El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
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| moving picture theater and rooms.
There viii be a pool hall in the base
ment and 25 rooms on the upper story.
J. F. woodward was the contractor
y B EsenberS has just finished an
open air picture theater on Montana
street, fronting the Lamar school
which cost about $1,000
a small building for showing pic
lures has been built by Ben Escajed in
block So Alagoffin addition at a cost Of
$500.
Apartment for the BeaIIs.
For Col and Mrs. T. J. BealI a two
story business building with 80 rooms
in the upper story IS being built just
east OF the DETROIT building, fronting
Myrtle and san Antonio The first floor
will have four storerOons two facing
Myrtle and two san Antonio. Beaudette
K Chopper are the contractors. working
on plans prepared by Braunton & Lie
bert The building viii cost $3.50
Martin building is Handsome.
One OF the handsOmest business
buildings in FL Paso the loca-
ton of which shows the growth of
big business eastward along Mills
street from the city's center. is the
Martin building. being erected for Rob
erts and Banner. at the southwest cor
ner of Stanton and Mills streets 'front.'
ing the site for the new postoffice
building The structure raises seven
stories. its frame being of reinforced
cember I is set by the architects,
Braunton & Liebert, and the main con-
tractor. John Mulligan, as the date for
the completion of the building, which
viii have cost $3.50, 900
The interior viii be closed in with
brick and finished with cream colored
terra Gotta and some pOlychrome fea-
lures Marble viii be used for vain
ScoJnS IN the main entrance corridor
and mosaic tile will be laid on the /
"a
bronze hardware features the structure
throughout An interesting detail of /
the exterior, when complete. viii be the |
electric lighting of the cornice- Two 4
hundred lights will be used in coves !
along the cornice. throwing into view 1
the pretty points of the building The |
latest indirect system of lighting will /
illuminate the offices and rooms inside !
Almost all Of the sections of the Mar
tin building are already rented The FL |
Paso Electric Railway company Will oc-
cUpy with its principal offices the first
floor, part OF the second floor and the
basement. moving there from its pres
ent location in the Trust building, at
Stanton and San Antonio. Some novel
electrical displays may be installed by
that company The seventh floor and
roof garden viii be occupied by the }
University club. Offices viii take up |
the fourth. fifth and sixth floors The /
Interior woodwork viii be of birch and :
oak, stained MAHOGANY
For the Myers Company.
Ground was broken AT the corner Of
Overland and Campbell, opposite the
courthouse the first of August. for a {
lew building 10 be occupied by the
IyerS company. one of IL PasO's i'm
Ortant Implement and vehicle firms.
he corner was recently bought of W
l. Long for $4,000 cash by Gus Nom : ,
en-. Mr. 1Iomsen is having the build
lg put up for the Myers company, at
cost OF 10000 When ready the firm
i'll move its stock there from the old /
ocatfon on South FL Paso street
Warehouses and stores.
A warehouse was built for =. L
orres. on Texas street in block so.
ottOn addition. that cost $500 An
Their warehouse was built adjoining
hat of Torres by E Carlson, at a cost
: $4,000.
William Brit built. at $40 North e.
aso street a store and basement at
ost Of $4,000.
on south FL Paso, in the 500 block.
A Baudreaux built q business build
ag. At a cost OF S3500- Mr.. Baudreaux
$50 built. on Alameda avenue, = store
nd tenement that cost $1,000.
At Fourth and FL PasO streets a two
tory building for stores and rooms is
eing built for Harry Turner. by J. ".
'ickering. from plans made by Braun
on & Liebert, at cost of $4,000
Lanier Building Occupied.
Completed at a cost of $4,000 in Feb
uary. the new Lanier building, of four
tories. adjoining Every bOdy's depart
lent store on the north. has been oc-
upied by the Rogers Furniture com
any and lodge halls. It is one Of the {
andsome additions to the business dis
-ict and was begun in 1915 by archi-
scts Braunuon * Liebert and contract !
r J. r woodward The lodge halls are s
coupled by the Knights Of Pythias and 2 J
paternity lodge. III. \. F. & \ " i
GOIdOft Building Soon. '
Plans are waiting decision on the a
CIV Goldoft building OF three stories. to s
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