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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
BUSINESS SITES
AGAIN STRONG
IN REALTY MART
Meyer-Engel Report $780,
500 In Transactions
For Week

The proverbal damper of Christmas
upon the real estate market is reflected
but little in the weeks report of Meyer
and Engel, who recently set 81 10000
mark in trading in three weeks time
Sales, all of which were downtown
property, total $130,50O.
The fifth Second avenue corner to be
turned by the firm in the last go days
is included in the announcement. This
site is located at the intersection OF
Twenty-sixth street and it was sold by
the Newton Investment company to
Mrs. Leopold Loeb and Leo Rich. II
has a 5O-foot frontage on Second and
1O0-depth and is improved. by two
story brick building.
E. Greenberg purchased through the
agency a 50-foot piece ON the north
side of Second avenue between Twenty
fifth and Twenty streets. Roscoe
Mcconnell and brother were former
holders of the property.
Joe Levy sold to the Newton Invest
ment company a 25-foot piece Mt 2512
Second avenue. 1t is improved with a
one-story brick building.
Property at 251O Third avenue, a
two-story brick building, was sold twice
in the same day by the agency with a
handsome profit realized on the second
sale. 1t was first sold by Leo Steiner
to NJ. and f. Greenberg, who in turn
disposed of it to DR.. w. T. Berry. In
the second sale r. Leblanc of the La
mar Smith Realty company co-operated.
The latest group Of sales brings the
years aggregate by the firm close to 3d.
600 900, w. r. Engel states.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SALES AT $4,000
IN NEW SECTION

Although steam shovels have scarcely
scraped a pathway through the recently
acquired properties of c. j. Donald
and associates, the company has dis
posed of over $4,000 worth of lots up
to noon Saturday, according to a state
ment of C. ]. Donald, whose orSaniza-
ton is handling the properties.
The property is called Fairfield First
Addition and was purchased from ]. w.
Mcqueen. J. j. Walker and j. Hoke
Perkins for $4,000. The new owners
will sell about 200 lots of which num-
Der about 80 have been sold.
The property is situated near the
Hospital heights subdivision now being
graded by the Tennessee company forces,
and between Oakland cemetery and the
new Fairfield High school which will
cost 100000, Some of the lots on the
ridge overlook the new high school prop
erty.
1t is stated the demand for the lots
has been an eye-opener to real estate
men in this section and the fast absorp-
ton of the property indicate that the
district believes the new year will be
one of unusual business development.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
BRICK PROVES
POPULAR IN NEW
CITY STRUCTURES
Program Said To Take
100000 Bricks
Daily

A noteworthy features of the down
town building era has been the use OF
brick and the appearance-for the first
time in Birmingham-of the red brick
skyscraper. Without exception the
facing of the eight new structures now
in various stages of construction is of
brick deviating from the previous pop
ularity of terra Gotta.
1t is estimated in building circles that
Birmingham now takes around 100000
bricks daily for its building programs.
This is said to be an enormous amount
for city of Birmingham's size and is
undoubtedly without precedent here.
L. l.. Stephenson, Jr., brick manu-
facturer, points out the tendency toward
brick in construction programs.
Specify Brick
Builders and architects, in specify
ing brick, have found it not only more
economical" he says, "but have come
to the realization that. it can be made
into remarkably attractive structure.
This is found especially true of the red
brick. previously used here only in
the smaller buildings. In fact, the red
brick today seems to be among the most
popular brick in the SOUTH
The Stephenson company is now fur
nishing Birmingham with 100000 brick
a day and has contracts for the largest
percentage of the downtown office
buildings as we'll as the Woodlawn and
Phillips High school units.
School Big Job
peculiarly, the Phillips High school
will use five times as much
brick as Hotel Redmont," Stephenson
asserts. This is because it has a solid
brick wall whereas most of the struc-
lures use hollow tile"
Building brick is furnished in a score
of co1ors, running from white to a jet
black. The cost depends upon the grade
with the red brick about 80 per cent
cheaper than some of the lighter shades.
The brick used in the Hotel Redmont
is n Belden brick and it is the first
time it has been used in the district.
Stephenson says. 1t is an impervious
brick made of stiff mud process and
presents a buff color which adds con-
siderably to the beauty of the structure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

