The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-19
OCALA IS BUILDING

notes with much pleasure the follow
ing undertakings under way.
Mr. Joseph Malever is entirely re-
building and will make one of the |
most up-to-date store and office build |
ings in the city of his corner, two
story brick building recently bought
from the Gary estate. Mr.. A. c.
Price, the architect, has charge of the
work
| Messrs. Spencer and Pedrick are
excavating their lot on Oklawaha
avenue for the foundations for the
finest freproof garage in the city.
/ The building will be 119 X SO feet, two
stories, and there will be every con-
venience installed. Mr.. John Spencer
of the firm is experimenting the
work himself
Mr.. B. Goldman is just completing
a frame building with concrete floors
on North Main street. 40 80. The
building will be occupied by one of
Mr.. Goldman's many business enter
Iprises.
/ Messrs Smith & Pillans. the whole
sale grocers. will commence at once
building of large two-story ware
house on the well-located corner lot
at the corner of Osceola and South
Second street, adjoining the A. c. L.
tracks. They have just bought the
lot from Mr.. Trusten Drake and will
; build to accommodate their rapidly
increasing business.
The Marion Hardware Company
will soon have it's new quarters finish
ed and move in. The company has
been doing a large business, which
has been increasing year by year, and
bad to have more spacious and con-
venient quarters. The new store at
the corner of Magnolia and Washing
ten streets will be the best arranged,
most spacious and with the best show
: front of any building in town. The
5 ground floor will be 115 IS, most
substantially built and the basement
40 60, with the third floor go x sc.
Levi Alexander is experimenting the
5 work on this building.
Mr.. B. F. Condor, who recently
/, bought the Witness building at the
2 corner of Fort King avenue and Os-
ceola street, has entirely remodeled
the lower floor of that structure and
3 made one of the handsomest show
= rooms in the city. Mr.. Condor now
1 has the entire quarter of the block, on
S which he conducts his business, own
ing the vacant lot east of his build
ing and the frame building between
e the Witness building and the fire sta
D ton He will build on the vacant
= lot between the Temple theater and his
S present business site at no distant
0 date.
1t is only a short time since Messrs
Tucker and Simmons, the Ford deal
= ers. moved into their big new two
e story brick building at the corner of
p Main and South Second streets, where
o they are doing wonderful business.
f The Masons, who recently bought
: a large residence on Oklawaha ave
:, nue., have completely remodeled and
n modernized it, spending thereon sew
etal thousand dollars. and have one OF
the incest lodge homes of any lodge
e in the state.
e The Knights of Pythias have re,
e Gently purchased a residence property
e near the Woman's Club building in
S the first ward and will soon rearrange
d it to meet their needs as a lodge
e home.
r Many expensive and permanent i'm.
provements have been made of late
on and about the city water and cleo,
d trio light plant, and the city is now
S considering the installation of another
II steam unit to care for the increasing
/ business of the plant
i Mr.. r. E. Yonge is converting the
=, large halls, occupying the second floor
e of the Yonge block on Fort King ave
i nue., into four very handsome apart
e ments and will rent same to families
c thus helping to fill much felt want
in the city. Mr.. Yonge by this change
will increase the earning capacity Of
e his block quite a good deal.
g Mr.. Trusten P Drake has JUS
i completed in the eastern part of tbs
h city one of the most desirable bricl
g bungalow homes in the state
1T There have been built number Of
t. cottages and medium priced bunga
Y lows about town and many people
II have painted their homes, made sub
J. stantial changes and improvements
SIS this work is still going on and man,
ii will follow the example within tn
next few months.
Mr.. l. Corley of Georgia. has tn
10 material on the ground for building
Or three brick stores on the lot between
&c E. c. Jordan & Co. and the St. Georg
~ hotel block on Magnolia street.
to Messrs. Pyles & Perkins, the under
I takers, have greatly improved tn
appearance of their business buildin,
RS at the corner of Oklawaha avenue an
X Osceola street.
The Carroll Motors Co. has bough
lot on North Main street, opposit
e: the Ocala Iron Works, and will com
Id rtence to build thereon as soon as tn
E. contractors can get the material o.
n the ground. The Carroll Meters CO
ed VIII build a home for its growing bus