Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13

tlOllS VIII De III course OF COnSlIuCIlOH
and steel beams will begin to appear In
the erection of the Greater Hambur
ger department store, the Col. Norton
block and the Tehama block for El
Imperio department store on South
Roadway, improvements calling for an
estimated outlay of $2500000. These
gigantic enterprises, with other i'm
provements under way, illustrates how
Los Angeles is expanding in the erec-
tion of substantial business blocks.
East Side Block
T. j. Douglas is putting up a hand
home three-story block on the NORTH
side of East Third street at 335-337. The
building will have a frontage of SO feet,
depth 100 feet. The deep basement has
concrete floor, the foundation walls
being of concrete material. The first
room west, basement and upper rooms,
will be occupied by the Brunswick
Bake company. George S. Simpson
is the superintendent in charge of the
Improvement, the cost of which will be
about $4,000.
The excavation for the b-Fleish-
mann wholesale produce house on the
east side of Central avenue, north Of
Third street, is progressing rapidly.
The big brick structure will be erected
alongside switch track and will be
within block of the Central market
Building Forging Ahead
Los Angeles architects, who are al
ways busy drawing plans for business
blocks and houses for this city and
vicinity, are being called upon to aid
In the rebuilding of San Francisco. Fol-
lowing are plans of last week reported
to the Builder and Contractor:
In WestTake District
G. G. Rittenhouse has prepared plans
for large two-story twelve-room
frame residence to be built on the cor
ner of Miramar street and Westlake
avenue for Frank Mortimer. 1t will be
Of mission design. The living, dining and
billiard rooms are 20x2S feet each, so
arranged as to be thrown together
into one large room. 1t will have
beamed ceilings, paneled walls, hard
wood floors, pine trim and six large
mission fireplaces On the roof there
will be roof garden and sun parlor,
and in the basement a roller skating
rink.
The same architect is drawing plans
for two story frame building to con-
tain eight four-room apartments, at
the corner of Thirty-third and Trinity
streets, for w. A. Uric. All up to date
convehiences will be Incorporated into
this structure.
He is also making plans for five
room beach cottage to be built for w.
Y. Teetzel at Hermosa Beach.
f. M. Tyler has drawn plans for
one-story frame store building to be
constructed on the corner of Prospect
and Cahuenga avenue, Hollywood, for
H. NJ Gillig. 1t will contain two store
rooms.
He is also making plans for frame
store building to be erected on the
corner of CASTELAR, and Ord streets for
r. de Nubela.
The same architect is drawing plans
for a two-story eight-room frame resi-
dence in South Pasadena for H. 1. Han
son. 1t will have cobblestone porch
and piers, polished floors, beamed cell
ings, built-in buffet, modern plumbing,
etc.
Store and Office Building
Parkinson e Bergstrom are taking
bids for a seven-story and basement
store and office building 50x15O feet, to
be built on the north side of West
Fourth street, opposite the Los An
geles-Pacific depot, between Hill and
Broadway, for Zachariah Graham. 1t |
will be thoroughly fire proof, built on
a skeleton steel frame and have pressed |
brick and terra Gotta front, two ele-
vators, marble and tile entrance and
Railways. hardwood finish and equipped |
with every modern feature.
Marsh & Russell have drawn plans |
for a one and one-half- story, seven
room Trace residence to be built on !
Prospect avenue, South Pasadena, for
j. T. Reed. 1t will have cobblestone
and cement porch, yellow pine trim,
and all modern conveniences.
The same architects are also plan |
ming a seven-room residence for Prof |
Harter of South Pasadena, to be con-
structed on Center street, near Fair |
Oaks avenue. 1t will be OF bungalow |
type of architecture.
A. G. Smith has made drawings for a |
one and -half-story nine-room frame |
residence to be erected on the corner of |
Fortieth and Figueroa streets for James |
Colgan. 1t will have slashed grain pine !
trim, tinted walls, pressed brick man
tel, oak floors, gas and electricity and |
nickel plated plumbing.
He has also prepared plans and is
now receiving bids for a two-story
brick school building to be
constructed at Huntington Park
j. G. Goersch Is preparing plans for a |
four four-room flats to be erected on |
Seventeenth street near Vermont ave-
nue. for A. Il. Lerch. He is also making |
for a two-story apartment |
building of eighteen rooms, divided into |
three-room suites, to be built ON Geor- |
gla street. between Sixteenth and Sew
enteenth streets. for William r. Mae
der.