The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-15
BUILDING BOOM
WELL UNDER WAY
Big New Structures Planned for
Birmingham
MUCH WORK IN PROGRESS
Churches, Warehouses, Factories and
Mercantile Establishments Are In
the List Contemplated for
Spring and Summer.

The sap is rising in the builders. As
the weather begins to get little warmer
Birmingham Will enter on a building boom
which will probably be one of the most
marked in her history Already there have
been announcements of several buildings
which are the advance rumblings of
what is to come.
The southside Baptist church has ac-
copied plans and is asking bids for its
structure. which is to cost something
over $4,000. Work on this will commence
in short time
The Prowell Hardware company has
announced that 1t would commence the
erection of seven-story building on
First avenue near Nineteenth street ON
the site of the building which was burned
will represent total expenditure Of over
$4,000, It will be modern in every way
Four-story Warehouse.
The Wimberly & Thomas Hardware
Co. will in two weeks, commence the
erection of a four-story warehouse build
ing on Avenue A, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth Streets to cost s165,OO0,
which Is to be the largest warehouse
of the kind in the state of Alabama.
1t will be of brick construction and will
be capable of holding an enormous
amount of heavy machinery, building sup
plies and hardware of all kinds. The
building will be 250x14O feet, which Will
give an enormous floor space. The Sea-
board will have tracks into the building
in order that all loading and unloading
may be carried on regardless of the
weather, and the Belt will have track
in the rear of the building.
Plans have been completed for a three
story building to replace the present Dude
saloon building. and the work on this
will commence about April l. 1t will cost
about $4,000. The present plans call for
a saloon building, but If the dispensary
bill becomes a law the plans will prob
ably be changed. The matter is Ringing
on the outcome of this law
The Coca-Cola Bottling works has COM
pleted plans for new building and they
have been accepted by the building in
spector They call for considerably
outlay.
Buildings Now Under Way.
The work on the Five Points Methodist
church at Five Points is progressing
rapidly. The foundations have been COM
pleted, and work is in progress on the
walls for the building. 1t represents an
expenditure of about 100000
The new freight house of the Southern
railway on Twentieth street and Powell
avenue, running back to Twenty
street, is rapidly being completed. 1t
has a three-story front, and cost about
100000
The new six-story building of the Bell
Telephone company Is nearing completion.
1t is considered one of the prettiest build
ings in Birmingham. It will be ready for
occupancy next month. according to the
present plans.
The Massey fats on Humboldt avenue
and Twenty-frst street, are also nearly
completed. The work is progressing rap
idly, and in six weeks or two months
they viii be completed.
1t Is stated that plans have been drawn
for some apartment houses on the north
east corner of Nineteenth street and
Eleventh avenue. south, and that work
will commence on them shortly.
In addition to all these buildings, it is
known that there are a number of plans
I'm the offices of the architects for other
buildings, some of which are very ex-
pensive Others have announced tentative
plans for new buildings.
The McLester- VanHoose Co. is consid-
ering the matter of erecting seven
story-or more-building on the corner
of Morris avenue and Twenty-first street
on the site of the present building OF
that firm. What will be done i'll regard
TO widening the Twenty-first street bridge
will probably effect this work. 1t is the
intention of the firm to use the lower
floors. as at present. and have the upper
floors devoted to offices or rooms for
drummers where they can keep their
SAMPLES and have their salesrooms