Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-23
NEW STRUCTURES
IN Los ANGELES
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VALUABLE CORNERS CLEARED
FOR BIG BUILDINGS
STEADY WORK FOR MECHANICS
Roof on the Alexandria Hotel-Exea-
walton In Progress for Levy
cafe-eank and Other
Improvements ~
STEADY WORK FOR MECHANICS

Third and Main streets now are cleared
for the erection of Levy's new cafe
structure Of three stories. to front
on Main and Third streets, and for the
bank and office building on the corner
south of Levy's improvement. The old
structures have been torn down by
the wrecking companies and the ma
terial has disappeared. Now the work
Of excavation will commence and early
in August the foundation walls and
supports for the new buildings will be
built. These are two OF the most inn
portant Improvements in the business
district.
The roof is on the Bilicke-Rowan
Alexandria hotel building, corner of
Spring and Fifth streets, good progress
is being made on the Hill street front
annex to the Laughlin building, the
concrete foundations are in place for
the Zahn building of three stories on
the northeast corner of Broadway ana
Franklin streets, and rapid advance
nient has been made in preparation
for the erection of the Johnson and
Mrs. Van Nuys business blocks on
South Broadway.
Another big enterprise now under
way Is the erection of the Temple
auditorium on the northeast corner of
Fifth and Olive streets. These big i'm
provements, and many others of COM
mercial Importance, not to mention the
hundreds Of homes in course of erec-
tion. show how Los Angeles is growing
and give lucrative employment to
scores of skilled mechanics and labor
ers at good wages.
The aggregate value Of the improve
ments mentioned is placed at over
$2,000,000. Los Angeles is building for
the present and the future. Money for
investment is plentiful, as the earning
power Is attractive with absolutely no
risks incurred.
Plans for Buildings
Architects report to the Contractor
and Builder the following improve
nents:
BY Fernand Parmentier, plans for a
two-story brick residence Of twelve
rooms for @. Pellissier in the Pellissier
tract. g
4. A. Eisen, plans for cold storage
plant for Merchants Ice and Cold
Storage company on corner of Seaton
and Palmetto streets, plans for brick
stable for same company; plans for
a two-story dwelling for e. C. Davis
on Hemlock street, also plans for a
two-story frame residence for DR..
Fisher in the southwestern part Of the
city.
Martin g. Barber, plans for two
story dwelling of eight rooms for Mrs.
Abigail Robinson on West Twenty
third street.
f. M. Tyler, plans Of residence for
Mr.. Lipe at Twenty seventh street and
and Wesley avenue; James Scott on
Cambridge street; and T. ]. Hampton
in Hampton terrace.
A. B. Benton, plans for two-story
brick and frame parsonage for the
First Congregational society on West
Seventh street.
Preston G. Seehorn, plans for a
home for Mrs. Mcdonald to be erected
in the southwestern part Of the city.
Morgan & Walls, plans for two
story frame residence of fourteen rooms
on Millard avenue near Sixteenth
street for s. Stoll.
Austin & Brown, plans for frame
parsonage on Hoover street near Tenth
street for Christ Episcopal church.
Improvements In Progress
Among the contracts let during the
week were the following, noted by the
Builder:
Morris Hurwitz has the contract for
! the erection Of a three-story brick
store and apartment house to be built
on the northwest corner of Pico and
Flower streets for the Newmark
brothers. 1t will cover ground space
approximately 157x124 feet, have pressed
brick and terra Gotta fronts, plate
| glass store fronts, composition roofing
and all modern features. Alfred F.
Rosenheim is the architect.
The general contract for the erection
Of the six-story brick building to be
erected on Broadway between Fourth
and Fifth streets for Mrs. Susanne H.
Van Nuys has been let to Carl Leon
ardt from the office of Architects Nor
gan & Walls. The contract price is
$65.900 and the work is to be completed
February 10. 1906.
The Los Angeles Planning Mill COM
pany has the contract for making
extensive alterations in the w. H:
Perry building on the southwest corner
OF Fifth street and Broadway from
plans drawn by Architects Dennis &
Farwell.
One of the largest contracts let is
ore for the construction Of four-story
brick warehouse and a one-story brick
adjoining for the Union Hardware and
Metal company. to be erected at First
and Alameda streets. c. j. Kubach
company was given the contract for
S96,79O. Architects Morgan & Walls
drew the plans and will superlntend
the work.
Work on the residence Of Richard ".
Day to be built in st. James park has