The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
Building From Which Saloc
Passed Nov. 1 Being Taka
For Other Business,
BIGGEST SINGLE DEAF. q
IN YEARS Is REPOR1
Investment to Be at Least HI
Million When Work r Co
pleted-Number of Buildin
to Be Raced.

| Contrary TO diro predictions Of 81
ness disaster and empty business 0u4f
ings made by the followers Of the ~
interests, business generally has 4
proved greatly. even In the four 6nlI1
that Virginia has been operating u
! her new prohibition laws Thsr~
some empty buildings. but they e
fast being taken up by buxtuess c. c.
Germs which arc expanding ana
placing the saloons and liquor ah11
ping houses In tho realty neld. r.
ness is m ore brisk than Il hae hG
/ for months and tho outlook II r.
the coming winter Will be one Of ~
usual activity.
One of the largest dngis real
deals ever negotiated in this ctf1S2
the sale Of the southeast Third ss
Broad property to 6. g Kreage CT
pany. exclusively reported IN The ~
gtntan yesterday-waA closed On z
third day after the beginning AnffS
dry regime. This deal involved av;3SS1
| 600 as a starter, and before the - p
Ing improvements contemplated t..SI
purchaser have been completos"ss H.
investment will moro than ukAl
coed half million dollars In
On the property. now occupied d
OF the Polk Miller drug stores, . IL
Ing picture theater and several O.
business houses, there will b erUe
a handsome mercantile building. 4o%S
used as a five and ten cant store
largest in Richmond and, pSrhapGs
the South. The plans for thu oefG
ture are IN the hands Of the arcaateo
OF the Kreage Company. and tho 49,
OF construction will Do started -
az tenants leave present quarters
leases expire early in 1918.
New Buildings RcplAco Oh
Another notable change -
place soon at Third and Broad. e.
northeast corner. will be the r.
OF the present structure and the -
ing Of handsome three or four
! building for the Hofheimer Shoe e.
pany. which now occupies the noQ(
, west corner.
/ At Eighth and Main Streets e.
Is shortly to take place tho expaN
| OF the store OF Burk q Co, Tt
furnishings There viii be soN(
moves made Ia this improvonn1
which will be made BY the 0wn11
property adjoining that now uso4 v
Burk & Co., the Strauss 0unst
The Strauss-Gunst Co. owns
property occupied By the Bar
ortng Company. Marchettt 4 -
papy. and the building vacated Mn
Harris Liquor Co on November &,
! The Baer Tailoring Company r.
Marchetn a MagH viii nova 1
their present quarters into &
building vacated by the liquor h0u
as soon as that structure can H
modelled Preparatory work q
Is now under way. The struc&uro
Gated by these two concerns win
RACED and a new structure con1o
ing to that now occupied BY Bux1e
Co. will be erected adjodx
! and as an addition to Rnrk,a -
, about doubling that concerns s
and facilities for handling the loa
business.
Saloon Places Rented.
The place at 10 East Broad oe
| occupied before prohibition caMo
J. w Solomon. has been roN1
through the agency Of J. A. Gears
! s. Company. to Sam Jacobs,
moves his clothing store 70 that -
Der from SO East Broad streak
latter place, in turn has been Hor
No. - West Broad etroo4
cupied before November /. BY c.
Saloon. was sold about ok WoeeQ
to the sycle Clothing Company. Nl
has a clothing store NEXT door -
! lateS saloon. The saloon YIN ~
down and a new building 9eoo1o1
conform with that now oocupoo1 I'll
tho sycle Company. which WIN 60
its space into the new part ~
doubling capacity.
The store at 514 East Broad oG1
formerly occupied BY the q. ~ -
ley Company. who distributed NQ4
is now occupied BY MccAxsA
HAYNES grocers. who moved
next door. The place adjotntnG
cup.ed by A. B. Clarke d Son o.
| pany. who have moved from the13
| Main Street stand. whore for
| sixty-hve years they had bea0
gagged In the hardware businedo
The place vacated by the Ga
together with the adjoining oto4o
| Main Street. which has besn -
| for about two years. viii b
/ down and a new structure eroceo
| Strauss BROTHERS. Wholesale dry
The property II owned by
/ Saunders
The old Bi1ou Cafe, AZ sie
Broad Street. has been renta
/ restaurant purposes. A nunn4
| other saloons have been chanGo
| restaurants. soft drink places aA1
+, fectioneries. There are feW N
busin ess buildings because Of u
=, ing Of the saloons and these
[ occupied by other buSineauo0 Il
. short time, realty men prod1G
| outlook was never brighter.