The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-14
IMPROVEMENTS IN MANI1OWOC

The steady substantial growth of
Manitowoc is evidenced by the fact
that the numerous important improve
ments to real estate being made this
summer have passed almost without
comment. Unheralded by any blare
of the real estate dealers trumpet, a
genuine building boom has been going
on.
Beginning with the splendid Demp-
sey and Wood blocks in the down town
section last year the building fever
seems to have spread.
The biggest changes of the year on
Sth street will be the new Williams
block and the new Worel-Leman-
Stangel building. The former is a
duplicate addition to the south of the
Williams block as it has stood for
some years at Sth and Jay streets. The
new building will be modern in every
respect and will be the first office
building in the city providing passeng-
er elevator service. 1t will cost com
pleted about SlS 10000.
The Worel-Zeman-Stangel building
is a three story structure with pressed
brick front. A few yards north Of
York street, it makes a splendid ap-
pearance and adds immesurably to
the appearance of the block. 1t will
cost close to $4,000.
The changes at the National bank
building merit mention. The new
bank quarters will be all the space
heretofore occupied by the American
Express Company and the bank.
The bank floor has been lowered to
the level of the south portion and an
entirely new front will be put in. The
new bank quarters will be as nearly
ideal in both usefulness and appear
ance as they can be made. The re-
moval of the express Office to the
portion of the building fronting York
street ousted the Vaudette theatre and
this concern moved across the street
to the label building lately occupied
by -Wattawa furniture store,
which building was remodeled into a
splendid little theatre building. It's
new front adds to the changes in the
street.
On the south side a notable inn
provement has been the building of a
two story brick annex to the Hotel
Staudt on Jay street at a cost of about
$1,000
The Manitowoc Seed Co., is now en-
gagged in the erection of large con-
crete addition to their building on
South 10th street which will be aside
from the crystal theatre building, the
only one Of its kind of any con-
siderable size in the city. 1t will
embody all the newest idea in concrete
construction and will be an appreciat-
ed addition to its neighborhood.
st. Boniface Catholic Church and
St. Paul's NJ. f. have both caught the
spirit and are indulging in construc-
ton work. The historic old Nj. f.
church on north 1th street will be al
most a new structure in the fall. The
building has been raised and the new
basement viii provide splendid audi
torium. Wings will be built on each
side and bell tower on the north
east corner. The changes will cost
about $4,000. The st. Boniface school
addition will greatly enlarge the build
ing and provide new school rooms, and
toilet and gymnasium facilities at a
cost of about S25, 900.
The new board of education is plan
ming extensive improvements in sever
al of the school buildings and the new
post office at 9th and Franklin streets
is steadily, if slowly, taking shape.
The latter will be little gem when
completed and will be a fitting com
panion to our justly admired court
house and library.
Several large additions to the city's
factory space are also being made and
almost miles of brick paving is be-
ing laid at cost of S6S, 1000.
Gradually and almost imperceptibly
Old Mantowoc is fading away and a
bigger and better city is replacing it.
A few blocks in the heart of the city
stand as monuments of what Manito-
voc once was.