The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-01-08
F)IJR BUSINESS
BUILDINGS TO
GO UP SOON
Modern Structures Will AdOrn
East Half of Block between
Yakima and Tacoma
WORK STARTS THIS WEEK
Arrnhy's Theatre and Buildings Of F.
F. Beste, B. J. Pinckney and
Hayden & Lloyd Assured

Friday morning Of this week work
men will begin tearing down the high
ho.rd fence which has enclosed the
property at Second and Yakima streets
a.se the Tull fire several years ago.
Ts;s will be the kickoff in what prom
;.es to be Kennewick's very biggest
building year.
On the Tull corner will rise P. j..
Murphy's new theatre building, which
has been leased to w. A. Baker for
term of years. The contract for the
building proper will not be let until
eaturday of this week when bids will
be opened in the Office Of F. A. Swim
,sle. supervising architect. The exca-
v,tion will not be included in the con-
tract but will be done by Mr.. Murphy
Nv force account. ~ am going to
start work tomorrow so that the site
v;ll be in readiness for the contractor
10 start work just as soon as he can
assemble his material" said Mr.. Muir
phy today. "Once the work is under
way it is to be rushed just as rapidly
- weather conditions will permit"
Mr. Murphy has so planned that
when the building is completed there
will be no delay in furnishing it. The
first shipment of furnishings, a car
load Of chairs arrived today and are
being stored in thesC Commercial Hotel
building. Before purchasing the fur
nishings visited most Of the larger
theatres in the state with view to
making Kennewick's new theatre Sc
cond to none," said Mr.. Murphy. "The
chairs are the full box-spring kind,
upholstered seat and back and fin
ished to match the interior decorations
Of the theatre"
Mr.. Murphy has secured permission
to move the small frame building, oc-
cupied by the Columbia Clothing Com
pany, to the north side Of Second onto
the Otto Hanson property. This To-
cation, however, will be only tempo
rary. The Clothing company is now
negotiating for new location and as
soon as it moves into it's new quarters
the old building will be moved to one
Of Mr.. Murphy's lots in the residence
district.
Before the theatre building is very
far under way work will be in pro-
gress on three other modern business
buildings in the same block. AdjOin-
ing the theatre F. F. Beste will erect
new home for his tire and harness
business. "You may say definitely
that am going to build" said Mr..
Beste to the Courier Reporter writer
today. "The only thing ! am in doubt
about now is whether my building will
be one or two stories" Mr.. Beste's
building will be 25 by 100 feet, with
7O-foot basement, which has already
been excavated. Half of the first floor
will be used as store and sales room,
with two rooms each 25 by % feet
at the rear. In one of these rooms
will be located the vulcanizing plant
and the other will be used as auto top
building and repair shop. At the rear
Of the building will be an enclosed pri-
vate automobile parking place.
On the lot adjoining the Beste build
mg B. J. Pinckney will erect his build
ing. 1t will be the same dimensions
as MIR. Beste's, but will have full base
ment. Mr.. Pinckney said today that
while he had not yet let contract
ne expects to have work under way
very soon. Excavation may start with
IN the next few days.
i don't know what anyone else is
gong to do, but we are going to build
ana are almost ready to CO." said Guy
:. Hayden, of the firm of Hayden &
Lloyd. They will build adjoining
rinckney on the westl Their building
Will be 5Ox1O0 feet divided into two
,s'ore rooms. One of these they will
occupy as the new home of the Ken
newlck Club. Plans for the interior
" the new Club call for one of the
Oest equipped and appointed re-
creation parlors in the state. At the
'front.' will be commodious lobby and
sales room with the card, pool and
o''iard tables at the rear. Only the
newest of the Clubs present furnish
.ss Will be moved and additional new
furnishings will be installed.