Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
REDONDO WILL
BUILD RESORT
BATHHOUSE TO RIVAL OTHER
SIMILAR STRUCTURES
STYLE CHOSEN is THE SPANISH
RENAISSANCE
Plans Call for Four Stories and Base
ment, Plunge, Halls, Business
offices and 1900 Dress
ing Rooms

The new bath house to be con-
strrcted at Redondo will, when COM
pleted be a substantial addition to the
group of buildings which have been
erected at this seaside town during the
past year or so by the Redondo I'M
provement company.
The new bath house, which Will pc
erected according to plans drawn py
and under the supervision of Architect
Edward C. Kent, Auditorium build
ing, will be located sixty-two feet south
of the casino and in front of the park
surrounding the Redondo hotel. Like
the casino and pavilion, the bath house
will be surrounded by broad walks,
where seats will be placed from which
spectators may watch surf bathing;
| the seward walk overhanging the
water will bring the bathers and spec
tators unusually close together, being
only a few steps from the bath house
entrance to the surf. This proximity
| to the sea makes 1t necessary to build
a sea wall Of large rocks similar to
the San Pedro breakwater. which will
extend the full length of the bath
| house.
The bath house will harmonic in
style with the pavilion, an adaptation
Of Spanish renaissance. The walls will
be plastered, the roof shingled, where
exposed, and of asphalt composition on
| fiat portions The towers and entrances
will be ornamented with cast cement
columns, cornices, consoles, cartouches,
moulds, etc.
The structure will be four stories and
basement, 27Sx1O7 feet in size. The
plunge will be 70x218 feet, divided into
! three pools, one for babies and small
children, 30.9x70 feet, one to two feet
| deep; one for general use, 7OX156 feet,
from two and a half to five feet deep,
| and one 30.9x70 feet, from seven to ten
feet deep, for high and fancy diving.
Each pool is fed through large pipe and
an ornamental fountain, giving con-
tinuous flow of hot salt water.
The entire scructure will rest upon
reinforced concrete piles, and the walls
will be plastered. All interior frame
partitions will be painted with f1reproot
paint, making the building as near fire.
proof as possible.
Entirely of Concrete
The plunge will be built entirely OF
reinforced concrete and lined with
white enameled tiles or sides. There
| will be a gutter of running water sur
rounding the plunge to insure the walk
from Communicating the water. The
space over and surrounding the plunge
will be open to the roof, showing largN
trusses with ample skylights for shed
ding light and sunshine into the pools
The first story will contain, besides
the plunge, a large entrance hall, tW'
stories high, to contain cashiers, SUI
department and superintendents office
elevated to give a view of the entire
first floor. Visitors seats will be locat
ed on one side of the plunge on t1rs
and second floors; balance of first hool
will be divided into dressing rooms, at
tendants room, booths, tub baths, etc
The hot water for the plunge will b'
supplied from the power plant Of th'
Pacific Light and Power company a.
Redondo, the water having been uset
for cooling in the condensers. It will
be carried to the bath house through {
12-inch pipe.
Electric fountains of cast cement vii
be located at either end of the plunge
Electric lights will also be placed IT
. the water for lighting and display pur
noses. MANY novel features for th'
convenience of the bathers and also fol
the handling of the bathing suits
washing and drying of same will be In
troduced
rooms and sixty-three tub bath rooms
each with a six-foot enameled bath tut
and lavatory and hot and cold water
There will also be established in con
nection with the above a smoking room
for men and a sun room for women
There will also be Turkish bath par
lors. hair dressing, needle showers ant
up-to-date rooms for massage treat
ment.
The roof, covering over half an acr'
of space. will be used for drying TIL
suits. An elevator will be Installed II
fine building. 1t Will be one of tn
largest and finest structures of It's hnt
in the country, and will be constructed
Immediately.