Alma record., 1920-04-15
.REMODEL|NG THE
GAFFNEY BLOCK
State Street Building Will Be
Made into First Class
Structure.
WILL TAKE THREE MONTHS
Expensive Store Front Is 10 Be
Erected by the kawneer
Company.

The remodeling of the Gaffney
block on State ST., has been started
by Broughton a. Son, who expect to
have the work completed about the
middle of July, at which time the
Gaffney block will be one of the finest
structures of its size in the city.
While the Gaffney block is brick
structure, it is not modern, having
no basement, heating plant, or the
numerous other conveniences that go
to make up the first class business
blocks of today. The stairway to the
second floor, placed in the center of
the store front has divided what
might otherwise be large store
room into two smaller rooms, with a
frontage of about "a feet each.
These things will all be done away
with in the remodeling Of the build
ing, under the direction of Broughton
d Son. Perhaps the most noticeable
difference will be made in the
shifting of the stairway from the
center of the front to the south side
of the building, permitting the two
small store room to be made into one
large room As feet in width by 80
feet in length.
The store front will be remodeled
naturally, as a result of the moving
OF the stairway, and because of an
intense desire to have store front
that will not only be highly pleasing
to the eye, but which will also per
init the best possible display of the
goods which are handled by the GafT-
ney Style Shop, which is located in
TINS structure. The store front to be
installed will be constructed by the
hawneer company and will be of the
latest and most approved type. From
each end of the store will be q deem
display window, which several feet
from the sides will cut back several
feet, and then again continue
towards the center, where large
door Will be placed for the store en-
trance. Directly in front of this door
VIII be a showcase nearly sixteen feet
IN length, and around the ends of
thls and at the back of il will be
corridor, thus made between the case
and the display windows, where they
turn back towards the store. This
VIII be given tile floor The dis
play windows and the large show
'ase will all have twelve inch base
u gray marble. Brass trimmings will
'e used for the showcase, display
and the entrance door.
Over the display windows will be
placed prism glass, which will reflect
ight back into the store, making pos
'ible better lighting effects than
'ould otherwise be secured.
A basement will be dug under the
south part of the building and a
steam heating plant will be installed
which will furnish the heat for the
entire structure.
The floors, both of the first floor
md on the second floor will be CON
tructed Of hardwood.
The second floor will be divided in
o Office suites, according to present
'ians, except for stock room, at the
ear OF the second floor, which will
'e 80 by 40 feet.
MRS. >. Gafney, proprietor of the
iaffney Style shop, and owner of the
has moved her stock of
FOODS into the north store, while the
is being done at the south
nd, and then the goods will be
moved into the south half of the store
NTH the work at the north end has
'een brought to completion.
1t is expected that the entire work
rill be completed about the middle of
uly.