Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-08

The sixth floor of Albuquerque
hotel, the pride Of the community
and the investment OF a thousand
citizens, has been laid. Like the
mercury in the glass tube, climbs
the hotel story by story as an index
Of the growth Of the city. When
the building reaches 105 feet the
blood heat of activity will have
been attained and construction on
the hotel will cease.
The structure when completed
will be far bigger than appearances
will indicate, according to the con-
tractors. 1t will in reality be ten
story building il the basement
kitchen and store rooms, the meg
canine floors and the pent house
inside of the tip-top firewall are
taken into consideration. 1t is tech
nically, however, a seven-story
hotel
Six full floors are laid now, the
newest one as the highest point In
the business district of the city, af-
fording a superb view Of the valley
and the surrounding mountains.
The circle panorama visible from
the upper floors will make these
highly desired by the guests who
crave more than comfort and at
tention for their money.
Splendid progress is being made
on the construction of the build
ing, All of the form work to be
done by carpenters will be COM
pleted within Is days, according to
w. ]. Allen, general superintendent
of construction. The closing in of
the building will begin this week
when the finish carpenters will
start fitting the outside sash.
Plasterers Begin Work.
Plasterers have begun their work
on the first floor in the kitchen
which is being finished first. The
finished floor has been laid in the
kitchen and the cement topping
has been poured on the entire Sec
ond floor. The brick and tile work
on the first four floors will begin
this week. The last car load of steel
has been received after consider
able delay which held up the work,
according to Mr.. Allen.
The style of the building, which
Is Of concrete and hollow tile con-
struction, is of modified pueblo
type of architecture. 1t is charac-
terized by incomplete vertical lines,
a terraced effect in the several sto-
ries, rough finish exterior and
heavy exposed timbers. Carved
vigas and canales, rough hewen pill
lars and irregular balustrades will
be features. The interior woodwork
will be massive in design as well.
Marquise of Carved Wood.
An elaborate marquise of carved
wood will frame the front entrance
on Central avenue. This is sur
mounted by an arched belfry of
antique pueblo lines. An open ball
cony, backed by a portal with
rough wooden posts and vigas over
the entrance, will be reached from
the second floor guest rooms as an
out f-doors veranda. A similar
roof gallery opening from the Ia
dies mezZanine is on the Sixth
street side of the building.
The guest rooms are arranged In
four wings on either side of cor
ridors which run from the center of
the building to the four corners.
There are SO rooms on each OF the
second, third and fourth floors,
each with a private bath. Some Of
the rooms are arranged so that they
can be thrown together into suites
If so desired.
Although the partitions have not
yet been built on the upper floors
the roughing in of the plumbing
has been completed and the cleo
trio conduit work is progressing
with construction. There will be
metal partitions between all rooms
The rooms are of a generous size
and all have outside windows.
Circular Stairway.
A circular stairway begins on the
second floor and runs up through
the center of the building. A two
cage elevator shaft west Of the
stairway will be finished with
a heavy antiqued baluster.
The ground floor OF the hotel is
Of immense proportions and will
be handsomely decorated. A lobby
70 by 55 feet is on the south side.
Back and above the lobby and sep
arated from it by a heavy carved
balustrade is the dining room. The
lobby is lighted by skylight sup
ported by heavy beams. The
room will have exposed ceiling
beams throughout in true pueblo
style and large open fire place.
At either end Of the lobby on the
east and west sides Of the building
are mezzanine floors, each 20 by 80
feet in size. The balcony is ladies'
parlor and writing room and the
west is for general public use. The
business office and clerks desk will
be under the west balcony and a
news stand will be located at the
east entrance below that balcony. A
street shop, 25 by IS feet Is in each
corner of the building.
Main Dining Room.
The main dining room with its
decorative center pillar
and arched recesses occupies the !
center of the main floor, raised, !
however, three feet above the level
OF the lobby. The dining room is
40 by IS feet with a 17-foot ceiling. |
1t will be entered from the kitchen |
through a serving pantry on the /
west. Gustave Baumann, q Santa |
Fe artist, will do the mural decora-
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