Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

odiSt Church, South, with the new
proposed edifice for which the foun-
dations have been laid and the con-
tract let for the completion OF the
superstructure. Here is the growth
of the city shown clearly, the old
church overtaken and passed by busl-
ness houses dwarfed by the new
Heard building to the south OF 1t.
This reminds one strongly OF Trim
ity church Of New York, hemmed in
on all sides by skyscrapers, re-
minder of olden days. The new home
Of the Central Methodist church on
the corner of Central avenue and
Pierce street, is the result of much
painstaking work on the part of its
trustees, members and clergy, and
they should be congratulated on the
fruit of their noble labors.
The new Central Methodist Church,
South, differs greatly from the for
mer two churches in that there is
no form of ritual the main meeting
hall or auditorium being arranged
with seats facing a rostrum wherein
the pulpit is placed, modified form
of the old Greek and Roman amphi-
theater. This is the deciding and ma
jor factor in the design of Meth
odist church. Attendant to this are
the Sunday school rooms, offices for
the heads of these departments. So
ciety and recreation rooms, all based
on the proper training and recreation
Of the moral mind of the young.
This building has been developed
from the functions and forms of the
requirements of plan to an express
sion on the exterior of a free inter-
pretation of the classic renaissance
in the form of stucco exterior walls,
tile COPIED roofs and modified Gre-
clan classical portico. While this
building has not yet been executed.
we feel sure that 1t will be val
liable addition to our civic church
architecture.
Christian Church
Only a few blocks north on Cen
trail avenue is the Christian church,
with walls of warm toned pressed
brick, with Roman Ionic stone porti-
co, a very pleasing structure lacking
only in the planting of shrubbery to
relieve the structural lines of the
building. This edifice is planned
with a large auditorium in place Of
nave, and has the adjacent Sunday
school rooms.
Central avenue, one OF our most
pleasing streets in the city, is rap
idly being beautified by such struc-
lures which are gradually forcing
residences. further out.
Although mention has only been
made of the most important COM
pleted or projected church buildings,
there are various others which are
anxiously awaiting the time when
they will build large and better, as
the Community Hall for the Phoenix
Hebrew center, which is now rapidly
nearing completion, the initial start
of a future center for the gathering
together of the Jewish people in re-
! ligious and social life.
Growth Of Business Building
In commercial and business houses
of different classes, extremely rap
i'd progress has been seen in the
| planning, erection and execution OF
many new buildings, notable among
which is the contrast between the
| old Republican building, which fol
years housed the publication of this
newspaper and its new quarters in
the Heard building. located on Cen
trail avenue. Compare these tive
buildings and in so doing you begir
to realize the great leaps by whicl
Phoenix is advancing. Does the pes
| simistically inclined person have 6
doubt in the future of Phoenix. com
munity and valley, when they SCI
the investment of money on such {
large scale?
New and modern hotels are beinl
planned and constructed, such a
the fine new Walker hotel.
Another phase of the city's pro
gressive business building is the ad
vance Of the automotive industry ant
the increasing number of structure
erected to house this branch OF Phoe
nix industrial life. On every hant
can be seen many new building
for this business, notable example
of which are the Overland Arizon;
building, the r. D. Roper building
the Paige show rooms and the addi