The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
STORES doll UP"
Many New Fronts Make APP.
pearaace on Kansas Ave.
After-the-War Prosperity Is
Being Shown Now.
REMODELING BECOMING HABIT
Business District Has Cleaner
More Modern Appearance.
Removal of Sidewalk Show
Cases Also Improvement.

The up-to-date. modern store front
is coming into vogue in Topeka with
amazing rapidity. For proof of this
one has but to walk up Kansas ave-
nue. and notice the large number of
changes. After-the-war prosperity in
the city is evidenced by the improve
ments made by "a large number of
business firms. Not only have new
stores been opened in the last six
months. but old firms are remode1ing,
painting and installing new fronts.
This fact. coupled with theNremoval of
the sidewalk display cases. rs giving
Kansas avenue neater, cleaner and
more modern appearance than it has
ever-enjoyed before.
Remodeling of store, fronts has be-
come almost habit lately. The latest
move is at the Outlook Clothing store,
where the work of remodeltng the
new front is now in progress. The
Fair store. 61S Kansas avenue, is also
in the progressive line of march and
has installed n new front on which the
work is not yet quite completed. s,:
New Lunch Room Here. a--
The building at sos Kansas avenue,
d formerly occupied by the Bowman
Mems Furnishing store, is being COM
pleted remodeled to acconim odate the
Victor Lunch house, a unit in chain
system Of restaurants. The adjoining
the Postal Telegraph, is now occupied
by the Barker bakery, which opened
for business several month ago. IN
terror improvements are in progress
in the bakery at present.
A great improvement at Sixth and
Kansas was the remodeling of the
front of the State Savings bank. The
new arrangement not only gives the
bank more badly needed room, but
ADDS greatly to the appearance of the
corner.
Across the street the fine new front
OF the Harris Goar company is an
asset to the avenue and the city. This
place was formerly occupied by a
pool hall. but several months ago was
remOdeled and complete new white
front installed, with a spacious lobby
in front. The building from which the
Harris-Goar company moved at 102
East Sixth is now occupied by the
Gibbs Clothing company.
New Tea Company Home.
Adjoining the Harris-Goar COM
pany is the building formerly occu-
pied by Hammel. the tailor, and the
Swearingen jewellery company. This
building was completely remodeled to
accommodate the Grand Union Tea
company. which moved from 612 on
account of the need of more room to
take care of their expanding business.
The Grand Union, one of a chain of
tea stores, has added a line of quality
groceries 10 its regular stock. The
new front in this store is done in
white and is very attractive HammeI
moved his business into the room left
vacant by the tea company.
The Antlers barber shop at 724
Kansas avenue is new institution
occupying the building made vacant
by the Friedberg jewelry store. This
building was remodeled and is now
one Of the finest shops in the state.
Other Changes Made.
There have been other minor
changes tending toward the improve
ment of Kansas avenue which is taxi
ing on the aspect of a real metro
politan thorofare. Fresh paint and
new, signs, with an apparent increase
in the attractiveness of the windows,
are in evidence on every hand.