Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-19
NEW BUILDING
FOR MARKET
IS PLANNED
WILL OCCUPY SPACE USED BY
WAGONS
MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
INTERIOR
To Increase the Facilities of the Prod
uce Market-PIans for Gymna-
SUM and Club Building
Making Progress

The business of the local architects as
reported in the Contractor and Builder
follows:
Architect Charles e. Shattuek, 31S-320
Mason building is preparing plans for an
immense market building, to be erected
on the east side of Central avenue, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets, for the
Los Angeles Market company. It will be
or brick, two stories In height and will
have frontage of 430 feet on Central
avenue. The first floor will be subdivided
into thirty-two market stores There will
be TWO 32-foot driveways to permit in
gress and egress to the rear portion of
the structure There will be six STAIR
ways leading to the second story which
is to be divided into Offices a restaurant
box factory and lofts, for storage pub
poses. 1t will have pressed brick facing,
plate glass front windows, composition
roofing, asphaltum floor and toilet and
laboratory to each store.
Architects Hunt, Eager & Burns have
completed the working drawings for the
proposed gymnasium building to be
erected at the corner of St John and
Holly streets; also for a club building to
be erected at Echo park. Both of these
structures are to be built for the public
playground commission and form a part
of the important work undertaken by
condition of the residents of the districts
In which 1t is proposed to erect these pub
lie utilities These buildings, as pre-
viously mentta4ad in these columns will
be of frap4c construction, one story high,
and convIni emily arranged. The St John
and Holly street building will be 4Sx164
feet and contain quarters for. library and
public baths in addition to the recreation
O. gymnasium features. The Echo park
building will have an auditorium, 32x4S
feet with stage, also cubrooms, library,
etc. The plans may be seen at the Office
of the board of public works, city hall.
and bids will be opened by the board
Friday, January "a.
Plans for Residences
Reeves & Bailie company, architects,
507 San Fernando building, have drawn
plans and are receiving bids for the con-
struction of a frame residence at South
Pasadena for N. Ledgerwood. 1t will be
faced with brick, have hardwood floors,
pine trim, etc.
The same architects are also receiving
estimates for the erection of an eight
room frame residence to be constructed
on Eden avenue, between Ninth and
Tenth streets, for G. K. Barrere. 1t will
be mission In design. The reception hall.
living and dining rooms will have stained
pine trim, with beamed ceilings in living
and dining rooms. There will be two
mantels, one scagliola and one brick,
There will be four bed chambers, a sitting
room and two bath rooms on the second
story, finishing in white enamel Laun-
dry and furnace rooms will be quartered
In the basement. Hardwood floors will
be used throughout Separate bids will
be taken for the plumbing and heating
work.
The bids received by Architect Theodore
A Eisen for the proposed theater build
ing, to be erected on Grand avenue, be-
tween Seventh ana Eighth streets, for
George w. Walker, have been rejected,
all exceeding the amount to be expended,
namely 100000. The plans as originally
drawn called for "class c" structure.
The theater portion of tie building has
been omitted, the new design calling for
an auditorium instead Other changes in
tho arrangement have been made to lessen
the cost of construction. New bids will
be called for, as per the revised drawings.
Two-story Brick
E. C. Kent and j. II. Peters, Grant
building, have prepared plans of two
story brick building. 50xS0 feet, and
one-story brick building 25x55 feet adj
joining to be built at Anaheim for Samuel
Kraemer. They will have cement floors
and a composition roofing. The two
story building will have pressed brick
front plate and prism glass windows.
The buildings will be occupied by Beebe
& Weisel for garage ana storage purposes
and will be equipped with hoists, mez-
canine floor and all up-ao-date features.
The plans are now ready for bids.
Architect A. f. Rosenheim is taking
bids for the sheet metal and skylight
work for the Hamburger building, at
Eighth and Broadway; also for the deco
rating of the banking room to be occupied
by the Merchants National bank, at the
corner of Third and Spring streets.
Architect A. L. Haley has drawn plans
for one-story brick store building, look
liz feet, to be constructed on the corner
of Seventh and San Pedro streets, for
Allen d. Butt. 1t will be subdivided into
eight storerooms. The fronts will be of
plate glass, the roof of composition ma
terial and each store wiz be provided with
separate plumbing.