The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05


ISfcattrc IA d Necessity, and especially 81
laround Il building Of this & Kind. d. /
SStnS this section Of the bttil opening
| Oh Sixth Street. there IRE two Ell frances
one to the auditorium and one to- tilt
gallery. HI N s3l q sssi
Span Marshall Street.
This viii BE done Il w means q ,ieay,
girders. resting on coi,inins spaced nlott
the curb line OH both sides OF Marshal
street, md this will ma Ike It 50 that PEG.
Bio 4cati pass from this n section Of tic
market 10 the sectlot, northSof Marshall
which Will be arranged nlong the go me
lines ns the section on the south Side
OF Marshall, only that the space used
for rUblio comfort station on tho souttl
side will DO used tor ladies' toilet 3a IN
cleric Of the tinrko offices. !. n n. , \,
This arrnnEe for 81 t me WI !,
do away With the ,in,slghtly array - g,
country carts and innuinernble ,insightly
Sidewalk stalls B that mnkes It, 1 as II IS
almost impossible for any one to pass e..
through during market hours. There WI !
also be an entrance from Clay street
sto tho sauditorutn. Tho plan ms shown
III the accompanying sketclihs would give lr'
d very large and entirely sanitary mar
ket, as 1t would DO open on nll sides. an
would MI DO innde 30 TINT 1t could DC
wished clcnn after market hours, a ~
thus avoid the nuisance that now exis e y
on tho two blocks 5 5 By III
n Auditorium on second Floor.
s The front portion over tho arcade WILL
be used for police l,eadq uarters, detec--
tive headquarters md separate Offices Ffo 81
the scrgennts. 9{ y u .3f tl3
There farc also cells for the male md
female prisoners or both colors, and ono
pen for, exceptionally bad Icnsto mers.
There IS also Il large toilet \. fafs IN AZ
Auditorium. IS
on arriving at tho hend / Of the broad
stairway lending from 3 road n Street
arcade one enters d large foyer. which
opens directly into the auditorium
proper Il g5 A sil3ss NJ s,38
Around the entire building and leading
d t. nlI seats Is q slxteen-foot promenade
#$ The same Is tho case at the entrance
from Clay Street, and also from the two
entrances from Sixth Street. q 81
# The seating capacity Of the house is
arranged into compartments as follows,
beginning at the promenade: 55S
Dress circle seating capcity......., S,IVo
Boxes, sea ting capaci ty. /. !. '. !. \. Z. $50
Orchestra sentlngt pacitys......... !. 600
state q senfing cnpacity.' . !. !, a.. 900
Gallery seating Vi capaci ty. 900
Total 4. \. !. !. !. 4. !. !. Y. 1o.45o
This total could be increased to u ~
900 easily, rs the plan as shown has
not spared space for large aisles, and 7
q goodly number OF them, so that the
house can be emptied In short time.
On this floor, as we'll MS on the gall
lerys floor, ample room has been ar
ranged for toilets. smoking rooms. loung-
ing and check rooms HI
These drawings have been Inspected
by city officials and business men ac-
| tive In the movement to give RichmondS
an auditorium, and the idea OF Captain
LIE Arasurier Is considered by many
| happy solution OF the Nproblem.
The Sixth Street Market property. with
| adjoining lots, which may be purchased,
| at a low figure Is the site. The area
embraced takes In nearly half OF two
blocks. An arcade entrance, fronting
on Broad Street, Is given to the audi.
| torium, and also four entrances on Sixth
Street, and one on Clay Street. n
CITY N low Owns Much Of +.
Three-fourths Of the property required
| for a building. as shown in the above
cuts, now belongs to the city. and me
balance could DO acquired at very
moderate cost. s8E 8i
a building as shown could be built for
| about sg22, 90. and would give TO the city
I the largest and most Jup-to-date auditorium
I anywhere IN the South, and, In fact, one
i that would compare with any IN TIE
4 entire country. The seating capacity
! would be large enough to be ample for
i any gathering that would take place there.
1 The sketch does not show any arrange
ment OF rooms. ETC.. for comb lnins Inc
Battle Abbey feature with no n,roTe-
mentioned public buildings. but II at fls
could all be combined. and the rest q
| the Broad Street frontage up to Sixth
/ Street corner could be acquired and TIE
! 500. Coz offered by the Confederate Me
! mortal Association put into the scheme,
| n very attractive and very cesirao:e
/ grouping q, the buildings could be Oh
| tanned, and Richmond would have not
/ only the finest auditorium anywhere
| in the South, but would also nave q
handsome memorial OF the Lost Cause.
and also an unique, serytcabls municipal
| building. and one that would meet tae
| needs OF large and prosperous city Tor
! years 10 come.
The fact that such building Is a
| necessity has been shown on many coca
/ sions, and in every case, where Richmond
! could have had number OF large con-
/ yentions. she has been Handicapped BY
| the plain fact that she could not accom-
| Inodate any large gatherings.
1-he hole, people realize the great need
| OF being able 10 care for the vast crowds.
/ and 1t seemss that now. OF all times. is
1 the time for the city TO erect a buildin 6
OF the kind suggested. 20 az 70 offer every
tnduc4msnt to the yearly gatherings thar
always look 10 q city whose citizens seeIn
| inclined 70 attG.a them every comfort
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