Arizona republican., 1913-08-11
WORK IN KORR|CK BLOCK
 THIS MORNING
Handsome Structure Will Rise Soon at First and Washington Streets and Demolition of Old Build ing Starts Today

Actual work connected with the 1 construction of the proposed new | Nouick buiGing Ut First and Wash 1 iHeton streets. IT. ho tho hom, of thc l \rW York store. will be- commenced ] this morning when the Arizona Eu- %ineerin" Construction company. will 1 place q force of men at work rtzmg l tine adobe structure on the corner
 and the brick front store adjoining i to make way far the $Ioo.0o0 struc- f tune From this day ou untu the i contractors are ready to turn the ] completed structure over tu the own l CTS that section eff N'aehiugton street i will be a workable beehive of indus i trN, as it has been promised that the l buiding win be ready for occuIanc<- 1 before spring and it is likely that i this will be accomplished consider ! ably earlier.
 In making room for the new structure. one of the landmarks of ] Phoenix must go. For years the ] Istructurc now occupied by the New York store as am annex. Was the 1 home of Goldbcrg Bros clothing and furnishing establishment, being ya- catcd w that concern upon the com i pIction of it's handsome building d. ] few doors west. Constructed If adobe many years ago. the building was once considered the largest and : finest mercantile oStablishmcnt m Phoenix. In most respects the build ing today appears to ho in about as good condition lis it lyas wnon new |rW pc"ply except those oId-ti.ncrs who were here in the early days sus- rcctsd that it Was an adobe structure for its carefully plI~tcrcd walls had the appearance of cement over brick The l[urricl huiIding is to bo of ornamental brick. with concrete roun- dauons There VIII be a basement ,Nt,nding under the entire structurc. with four st rics above. The east walls win hc of hollow tile. eiy.ue opportunity sometime in the fu,sro.
 1T conditions warrant of counoctfng with adj".u.na structures with IittI,.I "r no trouble. In most respects the bHi,ding will be practically fircpr5of. Beyond wooden floors. specified be- cause of tho hardship concrete floors work upon the feet of employees. there will bc little or nothing connected with the construction of the building that could lc considered infIammtIae.
 While tho estimated first cost of tho building is in the ncf-hLurh .pd of S12.ooo, it is known that no cxpensa
 
 ing not uuIy the most modern but also tho h1nGs"mc-t mercantile cstab- !
 ishmcut in the southwest. II Will . also rank I@ the largest mercantile 1 structur" occupied exclusively by a ! single concern With adequate cIcva- i tor service. rest rooms for the women , customers writing rooms for the con | rcmcncc of patrons. in addition to practically unlimited floor space for ! the display and storing of q stock of | goods not approached in Arizona. the i korricll building promises. when com plctcd to take first rank among the i structures of the southwest
 Nor is this the only building soon | to ris" in Phoenix. It is expected | that work will begin shortly upon ! the Pratt-G.Ihcrt structure at Cen | tral avcnur and Madison and Jack i son streets. Then. too. the proposed | grammar school at Van Hurcn and ! Seventh streets will also be under | way vc1y shortly. Excavation for the | handsome new hotel at Central ave nue and Madison street is about com pletcd and the work upon the foun- dation will begin shortly Work | upon the erection of the handsome | new St M1ry's church is also under | way
 Altogether the building situation in Phoenix was never more active in the ! month of August than it is this wear The permits issued in July exceeded i any other month in the history of | Phoenix except that in which the per init for the Hotel Adams was fesued | and the most of the work then au- thorizcd is now under way
 Just outside the city line. work is being rushed upon the handsome $1o.o0o office building of the Arizona Eastern. the building committee of | the Knights of Pythias is already at | work planning the proposed castle . for that organization and there are q ! dozen other important structures pro jcctcd which will likely carry and | work upon which will be under way within the next few weeks.