Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
CITY MARKET TO
COST $4,000
PROMOTERS TAKE LEASE ON
PROPERTY
REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILD
ING WILL BE ERECTED
plans Call for Only Electric Power on
Railroad Operating Within Bounds
of Market, Thus Assuring
Safety

Los Angeles is about to have one Of
+he most modern and sanitary public
markets in the United states. A cor
poration was recently formed called
the City Market of Los Angeles TOT
the purpose of constructing city
market ON the property owned by h
r. Huntington and associates at Nlntn,
san Pedro and San Julian streets rms
property was leased and the corpora
ton threw open for subscription S200,-
600 worth of its stock, which was I'M
mediately over-subscribed. The mar
ket company, however did not proceed
with its plans until it was assured OF
at least $50 tenants of the market, TAX
ing five or ten year leases. The SUD
scriptions and tenants having been ob-
tanned the company proceeded TO de-
veIop plans for improvements to cost
about S15O. OOO The buildings will be
constructed of reinforced concrete IN
the mission style Of architecture, the
ground floors to be occupied by market
stores and stalls and the second Hoofs
by restaurants, offices and other pusl-
nesses connected with the market.
The location of the new market was
chosen with great care. The FRANK
simpson Fruit company and X. A
Rowan &, Co. successfully matured the
plans for the lease and for railroad
facilities, as the several hundred wa
gon men who visit the city market Ior
supplies every morning object TO any
site to which the principal approach
is over a steam railroad crossing, as
it would be extremely dangerous oW-
ing to unavoidable congestion of tranlc.
To Electrify Railroad
The market company mas arranged
to have cars from the steam railroads
brought into the market by the cleo
trio roads over switches that run
through the market.
Frank Simpson, president of the
market company, says the company
has about 400 subscribers to its stock,
and it is therefore to a great extent
a cooperative enterprise; that the
market will be ready for occupancy
before August 1; that the company has
the support of about 200 groceryIneh
and fruit dealers who draw their sup
niles from the city market, that the
market has a street frontage OF over
1890 feet and facilities to carry the
market business Of the city for the
next fifteen years.
Perfect safety and plenty of room
will be provided for wagon men upon
whom a public market largely depends
The Frank Simpson Fruit company
will OCCUPY the corner of Ninth and
san Julian streets, under lease from
the market company, for ten years
Other wholesale produce dealers have
also leased suitable locations. A new
business district will at once spring
up, and the locality at Ninth and san
Pedro streets will in a few months be-
come one of the busy centers of
Los Angeles.
The market will have a frontage of
2S3 feet on Ninth street, 7S4 feet on
San Pedro street and 1853 feet on san
Julian street. The building will be
two stories in height fronting on Ninth
street and return on San Pedro street
of $40 feet, also return on San Julian
street of $50 feet two stories in height
subdivded Into Stores
The building on the street frontage
will be subdivided into market stores
and stalls and the interior into stalls
for market wagons The first story
will be devoted entirely to market pur-
poses. The second story frontage on
Ninth street will be subdivided for Of
fees for produce dealers and others,
The return on san Pedro street and
also on San Julian street in the sec
ond story will be arranged Tor res
taurants and other businesses connect
ed with the market.
The entire store area Will be paved
with cement, thoroughly drained 10
make an absolutely sanitary proposl-
ton Driveways and team alleys to be
paved with asphaltum.
The buildings are designed TO be OF
reinforced concrete construction, lnSur-
ing permanent and sanitary buildings.
The general design of the structure
is the mission type, which lends itself
most admirably to the purposes of the
market.
There will be main stairways for ac-
cess from the street and from the in
terror of the market to the upper
floors, which will be constructed OF
concrete. The purpose being to have
a produce market up to date in every
respect, sanitary and to stand the hard
wear and tear of a market The es-
timated cost of improvements will be
about $4,000.