The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
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As the initial step in general scheme to
make Locust street one OF the handsomest
thoroughfares with boulevard features in
the city. the Board of Public improvements
has informed the Locust Street Improve
ment Association that the question OF re-
surfacing locust with asphalt from Fourth
TO Thirteenth street will he taken up at
once.
AT the offices of the association in the
Mercantile Trust bui!G:ng 1t was stated yes
terday that the property owners, majority
or whom favor the repavlng proposition. ex-
pect the work 10 be finished this year. and
are lending their hearty cooperation to
various plans connected Herewith.
The central point of interest is the OPEN
Ing Of Locust street through the present
Carnegie Library is to be erected and the
old Missouri Park restored. A proposition
has been made to the library authorities
The lot occupied by the present Exposi-
ton building has a frontage Of 336 feet on
Olive street. between Thirteenth and Four
depth being Al feet. Less than one-fourth
of this space is taken up By the Library
building. leaving the remafnoer for a park.
The building may be located almost in the
center of the big tract. and in that event 4
part of the structure would be on the line
of Locust street. an arrangement which ts
favored by the association for the reason
that handsome eoifce. perhaps with a
great dome or some notable architectural
ornament. would make the vista. looking
out Locust street from q point downtown,
exceedingly attractive.
TO CUT THROUGH PARK.
To get aruund the library structure.
through the park. the fact that Locust
street ct. at located % feet nort
teenth street. lends itself to a plan for a
cireuitous driveway which might be made
the park The designers have in mind that
the driveway shall he restricted to the use
OF carriages or light vehicles. 'fl
selection of an architect. and plans Will
be drawn in few months. Material for
the sl,0cooo structure will be ordered next
grounds and be ready for the construction,
which is to begin as soon as the Worlds
Fair closes.
From Fourteenth west Locust street.
paved with asphalt. Is now considered a
handsome street. and while further i'm
provements 10 make 1t in the nature of a
from Thirteenth east to Fourth street is
receiving more attention from the improve
ment association.
The intersection of Twelfth street, with
the new s.. 10000 hotel at the northwest
haIdsomest feature. New buildings are are
A proposition has been made to Isaac H.
,l-lonberger for the southwest corner. be-
tween the big hotel and the new Star build
ing. where an old livery stable now stands.
This Is considered 81 fine site fer theater.
and it is understood that promoters have
the lot 3sd in nUssfsr uisT for that purpose
OF the new hotel. IT Is expected that
series of low. antiquat-,i buildings owned
by w &. Moore win give place to a COM
mercial structure IN keeping with the In
land Type Foundry's fine building on the
southeast corner. ,F-#-
NBw BUILDINGS PLANNED.
The old warehouse, formerly a church. at
the northwest corner of Tenth and Locust
g n fvfv rla ~
mercial structure. the property being owned
by the Ames estate. the heirs to which are
deeply Interested in the development of the
street.
Another old church. the one at the north
west corner of Eleventh and Locust. now
used by the Peoples Fund and Welfare As
sociation. also Is expected TO disappear in a
few months 81
The Holbrook- -Blackwelder Real Estate
Trust Company still has under considera-
building on the entire half block on Olive.
Locust and Tenth streets. adjoining the
Century building on the west and 1t IS said
that big department store may occupy
the larger part of the proposed structure.
A handsome new store.is under construc-
tion at the northeast corner of Ninth and
The ST. Nicholas Hotel on the same block
is expected TO build an extension on the
west side. perhaps this year.
a new building to 'adjoin the Mercantile
Trust Company is talked of Plans have
been discussed. too. for handsome struc-
ture at the northeast corner of Sixth and
Locust streets - - - :. - rrt'.sfl
The corners mentioned are the most I'm
pcrtant where the present improvements
arc considered unworthy of the locations
and the influences Mt work. IL Is believed,
will soon cause transformation along I<o-
Gust street. s1'-e''-
As soon as the Municipal Assembly passes
.the ordinances necessary for the Installation
OF. the mail tube system, and the new mail
depot at Union Station is completed. the
Locust street side of the general Post Of
fee win no longer be used exclusively by
mail wagons. A sidewalk and handsome
entrances 10 the building will be made.
=: PROPERTY VALUES COMPARED.
The great hope Of the Locust street prop
erty owners is that the Library Board Will
open a passageway through. As an argI-
n:ent. they maintain that since the ExposI-
ton building was erected, property values
on Locust street have not advanced as
those on Olive street and Washington ave-
nue., parallel streets.
Locust street property IS of less value per
front foot than Olive street property at cor
responding numbers. For instance, between
Broadway and Sixth street. Olive street
property Is worth, perhaps. 5000 q foot
more than that on Locust street At Comp
ton avenue the difference is not in SO great
a proportion
Careful figuring shows that along the en-
tire frontage Olive street property is worth
at least $4,000 .009 more than Locust street.
This for a year would net the city. in round
numbers. an income OF $4,000 IL Locust
street were assessed as is Olive etreet
House of Refuge Board Meets.
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Refuge held its monthly meeting at the