The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21
CRYSTAL WILL
Be REMODELED
-rANY ySRoRTANT CHANGES TO EE
1rApE AT MARKET STREET
RESTAURANT.
Kitchen To BE Placed IN 2eer-Moro
- Special Equipment VIII
30 New.

The management Of the Crystal
restaurant on Market street today will
sign contracts with the Scott Lumber
company for $4,000 improvements to
the place. making Il one OF the most
modern, up-to-date restaurants in the
city.
Plans and specifications are all now
completed. and Messrs. Tom Kademenos
and Gus Gales will meet with the con-
tractors today.
When completed. the new Crystal
will be one OF the mos, beautiful places
OF business in the city. The front OF
the building will be entirely rebuilt.
while the entrance to the Manhattan
Hotel. which occupies the second. third
and fourth :NrS. will be moved from
the back 10 the front. eliminating the
long hall way which now exists. giving
more space 10 the restaurant.
The equipment OF tho restaurant will
be modern in every respect, the entire
kitchen being in the rear. with every
thing electrical. There will be a model
counter. pastry display cases. cigar
counter. coffee urns and water coolers
IN the dining room itselt as now. but
differently arranged.
New Dining Room Design.
The woodwork viii all be new. while
en- entirely new system OF lighting will
he installed. New tables, linen. and
silver Will be installed throughout.
The plans. drawn By VI. F.. G.esey.
well known local architect. show some
thinS entirely new IN dining room de-
signs. All the way round the dining
room Itself will be mahogany wood
work, six feet high. OF panel figure. Each
light feet there will be 4 pedestal. on
Ihe top Of which Will be clusters OF
electrical lights in flowers ard truI,
effects in season. alternating with cleo
tric bracket. chandeliers and electric
fans. About the woodwork Will be hand
painted pictures. The ceiling will be
done In cream. while In the ceiling VIII
lie six large cluster chandeliers which
cost $3.50 each. The dining room will
be 1co by % feet.
In the front part OF the dining room
Mill be the cashiers desk. cigar coun-
ter. while along the south wall will bc
The pastery display cases. al mahogany.
with marble tops. plate glass doors AMI
glass shelves. maHtnG everything most
sanitary.
The 4i-root counter will remain as Il
Is now. while at the wcst end will DO
special table FOR tie coffee urns and
water coolers.
rhe kitchen i;selt wilt be In tho rear
rCcrn. and Is very a;.ractivciy arranged.
'rhe large electric ovens. specially de
signed steam tables. monster range and
L large ammonia rcfricerating plant
will be on one side OF the Kitchen. wh!io
or the other will be the electric dish
washers and r!nsers. and other equip
Gicnts.
Larger Staff
The dining room will Le fitted with
three rows OF tables. the finest OF linen
10 he used. The dishes and silverware
VIII all bear tie monogram OF the
dining room. 4 larger STAFF OF walters
and Mattresses viii also be added,
Tho architectural designing was BY
Mr. Giesey. while tho Steam Electric
Company has designed the lighting
system Bernard Checker we'll known
Pittsburgh architect. has designed the
arrangement Of tho Kitchen.
Work has already been started in tn"
rear part Of the building. II IS planned
to start work on tic rev front and
dining room ttselr in ahou, two weeks
The Manhattan Hotel. occupying the
three top floors OF the building. AID
ooerated by Tom Stamos. - also be-
Ing renovated and rebuilt 4 n~w Of
flee and lobby ia 20 ne built. while ser-
eral Of the rooms ard halls are 10 he
rearranRed. making Z also up-todate
IN every respect.
New beds. bedding. carps,a ard lin
ems are TO be placed IN the hotel while
several more baths are n De added.
With the entrance direct or Market
street. the note; will no doubt re on Of.
tho most popular places IN the city