Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-17
PASADENA'S BUILDING
OUTLOOK EXCELLENT
OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH PLANNED
Arrangements Already Made to Ex=
pend in 1910 Fully Half of
the Total of Last
Year

PASADENA, Jan. 16.-Pasadena and
immediate vicinity has planned and
already inaugurated since January l,
1910. over a million dollars worth OF
building for the present year. This
is by far the best outlook in the his
tory of the city. not barring the year
when the central and west buildings
of the Hotel Green were built. There
are already being arranged for build
ings which should start before fali
which will cost over half of the sum
total for 1909, and this does not take
into account any of the smaller homes,
bungalows and business blocks Whlch
are planned for 1870
Heading the list is the new college
planned on the Hugus ranch property
lust outside the northeast boundary
of the city. The land on which this
property will stand is already paid
for and cost about $130,000. 1t is planned
10 build upon this land a series of col
Ieee structures to cost between 5000, 900
and 5000 900. This institution is being
hacked by the national Nazarene
church organization, and the college
will. therefore, be really the first ma
tional institution in the Pasadena sec
ton.
Second in importance and size will
be another great building for Throop
institute, to be built near the central
building on the new campus. The
central building will be finished during
the year, and efforts are already being
directed looking toward the commence
ment of a second of the series of struc-
lures designed by Hunt & Gray, archl-
tects This second building Will not
cost less than 100000, it is said.
Colorado Street Improvements
Within the next few weeks work
will be planned on the first of the two
big buildings planned for West Colo
RADIO street. These buildings will cost
each about $4,000. and the second one
will include the new thPater and COM
mercial hotel. They will stand on op-
posite sides of the street at the inter-
section of Colorado street and Delacy.
The Elks have but a short time for
their present lease, and the lodge will
undoubtedly commence building oper-
ations on its fine property at the north
west corner of Holly street and Ray
mond avenue within the next few
months. 1t is said that the lodge build
ing being planned will cost not less
than $4,000. which is about the cost
of the Masonic temple here.
Another big building is also under
consideration on North Raymond ave-
nue., to be built by Matthew Slavin
owner Of the big SlaVin building, on
the property he bought a few months
ago at the corner of Commercial alley.
This property has a frontage of over
fifty feet, and the building planned
would cost not less than 100000, and
might cost more.
Only one church building is planned
at present and that is the one to be
built on Vernon avenue by the First
African Methodist congregation. This
church will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000. and viii be the finest in the
city owned by a negro organization.
The plans for this church are already
complete and work is to start at once.
Many Fine Residences
In the line of fine residences work
is already practically commenced on
three which will cost in the neighbor.
hood of $4,000 The largest of the three
is to be built for w L. Valentine on
Wilson and Los RObles avenues in
Alhambra. 1t will cost $21,2 ,225. Next in
size is the new home of Lawrence -Hurl-
burt on South Orange Grove avenue
This house will cost without furnish
ings, $4,000. The third house alluded
to is the one to be built by John c.
Briggs at San Pasqual street and
Michigan avenue. This house will con.
tain nine rooms and will cost about
$4,000
The building permits already issued
this year aggregate about $780, 600. maxi
ing the total of buildings in process of
erection and planned, S1085 eco