice the Improvements mas.
much as they are obliged to turn out OF
the way of excavating teams or masses
of building material every little while.
It is not building boom by any means,
but there is showing which indicates
that capitalists are feeling much conf
dence in the outlook.
Among the business blocks now being
built the most noticeable is that OF l..
L. Bradbury, at the southeast corner OF
Broadway and Third streets. The
foundation for this immense structure
Sc 30 hounnd
doubt the most substantial in the city.
block at $225, 900, but it is understood
that it will exceed that amount by
number of thousands of dollars. 1t
will be a good many months before
the building is completed, the work
manship and material being of the most
complete character.
John H. Jones has a permit for
brick block to cost $l1 900 on the corner
of Fifth and Spring streets, which will
be solid addition to the street.
E. j., c'Lucky,") Baldwin is excavat-
ing for brick block, small to be sure, but
enough better. than the old rattletraps it
supplants, on Spring street opposite the
old court house. Its cost is put at $4,000,
and it will be two stories in height. 1t
was hoped Mr.. Baldwin would at this
time put more extensive and ambitious
improvements on his fine business prop
erty.
The brick block which John Kiefer is
to put on Spring between Third and
Fourth streets, three-story structure
at cost of $15 800, will be solid i'm
provement.
Louis Roeder. who is building on Main
between Second and Third streets, will
have brick block of three stories and
at cost of 500, 900. It will be the first
step at present towards the substitution
of other blocks in the vicinity to take
the place of the one-story buildings now
lining the block almost to Third street.
On the same block, but at the corner
of Third, the excavation for the Samuel
Hellman brick block, to cost $40 800, is
progressing, and the place these days
presents a busy sight, from building
point of view.
Over on Broadway the excavation is
we'll under way for John D. Bicknell's
four-story brick building, which will ad::
Join the Potomac block, and will add
another $4,000 of capital to the sub
stantial structures of Broadway.
Harper & Reynolds have taken out
permit for brick block at 152 and 154
INO-ta IudlA 6tEcob, lOr Uubluobb pUI-
poses. Its cost is placed at $13, 900.
The buildings mentioned are now act
ually under way, and do not include the
government building and blocks which
have recently been completed. The
architects have a number of buildings
under consideration for early construc-
ton, but building permits for them
have not yet been issued.
When the reaidance hui1dinO ia cOn-
sidered the record is even more salts
factory. Look where one may all over
the city, the eye is met by new homes
under process of construction. Among
the most recent notable residences now
being built are the following:
H. F. Vollmer, Park villa, at the
southeast corner of Washington and Es-
trella avenue cost, $4,000.
Vernon avenue and Court street; cost,
$4,000.
j. 7. Conroy, southwest corner of
Thirtieth and Flower streets; cost,
$4,000.
A. B. Duncan, Seventh. between
Union avenue and Whittier street; cost,
81 400.
H. Newmark, corner of Sixteenth and
Hope streets; cost, 81, 800.
r. Howell, Seventh street, west OF
Pearl; cost. $4,000.
George Zobelein, Figueroa, south OF
the Southern Pacific railroad; cost,
| $4,000.