Evening journal., 1920-02-03
new BUILDINGS
in CITY CENTER
Structures Being Put Up or
Under Consideration TO
Cost $5,O0O,000
MANY OPERATIONS
IN UPTOWN SECTIONS

That Wilmington Is still booming in
spite Of The postwar quietude obtain
ing in most parts OF the country, Is
apparent when the fact that more than
S5,O0O,OOO worth OF building operations
Is either now going on within the city
/ limits, or is planned for the near fu-
ture The buildings include almost
every conceivable type OF structure, In
4 cludlng apartment houses residences,
garages, housing developments. public
buildings, newspaper plant, several
new homes OF banking istiiutions, com
mercial and manufacturing structures
any many Others.
The total Of "a large operations ex-
ceeds the 100000 mark, without TAX
! ing smaller work into consideration
some OF the largest operations, build
| ing and proposed include: Delaware
Trust Company. Si,250OOO; Public IL
brary. 10000: Presbyterian Church.
S2OO.OOO; Industrial Savings and Loan
4 society. 100000: Wilmington Saving
Fund, S29i 600; Y w. &. A., S3SOOOO;
New Theatre, s250,OOO; Morning News
$4,000; Frank 5. Dure building,
$4,000; Govatos Apartments, si5OOOQ;
Rodney Square. 100000; Mundy-kane
/ building, $4,000.
The addition 10 the plant OF the
Standard Kid Company, at Third and
I Monroe streets, will cost sii500o, and
ahe addition 10 the big plant OF the
: Amalgamated Leather Company, 40
/ Chestnut ard Adams streets, viii prob
ably cost twice that much The cosl
| OF a picture theatre at rweniy-hlrd
and Market streets. and two others on
Union street, will add $4,000 10 the
total. private homes In process OF CON
! struciion. or contemplated, VIII aggre-
1 gate $4,000 some, garages and small
| commercial work $4,000, two housing
schemes $4,000; two large apartment
houses $4,000. and miscellaneous
work another siOO,OOl The namcs OF
many or the persons interested In
these building schemes are Withheld
for obvious reasons.
That the center Of The city viii be
virtually remade will be easily seen,
when it Is considered mat twelve large
structures will probably be completed
IN the business section within two
years.
While it Is doubtful whether the pro-
posed new Public Library VIII be
started this year. still. Il cannot be
doubted that II will 10 up In the near
future
One OF the most important operations
announced since that Of the Delaware
Trust Company Is the nov church Of
The combined congregations OF First and
J Central Churches. The new cdiflce wi
be on the site OF the old First Pres
byterian Church on Market street abovl
? Ninth.
Market STREET may have another biz
! new theatre. The contemplated struc
= ture will be On the site Of fhe Dresen
store properties at Nos. S06-SlS-Si0 Mar
ke, street. and will cost S2500o0. sam
uel Greenbaum Is hnck Of The project.
The officials OF the Wilmington saw.
inas Fund Society hope 10 occupy theii
new home al Ninth and Market street.
within a year. The interior Of the old
structure Is rapidly being torn out and
the stone work will come down within
a short time
The home OF the Young Women's
Christian Association on King street
near Tenth, six stories In height, and
with a frontage Of 81 feet on k!ne
]
street will be another addition 10 ihe
architectural beauties Of the city, ac-
cordng 10 the plans OF the architect
Edward Candy May.
John Govatos. owner OF the Old LID
rary Building, az Eighth and. Markel
streets. has decided TO strengthen, reno-
. vate and Improve the existing struc-
5 ture and he viii add three floors 10 the
E Ton Of the building. The edlilce VIII Dg
r used for stores and apartments.
- other structures including the home
: OF the Delaware Trust Company lns
a Rodney square Improvements, bn'idini
{ m the Industrial Savings and Loan so
/. cleiy. the Morning News buildins' th'
: Munday-Kane Furniture Company, nave
5 already been described In previous IS
r sues OF The Evening Journal.
= Frank 5. Dure Is considering putin.
up a ten-story store and apartillen.
Z bniidire al Nos. s27-s29 Market street