Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
PLANS FOR
CLUB HOUSE
COMPLETED
FRIDAY MORNING CLUB WILL
HAVE NEW BUILDING
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TO BE BUILT IN ITALIAN RENAls-
sANcE STYLE
viii Have Main Frontage on Adams
Street with Auditorium Seating
BODYBUILDING TO Cost
$4,000

Architects John Parkinson and bu'
win Rergstrom have just completes
plans for the Friday Morning cruz cru,
house TO be built on the northeas
corner of Adams and Hoover streets
at a cost of $4,000. a.,
The lot is of unusual shape, ana th'
mans were made in large measure lC
conform to the irregularity In the lot
THE building will have its nam 'front.'
age on Adams street, with an ehtrdlice
to the auditorium and ball room IRON
Hoover street, and the minor entrahcs
10 the auditorium from Tobernan
street. ..t,
The lot is at present covered WIN
snlendjd specimens of trees and SHRUBS
and these have been preserved lntact
in the present plans.
The buildings are in three prlnclpai
parts: the club house, consisting on me
parlors. tae rooms. dining room, Kitten
ems. library, rest rooms, chambers, etc
the hall room, and the auditorium. Inc
three portions are arranged SO that
each part shall De separate adm dlstlhct
from the other, or so that all may DC
used together. if desired.
The prevailing winds and the ques-
tion of noise were duly considered IN
arranging the three parts. The audi
desired, was arranged farthest from
the streets. The ball room, which is TO
be used less than the other portions or
the building, was arranged Where the
noise from the streets would make HI
tie difference. The parlors, dining room
and kitchens are arranged to take al
vantage of the gardens, winds and sun
shine. The parlors and dining room
open out on to wide terraces and gar
dens with pergolas and pools Tor shaoe,
GOODNESS and quietness.
The main entrance to the club proper
will be from Adams street. with drives
and walks sweeping from Adams street
TO Hoover street. The auditorium and
ball room will have a separate carriage
entrance from the street, with pergola
and vine covered walks. The office
entrance for the club house will like
wise be from Hoover street.
In Italian Renaissance
The buildings were designed in the
broad surfaces and delicate detail OPEN
ings of the italian renaissance.
The color effects are obtained in the
terra Gotta red of the roofs and caves
and the warm gTays of the walls. The
exterior of the buildings will be in gray
plaster throughout. The caves and cor
nices will be in highly vanished nat
ural redwood and the roofs in red terra
Gotta tile.
In general construction the auditori-
UNI, stage, foyers, boiler rooms, bal
comics and stairways are OF reinforced
concrete and absolutely fireproof. The
club house and ball room are of heavy
wooden construction, metal lathed
throughout, with floors and walls filled
with fireproof materials.
The auditorium will seat 1900 per-
sons and more comfortably than any
auditorium or theater in the city The
ball room win comfortably accommo-
date 400 dancers. The dining room,
without the use of the tea rooms and
terraces, will comfortably seat 300.
In the interior finish and decorations
simplicity. dignity and delicacy of de-
tai have been obtained. The floors will
be of polished hardwood. The trim will
be of hardwood and the wall surfaces
treated in plain, simple colors.
The heating and ventilating of the
building will be done by a fan blower
system insuring absolute ventilation at
all times.
The membership of the club is over
1000 ald is rapidly increasing. 1t was
the first woman's club to be organized
in Los Angeles.