The herald., 1894-01-01
The PALAT|Al BRADBURY BLOCK
l Gigantic Business Edifice in
the Heart Of the City.
| Most Substantial and Metropolitan
Structure for Los Angeles.
Ses,rus, Plans and Materials Used In the
Building Made and Furnished
at Home-views of the
Building.

Los Angeles, both to the new arrival
10 we'll as to its own citizens, furnishes
10 aspect which 10 somewhat different |
han one is apt to encounter in other |
owns or cities on the coaet. 1t is the !
.efreshing aspect OF undaunted activity, |
II unchecked push and enterprise in
;he very face of critical times, where en-
.erpriee in other cities hslts and falters
n its action, troubled by harrassing
uncertainty that seems to lower upon
.he brow of speculation and invest
ment. In the very midst OF the recent
money panic, when all else laid low,
stricken with ts paralytic consequences,
ia the very face OF the apparently lnsur-
mountable obetacles the magnificent
bradbury block went up, as II
IL were in scorn of silver mud
dies or hard times, furnishing
large amount of labor to its
local citizens. and encouraging home in
uustries by drawing its supplies from
local manufactures. The Bradbury
block is situated on the southeast corner
OF Broadway and Third streets, fronting
l20 feet on Broadway and 1S0 feet on
Third street, with wing OF 30x40 in the
rear. The building is five stories high.
The structure ie designed In the ltal-
ian renaissance style, bv the well known
architect, Mr.. George II. Wyman, VINO
has in its erection maintained most
nleaaipg harmony OF maHsiveness and
svmmetry. and has arranged it through
n,t in snch a manner as to meet all the
reouirements OF most modern buelne 80
block.
run BASEMENT
Ia not only well lighted and thoroughly
ventilated, but also perfectly dry. The
reepage which was encountered during
excavation was overcome by the srchi--
tsct in a most practical manner, and
hss been concentrated by means OF
planting an underground pipe system to
central cistern, which has not only
been the saving OF many thousands of
tollars' expense for water for construc-
lion purposes, but supplies all tne
boilers, roof tanks and all otner WAFER
appliances utilized in the building, with
he exception OF drinking water.
THE FIRST FLOOR
a divided into two large and four
medium sized store rooms and spacious
aalls leading in from both Broadway
md Third streets. From these halls
;wo large passenger elevators are taken
or the upper floors, which otherwise
nay be reached by steel and marble
,tsirways. In the rear OF the building
& eiluxted freight elevator.
Each OF the stories above the first
loor ia divided into a large central
court, 46 office rooms, two lavstories
and meter room, with halls from the
court, which render each room easy Of
access.
This court, which extends from tn Q
irst floor up through the main roof, is
a feet wide and 119 feet long, and is
covered by skylight which furnishes
abundant light for the entire interior.
another practical improvement ie the
absence OF the usual large number of
elevator traps upon the sidewalks, as an
ample alley on the south provides room
enough for the entrance and egress OF
all kinds Of freight.
The main supports OF the entire
structure are massive Sespe stone piers,
resting upon deep beds of concrete,
while etone and brick walls and iron
pillars make up the balance of its foun-
dation. The Broadway and Third street
fronts OF the first etory are of red sand
stone from the Arizona Sandstone COM
pany's famous qusrries at Flagstaff.
This handsome stone, furnished by
their sole agents for California, H..
Clements & Co. of this city, has already
entered into the construction OF many
such Los Angeles buildings as the city
hall, the postoffice, the Bicknell and
Freeman blocks, F. d. Stimson's resi-.
dence and others, while not less than
600 carloads were used in our county
court house. Its great resistance to
pressure, together with its susceptible
ty to the artists chisel, and its rich Of.
feet Of color, has made it most service.
able and popular item in the construc-
ftion of large, fine edifices. With the
exception Of the lettering and ornament
al work now being executed in its sur
face, the $50 900 worth OF this stone
which has gone into the Bradbury build
ing was practically cut at the yards or
Santa Fe and Fifth streets before reach
ing the building site.
PRESSED BRICK.
Los Angeles is not noted az 9 grea
manufacturing point as yet, but it ha
some concerns here that do as good worl
ss any in the world. One of the larges
concerne hers and one that keeps righ
up to date all the time is the Los Angele
Pressed Brick and Terra Gotta company
to prove which we have only to refer tt
the Bradbury building, where they fur
nished all the buff pressed brick, glazee
brick and terra Gotta; also the six-stor,
Stimeon building, where they supplied
the "Pompeian" pressed brick, rerrs
Gotta and interior freproofing. The
modelling OF the terra Gotta on thil
building is not surpassed iu any city il
the whole country, les
This company has supplied all th,
other fine buildings in the city as vel
rs all over Southern California. They
have just finished supplying the ma
terisls for fine bank building at San
Luis Obispo. This company is doing Q
large and constantly increasing trade in
furnishing maltels for all the modern
residences. They have large number
OF new designs. which can be eeen al
their down town Office, 204 South Spring
street.
The structural walls Of this building
and the entire east and south walls are
composed OF what is termed common
brick. For these walls Mr.. Bradbury
insisted upon having the best and hard.
est brick obtainsble. Tests for crushing
strength were therefore made for him.
Those made, by the Inglewood Patent
Continuous Kiln company resulted &c
did their tests ct the Los Angeles Gable
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