Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-22
UNIQUE ACOUSTICS
IN NEW AUDITORIUM
Strains From Organ and Other Factors Considered
in New All Concrete Structure0pposi Central
Park-Exhaust for Smoke in Case of Fire.
Rev. DIR. Burdette's New Church Home

The magnificent new auditorium
structure occupying the site of the old
Hazard pavilion, corner of Fifth and
Olive streets, now under process of
erection, will be the largest reinforced
concrete building In California, when
cmopleted.
The walls of the huge structure are
now up four stories.
The main auditorium, fronting on
Olive street, at the rear of the struc-
ture, Is now being rooted. This roof
is about on a level with the fourth
story of the front on Fifth street, the
central section of which will be nine
stories In heighth.
Regarding this new building, which
will mean much to Los Angeles, Charles
F. Whttlesey, the architect, has the
following to say:
"The structure will be Of reinforced
concrete from foundation to roof in
elusive, and will be probably in some
respects the most remarkable building
ever erected of this material.
THE building measures 165 feet on
Fifth street and 175 feet on Olive
street.
For Offices, Too
"The portions on Fifth street. 165x165
feet, facing Central park, is to be used
for an office building for physicians
TN the middle of the Fifth street
facade will he the main entrance to
the auditorium. This entrance will be
forty-tWo feet wide and leads through
the office building to the auditorium,
with a large lobby, ticket offices, ele-
vators. etc. There will be a stage en-
trance ten feet wide at the east end
of this facade. The remainder of the
first story of the office building will
be divided into six stores.
'In the basement will be cafe and
banquet hall, with a seating capacity of
nearly 800, with commodious kitchen
accommodations, below which, in the
sub-basement, will be an engine and
machine room of generous proportions
in which will be installed complete
lighting and power plant.
ION the second and third floors of the
office building will be a small choral
hall, with balcony, having seating
capacity of 800 and a complete stage
equipment. There will be also on these
floors lecture hall, with balcony, hav-
ing seating capacity of 1000.
For Temple 5aptists
"The second and third stories will
contain the quarters for the Temple
Baptist church, of which Rev. Robert
J. Burdette is pastor, consisting of So
Cldl rooms, Culludy SCuoOl dllu
primary school rooms, library, pastor s
study, committee and trustees rooms
and a nursery where infants can be
cared for while their parents attend
church.
Under the steep roofs of the Office
building there will be large rooms with
high ceilings for art studios, photog-
raphers and lodge halls.
"The main auditorium, in which the
chief interest centers. will cover with
it's stage an area of 165x110 feet and will
be the largest theater west of Chicago.
It's normal seating capacity will be $500,
with provision for seating 5000 for
special conventions, etc
"There will be a broad foyer extend
ing all around the audience room, with
twelve pairs of wide doors leading out
onto Olive street and connected also
with the main entrance lobby on Fifth
street.
"The isacoustic curve of the seatings