The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17

Buildings now under construction
In Pensacola and those for which con-
tracts have been let or bids called for.
amount to approximately Ave hundred
thousand dollars and does not include
the many handsome residences nor
the smaller business houses in other
parts of the city, not a few Of which
are now being constructed and many
others are contemplated.
These buildings will consist OF the
l.. g. N. passenger depot, the packing
houses OF Cudahy and Armour g. Co.
the hundred thousand dollar addition
Ia the custom house, the big creosot
ing plant, Kugleman's building on
Government street on the lot Just east
Of the opera house, the two-Btory
building on the northeast corner OF
Palafox and Intendencia streets which
viii be occupied by the Bon Marche,
the Keyser buildings TO be erected on
vent of the Sisters OF Mercy, the
Hooton G. watson buildings to occupy
the corner OF Wright and Guillemarde
streets and the Bass buildings on the
corner of Palafox and Gregory streets.
Plans for the l.. & n. passenger
station call for a handsome structure,
and while tho contract will not be
awarded until the 9Th Of April Il is
said by those who are in position 70
know that the proposed building can
not be built for less than s125,000 or
$3.50 .000,/ This is only a part OF the
100000 which the road proposes
spending in that part OF Pensacola.
For months the Appropriation OF
100000 has been available for im-
proving the custom house. The plans
have now been completed and the con Z
tract win be awarded within a short
time for the work.
Both of the packing concerns.
Cudahy and Armour a. Co, have re-
Gently begun their buildings, the plans
for both OF them calling for modern
buildings. They are building plants
capable of handling many times the
business they are now doing. believ-
ing that Pensacola will soon become a
distributing point, second to none in
the south.
The creosoting plant win be NAM
moth affair. and while there Is some
doubt about this plant being built,
certain concessions asked for being
necessary before the permanent plant
is now being built and II is probable
that the permanent plant viii be
erected, calling for the expediture OF
thousands of dollara.
The Bon Marche building win be a
two-story affair, built especially for a
department store, and II will be an
ornament TO that part Of the city.
Work Of tearing down the old build
ing on this site is now IN progress.
When the Keyser buildings are
erected on the site where the convent
OF the Sisters Of Mercy stood, the east
side Of Palafox from Main 20 Garden
street viii be occupied with stores. az
the west side now is. These buildings
win reach from the Pastime theatre
to the Keyser buildings. The build p
ings Will be two-gtory ones and viii
add much to the appearance OF that
part Of Palafox street. which has for
long time been a neye-sore to the
residents.
The Bass building is merely an in
dication Of the business moving north
ward on Palafox. The building will
be on the southeast corner of Palafox
and Gregory streets, the lower floor 20
be stores and the upstairs win be al N
vided into two large halls. The street
railway transfer station is at this
corner and Il Is thought the building
win be a most desirable one for any
kind OF retail business
Wright street will be far more at
tractive when the modern building OF
stores and apartments replaces tho
old wooden structure which has stood
for many years on the northwest cor
ner Of Wright and Guillennarde streets.
The old building has been removed
and work on the new building win
begin shortly. The first floor az this
building win be divided into stores.
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