Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
TEN STORY BLOCK
ON SOUTH SPRING
LOT is CLEARED FOR THE NEW
SKYSCRAPER
Season Of Great Building Activity In
Los AngeIes-Johnson Improves
ment on Broadway-BulIdlng
for Grand Avenue

Among the gigantic enterprises in the
building line in Los Angeles Is the i'm
mediate erection of the ten-story fire
proof building by the Central Buildine
company on the southeast corner OF
Fifth and Spring streets, opposite the
Alexandria hotel. The Burke Bros
have completed the work of tearing
down the old structures and the ex.
oavating contractor is getting busy
The basement Will be deep and as wide
and long as the lot. This towering
structure is to be the new home of the
Security bank, occupying the ground
floor and the upper floors will be used
for offices.
New Plans by Architects
That the coming season will be one
of unusual activity In improvements Is
shown by the following plans reported
to the Builder and Contractor by locaI
architects:
On South Broadway
R. B. Young has completed plans for
seven-story and basement brick and
steel building, 60x137 feet to be erected
on Broadway, between Third and
Fourth streets for A. P. Johnson of
Riverside 1t will be Of fireproof con-
struction, have three elevators,
steam heating plant, metal window
frames and sash, and plate and prism
glass for front windows. N. B. Black
stone company will occupy the entire
building when completed.
A. l.. Haley has prepared plans for a
three-story brick store and apartment
building, 100x12S feet, to be erected on
the northwest corner of Pico street and
Grand avenue for Victor Ponet. It viii
contain six store rooms and seventy
five rooms, divided into two and three
room suites, each having private baths
gas and electric conveniences, hot and
cold water, etc.
They are, also working on plans for 6
workingmen's lodging house to be con.
structed on First street between Los
Angeles and Wilmington streets fol
G. Q. Stanton. 1t will be three stories
high and of brick construction. 1t viii
be divided into five stores and 10C
rooms, the estimated cost being SIS, ,000
Also plans for a frame apartment
house on the southeast corner of Kip
and Ingraham streets for William
Owens. 1t will contain fourteen three
room apartments equipped with the
latest modern conVeniences of apart
ment houses.
Also two-story frame building con-
tanning two siX-room flats to be CON
Structed at Long Beach for r. G. Wood
Also plans for a six-room cottage fol
Thomas Higgans to be built on Temple
street west of Figueroa street
Martin & Barker are preparing plans
for large tWo-Story twelve-room resi-.
dence of Swiss style to be erected al
Exeter, Tulare county, for R. C. Merry
man.
A. Dudley is at work making plans TO,
five-story brick store and office
building, 75x125 feet, to be built III
/ a
He is also drawing plans for a six
room bungalow to be erected in South
Pasadena for Mrs. A. j. Weare.
Hospital at Santa Monica
John c. Austin is preparing plans OF
hospital to be erected on the north
west corner of Pacific avenue and
Fourth street, Santa Monica, for the
Seaside Hospital association The pro-
posed institution will cost $1O0, 900.
Charles z. Shattuck has prepared
plans for a two-story eight-room resi-
dence to be built on Church street, be-
tween Sixteenth and Washington
streets, for w. c. Noble. 1t will have
rustic exterior, pine trim, beam cell
ings, wood cornice, tinted walls, oak
floors, etc.
W. ]. Saunders has made drawings
for two-story eight-room frame resi-
dence to be built on Boylston street
near Sixth street, for the Everett Real
ty company.
He has also prepared plans for re-
modelling the residence of f. r, Haw-
ley, on the corner of Eleventh and Fe-
dora streets.
He is also taking bids for the inside
finishing of the residence of A. w
Lowinsky, 2697 San Marino street.
S. Tilden Norton has prepared plans
fnF a esf< nfs.I.t
dence to be erected on Grand View
avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth
street, for M. Spier.
Z. II. Shilling has made drawings for
two-story eight-room residence, old
English half-timbered style, to be con-
structed in Riverside for A. C. Lovekin,
The same architect Is also making
drawings for a siXrroom frame cottage
to be built ON the northwest corner OF
Mohawk and Marathon streets for p.
T. Bryant.
He is also drawing plans for a one
and one-half-Story seVen-room resi-
dence for r. w. Bowes, to be built in
the northwestern section of the city.
Tall Building at Long Beach
Train & Williams will soon be re-
ceiving bids for the construction of the
six-story brick building to be erected
for the First National bank of Long
Beach on the corner of First and Pine
streets. The structural steel contract
was awarded to the Union Iron Works
of this city for $22,03O.
The same architects are making
plans for a seVen-story steel frame fire
proof building for w, p. Jeffries COM
pany, to be constructed on Winston
street, between Main and Los Angeles
streets. II will be of heavy construc.
ton and be divided into well-Iighted
lofts. Elevator service. steam heating
and other necessary conveniences are
provided.
The same architects are making re-
yised plans for Varney & GREEN'S brick
building to be built ON San Pedro
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