Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-12

the deep basement OF FL IlllpeIlo ue-
partment store to be erected on the
northwest corner of Broadway ana
Seventh street by the Tehamd COM
pany. A large section of the old three"
story frame building still ocucpies the
lot. but as the building is booked to
be built and ready for use by next Oc-
tober contractors for excavation ana
other work want to get busy Thls
building will be one of the largest
and handsomest department stores in
Los Angeles.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
excavation for the Greater Hamburger
department store basement on the
northwest corner of Broadway and
Eighth street. This great seven-story
building will front on Broadway, 800
feet, on Eighth, and will extend through
to Hill street. A large quantity of the
earth has been hauled away, but sew
eral weeks will be required to finish
the excavation contract. The recent
rains retarded the work considerably.
The Norton building on the south
west corner of Broadway and Sixth
street has been razed to the ground
and soon dirt will be flying for the
basement of the new seven-story block
to be erected on the corner to be oc-
cupied by Jevne, the grocer.
Union League Club
Sherman Pease, chairman, and other
members of the building committee
now are engaged in preparing the de-
tails for the proposed three-story ad-
dition to the Union League club at 321
West Second street. Originally 1t was
planned to add two stories to the
marble front structure, but it has been
determined to go one story higher
Radical changes will follow the interior
/ will =
vided and the kitchen and banquet
| hall will be on the upper floors. Inc
first floor, part of which now is used
! for the dining room and kitchen, VIII
be used for reception hall, reading
room and parlors.
Santa Fe Ticket office
The double room at S92-5S4 South
Spring street, with it's tile floor and
decorated walls and ceiling, soon Will
be ready for use as the city ticket Of
fee for the Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany The Santa Fe is booked 10
vacate the old corner room in the VIII
cox building on April Is, thus affordlns
the First National bank opportunity
to take mediate possession and place
new bank furniture in place. The
change will be better in many respects
for the Santa Fe, and the bank Will
at last gain permanent control of the
corner room. Partition walls will be
removed.
The handsome four-story and base
ment fire proof building at 34O-o4z
South Broadway, erected by the Trus-
tees company, with which Mr. Ger
main is identified, soon will be ready
for occupancy. The south room and
basement will be used for a restaur-
ant and the north room by business
firm. The upper rooms will be USED
for offices. ,.
The Delta building at 42S Soutr
Spring street is one of the modern
fire proof structures now approaching
completion. 1t will be occupied largely
by the Anderson & Chanslor company
Million Dollar Block
The Central office building to be
erected on the southeast corner oi
Fifth and Spring streets will be {
modern ten-story structure that VII
cost about $1,OOO0OO. In few days
the contract will be let for the remoVa
of the old buildings now on the cor
ner. This is one of several large i'm
provements to be made in the business
center by the Improvement company
. with which r. A. Rowan, j. F. Sar
,. tori, Maurice Hellman. Mr.. Bilick
and others are identified.
NEW nSSlbCISCo
Five more houses were started dur
i, ing the past week in the McCarth,
company's New Greater Los Angelo
tract o There is a phenomenal activit
in the building line in this new am
popular subdivision and plans are be
ing made now for twelve more houses
, to be started within the next thirt
days.
Real Estate Notes
The property on the southwest cor
ner of Hill and Sixteenth streets
4 known as the old Third Presbyteria
2 church. has been sold by S. C. Davis
: through Black Bros, to c. Deutsc
= and associates for $46,S00, or at tn
= rate of $3.50 a front foot. The lot
| 1O4 feet on Hill and 100 feet on Six
teenth. The property was taken a
? investment.
: The Dosta property of seventy acre
: fronting on Vermont avenue near FIJI
v ty-fourth street has been purchase
f for Sill 900 by Harry Jackins for
n local syndicate. The acreage is to
: improved and plated.
c. C. Thompson and I. c. Tichenc
2 have formed a partnership to engas
: in the real estate business. Their. o.
n flee is in roo--l 3O7 Delta building Q
South Spring street.
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