Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-26
100000 BLOCK
ON SOUTH MAIN
SIx.SToRY CONCRETE STRUc'
TURE FOR J. B. LANKERSHIM
Flrst Floor TO be Coupled by saw.
Inrs Hank--Reoelvlns 5lds--oth-
or Plans Of Note by Lo-
cal Architects

Frontage on South Main street. be-
tween Third and sixth, is advancing II
value steadily and several moderr
structures soon will be erected by In
dividual property owners and syndi'
Gates.
Plans have been prepared in the office
of the Roberts Land company, Citizens
National Bank building for six-tory
and basement reinforced concrete
building 10Sx150 feet to be constructed
on the southeast corner of Fourth and
Main streets for ]. 3. Lankershim. The
basement will contain cafe, billiard
hall and Turkish baths; the ground
floor will be subdivided into eignt
stores, there also being four small store-
rooms in the lobby. The upper stories
will contain $50 Office rooms, each room
being supplied with steam heat, lava
tory. etc 1t will be equipped with
three hydraulic passenger elevators. A
savings bank will be Quartered in the
corner store. The design of this build
ing is similar to the Citizens National
bank building, southwest corner OF
Third and Main streets. The Roberts
Land company is now receiving esti-
mates for the excavating. cement,
plumbing and other work necessary to
complete the structure. Active work
will commence within thirty days;
100000 is the estimated cost of the
building.
Plans by Architects
Plans for other Improvements re-
ported to the builder and contractor
follow:
MORGAN & Walls have plans for al
tering the store front and putting IN
basement to She T. L. Duque building
on West First street, between Spring
and Broadway.
Architects Parkinsons & Bergstrom
are making plans for the interior fix
lures of an elaborate nature which are
20 be installed in the drug store or
Sanborn Eros. in the City of Mexico.
G.. H. Ashby has drawn plans for
three modern five-room cottages to be
built for the following personS: Mrs.
Anna M. Hardie,, in Highland Park;
Miss Julia Meyer and II. E. Taylor on
Moneta avenue near Vernon avenue.
Plans and specifications for the new
eight-room school building to be erected
at the corner of Loretto avenue and
Arroyo Seco street have been prepared
by Architect ]. w. Krause, and bids
for it's construction will be opened at
8 p. m. Friday. Aug. 81. The official
notice calling for bids appear in this
issue.
E. C. Kent is preparing plans for
new store fixtures, clothing cases, coun-
ters, show windows, ETC., to be installed
in the new salesroom of c. c. Desmond
at Third and Spring streets. They Will
be made up of birds eye maple, ma
hogany loaded and plate glass, mir
rors, etc The walls and ceiling will
also be handsomely decorated.
j. Gather Newsom has prepared plans
of a two-story eight-room frame resi-
dence to be built in the West Adams
Heights tract for DIR. Charles Kuns. 1t
will have pine trim, hardwood floors,
plate glass windows, beam ceilings
brick foundation, rustic exterior and
shingle roofing. Electric lighting, fuel
gas and furnace heating will be in
stalled.
Scott Bros. are preparing plans for
seven-room frame residence to be
built on Roxbury avenue near Hobart
boulevard for Mrs. B. L. Osmer. 1t
will have old gold pressed brick man
tel, hardwood floors, built-in buffet and
other modern conveniences.
They have also completed plans for
modern six-room cottage to be erected
on Forty-f1fth street near Figueroa
street for Charles F. Patterson.
H. w. Mohr has prepared plans for
two six-room frame cottages of mod
ern design, to be erected on Glen
Albyn drive near Anabel street for l..
c. Crossman. The same architect is
also drawing plans for a two-stOry ten
room frame residence semi English in
design, to be constructed in Palm place
for ]. T. Burton. 1t will have shingled
and resaw siding. Unique features
will be incorporated in the interior ar
rangement of the house. The finish
will be in imported hardwood.
Austin & Brown have prepared plans
of a two-story eight-room frame resi-
dence to be built on Vermont avenue
boulevard for Dr.. M. N. Avery. It
will have hardwood floors and trim
and all modern features.
The same architects have plans of a
frame apartment building to be built on
Ocean Park avenue, Long Beach, for
j. H. Mulholland. 1t will be 35x65 feet,
Colonial style and contain twelve three
room suites.
They are also preparing plans of the
new M. e. church building to be erected
on West Adams street. The exterior
will have stone, brick and open. timber
treatment. 1t will cost about 100000.
They have also made plans of a girls
dormitory building 4Ox90 feet to be
built on the grounds of the University
of Southern California on Wesley ave-
nue.. 1t will be three stories, frame
construction and conveniently arranged.
F. M. Tyler has prepared plans for a
two-story seVen-room frame residence
to be built in South Pasadena for DIR.
Richards.
He has also drawn plans for an eight
room frame residence to be erected on
st. Andrews place near Washington
street for j. w. Parker. These houses
will have polished oak floors, beamed
ceilings, paneled .wainscoting and fur
mace heat.
The same architect has also drawn
plans for a two-story six-room frame
and stone bungalow to be constructed
on West Avenue Forty, near Pasadena
avenue, for j. w. Parker.
John p. Krempel has prepared plans
for additions to the residence of Gen.
II. G. Otis, on the corner of Wiltshire
boulevard and Park View avenue.
He has also made plans for a two
story ten-room brick and frame resi-
dence to be erected ON Mesa avenue, In
Country Club Terrace. Oak floors,
beamed ceilings, plate glass, pressed