Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-05
DESCRIPTION Of
STORE BUILDING
AND BIC PLANT
Six Story Structure at Smith
and King Streets Devoted
Entirely to Furnishing
COMPLETE IN DETAIL.
Every Modern Convenience
Demanded of an Up-to-D Date
Business House Today
COMPLETE IN DETAIL.

One OF the most complete furni-
ture stores to be found in the entire
state is that OF Albert Leon & Son,
located in this city. The massixe six
story store building raises itself sky
ward above every other structure
and can be seen from the surround
ing country for miles around, thus
designating the location Of the Pace
Making City, far better than would
a dozen sign boards.
The business is so large that 1t not
only occupies the new six story
building at the intersection OF King
and Smith streets but also a two
story warehouse 100 by 200 feet, To-
Gated in Paterson street. A fleet OF
six motor trucks and cars is constant
" kept busy making deliveries, call
ing upon the vast trade and other
wise aiding the work of this organ
ization that has been run with such
great success by Mr.. Leon and dur
ms the pas few months with the as
sistance of his son, Marcus l.. Leon.
The main building utilized by the
firm of Albert Leon & Son, is a
handsome, imposing structure, six
stories high of steel, brick and terra
Gotta construction. 1t is thoroughly
equipped with sprinkler system. is
%fireproof throughout, has an Otis
freight elevator of the latest type
and a passenger elevator as we'll.
From the top to the bottom of the
store is a steel and concrete stair
way encased in a fire proof concrete
tower through which entrance Is
gained to the various floors by
means of fire proof doors, which are
kept closed at all times, by an auto
matte system.
The first or main floor of this
building Is eighteen feet high and
contains a horseshoe shaped mezza-
nine floor, on which is erected twelve
sound proof booths for the playing
OF monograph records. The phono-
graph department is the only n To-
Gated on this floor and is said by
those who inspected it to be one of
the finest monograph sales rooms to
be found in the east. A ladies' rest
room is also located on the mez-
canine floor.
On the first floor Is a show roc
for odd and special furniture. The
bookkeeping, credit department and
executive offices are located on this
floor as well as the show windows
which are the finest to be found in
any store in the city.
A feature of the second floor is a
huge rack for displaying rugs. This
rack is so arranged that by the mere
pulling of a cord any rug In which
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matically placed on the floor, and
when the customer has been salts
fled by another pull of a cord is
again put back into place on the
rack. BY means of this rack, which
is only found in the most modern
furniture stores the customer gains
some idea of how the rug will appear
when spread on the floor in their
home. The second floor is also de-
voted to the display of living room
and parlor furniture as well as the
electric lamps produced by the Am
erfcan Art Metal Lamp Company of
which Albert Leon g. Son are the
exclusive agents.
The third and fourth floors are
devoted TO the display Of dining
room, bedroom and miscellaneous
furniture. The fifth and sixth floor
are utilized as q stock Dor and
storage rooms for various furniture
that may be placed in stock when
desired.
In the daylight basement which
extends under the entire store is
found kitchen outfits. including
stoves, floor coverings, kitchen cab
inets and other kitchen furniture.
The building is a beautiful struc-
ture. the interior finishings being in
mahogany and ivory. The spacious
show windows extend along the en-
tire Smith street side of the building
and for fifty feet on the King street
side. The windows are arranged with
spot lights so hat any particular
piece of furniture may be shown UP
il such is desirable. The windows
are also large enough to set up an
entire room, just as it would appear
in the home.
A marquise. % by IA feet shelters
the entrance of the building from
the weather and also customers who
may come or leave the building by
automobile, bus or trolley.
Very little wood appears In thu
construction OF the building md II
used only for trimming, and floors
Inc mara WOOu IiODTS be idlu owe
concrete. Throughout the building
there are screens which are used IL
such a way as to show complete
room furnishing individually. Thi
system is now in vogue in many o
the large department stores of thu
country
A huge electric sign will be placed
upon the top Of the building in tn
immediate future, which will be Wis
ib1e for many miles throughout tn
surrounding country.
The warehouse is the receiving an
: shipping station for the goods dis
played and sold in the big store. Al
goods are taken direct from tn
cars to the warehouse. u%ncrated
polished and then removed to III
main establishment. After article
are sold they are again taken to tn
warehouse and carefully inspecte
before delivery, thus insuring tn
nufchaser at all times Of goods the