Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-01
.SKYSCRAPER HOTEL
ON SPRING Street
NEW H0STELRY TO BE THE
LARGEST IN CITY
Total Cost Nearly ,ooo-New Sew
en-story Block for South Broad
way-The I. w. Hellman
improvements

Building operations in Los Angeles
early in the new year will witness the
erection of many modern structures
that will serve to transform the bust
ness section of the city into metropolis
of magnificent solidity, approaching to
q larger degree than ever the architec-
tural symmetry of the sky scrapins
lines in Chicago and New York
The improvements contemplated and
under way, involving the outlay of
millions of dollars, best illustrate and
emphasize the faith of property owners
and capitalists in the great future OF
Greater Los Angeles, and 1t is a matter
of qualification to note the renewed en-
ergy by men of wealth in pushing to
the front great enterprises.
The BiIicke-Rowan Hotel
Only few months ago the Herald
readers were informed that the Rilicte-
Rowan Building company would erect
modern eight-story fire-proof building
on the southwest corner of Spring and
Fifth streets at cost of over $250,00
The improvement is now well under
way. Saturday it became known that
the builders had concluded to add four
more stories to the structure, creating
a twelve-story building, the largest
hotel building in all Southern Cali.
fornia.
The plans for the additional stories
were drawn by Architect John Parkin-
son, who designed the original building
This new hotel so favorably located will
tower as high as the Braly block, an1
will be finished and furnished in elegant
style. 1t is figured that the addition
of the four stories will necessitate an
outlay of 100000, which will increase
the total expenditure for the improve
ments to about $45O00O.
The annex on the west adjoining the
hotel will be eight stories, and will re-
semble the main structure. Plans fol
the annex have not been perfected.
New Block on Broadway
Morgan & Walls have drawn plans
for a seven story brick business block
to be erected by Mrs. Zusanna Var
Nuys at cost of 100000, at 436 and A.
South Broadway The building will
occupy the lots on the east side OF
Broadway, where the green house en-
terprise is now located. The improve
ment will be of modern character and
will be used for business purposes
Arrangements have been completed fol
the early erection of the building.
The HelIman Improvements
In a recent issue the Herald gave q
detailed description of the additiona
Improvements contemplated by I. w
Hellman on South Main and West
Fourth streets. Yesterday permit:
were issued for the erection of a six.
story business block by Mr.. Hellmar
at 112 and ia West Fourth street. an6
also for a six-story brick at 407, 400 an6
All South Main street, thus fl ling in all
the space south and west of the hand
some bank building erected for the
Farmers and Merchants National bank
on the southwest corner of Main and
Fourth streets. The cost of the two
buildings is placed at $15O.OOO. Archi-
tects Morgan & Walls prepared the
plans, which provide for fire. proof ma
terial and modern appointments gen.
orally.
These improvements and many others
projected mean busy times in the build.
ing line for months to come.