ut is regarded as almost automatic
that real estate is one of the last
things to 90 down in a period of dull
ness and depression, and one of the last
things to recover after the causes OF
this depression have ceased to operate
The very stability of real estate, means
that it is less sensitive to the ebb and
flow of the commercial world.
after the close of the war an enor-
NOUS deffation took place in commerce.
Doubtless during this period compare
lively little city real estate was sacri-
feed and trading was naturally at a
low ebb. The period of commercial
deflation, drastic as it was, closed some
time ago. Naturally, it was followed
by q period Of conservatism that
brought us up to January, 1924. While
a presidential year is probably not the
bugaboo to the business world that it
once was, still the uncertainty OF the
present year caused more hesitation
in the commercial world than is usually
the case. Such a situation was alto
Hether transient and could affect real
estate almost none at all, except posi-
bly, to decrease activity. This how
ever was overcome, at least locally, by
n by the strong accumulation of invest
moment for the purchase and develop
ment of real estate.
Come Back Stages
'"The good year 1924 marked the
comeback of real estate, and has wit
messed not only a most phenomenal
building program but also remarkably
active market for trading. This ac-
tivity has extended north, east, south,
and west of the business center of Biz
mingham, not at all confirming itself to
the Immediate vicinity of the new build
!ngs projected or in actual course OF
construction. Again, after many years
Of quietness. the building of apartment
houses and the opening of subdivisions
have marked 1924, no less than 1O4
new subdivision maps have been filed
Dor record.
although there has been some diver
Nnce of opinion as to the effect, it
would seem that publication to the
w,Jld of the fact that the 'Pittsburg-
plus method of pricing steel products
no ;1nger obtains must in the very ma
ture VI case direct the attention of out
side manufacturers to the advantages
Of the birmingham district. Without
a doubt the removal of this supposed
handicap has put greater confidence in
our own local people and may have
been one of the contributing causes to
the real estate activity of 1924. 1t is
certainly true that the prospect of even
partial relief of the Embarrassing sit
uation has increased interest in the dis
tricts affected. Added to the above
may be mentioned natural and needed
expansion of the hitherto limited bust
ness area of Birmingham. The remark
able amount of paving that has heen
done must be counted also as a con-
tributing cause especially in the close
in Southside.
Should Visualize
after satisfying himself with his
own careful analysis of the underlying
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
STATE BUILDING
FOR Il MONTHS
SURPRISES 1928
Birmingham Shows Big
Increase Over Last
Year

Alabama's building contracts during
the first IL months of the year have
equalled the entire 1923 construction
volume, according to an announcement
by the f. w. Dodge corporation.
Total contracts from January 1 to
December /, 1924, have amounted to
$50, 100000. This is 3 per cent in.
crease over the corresponding period OF
last year.
Birmingham, with a 11-month total
Of $25, 508,000 and an S6 per cent in
crease over the corresponding period Of
last year, has led the state in the years
building increases.
November contracts in Alabama
amounted to 81, 743, 500. This was only
third of the October figure and two
thirds of November, 1928. 1t in
cluded $685., 200, or SO per cent, for
residential buildings, and $456,0OO, or
26 per cent, for commercial buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
DOCTORS SEEK
own BUILDINGS
Professions Segregation
Noticeable, Says
HOdO ~

Mark Hodo, in charge Of the rentaI
department of Smith-Schultz-Hodo
who has just returned from an extern
sive trip through the north and east
comments upon the segration of pro
fessions in office structures especially
adapted to their use.
Hodo was particularly interested in
buildings of this type since his firm is
acting as representative for the Martin
office building, a structure which, upon
completion, will cater to the medical
fraternity.
"In nearly every city that 1 visited,
he asserts. "New' York, Cleveland
found that buildings bidding for certain
branches of the profession were ex-
ceptionally popular. They seemed to
feel that an arrangement of this sort
proved a more efficient one for their
clients besides making it possible for
them to obtain better service"
The Martin office building Is now
underway at the northeast corner OF
Fourth avenue and Twenty-third street
with the contract calling for completion
by May /. Plumbing and other fix
lures have bene planned to find favor
with physicians and dentists and al
ready a number of blocks of doctors
have signed leases for suites.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
FIFTH AVE. HOTEL
BELIEVED DROPPED

An option held on the northeast cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Twentythird
street, where rumors had it that new
hotel would soon make it's appearance,
expired last week. The figure involved
was understood to have been over $780,
600 with the option running 30 days.
The site is considered in building cir
cles to be an excellent one for hostelry
and at one time such a building was
tentatively announced. This plan, how
ever, is believed to have been completely
dropped in the light of late develop
ments. The property is owned by e. NJ.
Elliott and figured in the trade for the
Burnett building, one of the biggest
transactions of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
IMPROVEMENTS
FOR FIRST AVE.
Lee Realty Plans Retail
Development On
Corner

Plans for extensive improvements on
the building at the northeast corner OF
First avenue and Eighteenth street are
held by the Lee Realty company, own
err of the property.
Although improbable that the pro.
gram will begin much before October /,
since leases by present tenants do not
expire until that time, drawings have
already been submitted. Under the
proposal four retail stores will be built
facing Eighteenth with large shop on
the corner fronting both Eighteenth
and First avenue.
The property measuring, 60x140 on
Eighteenth street, was purchased by
the company three months ago at $685..
600 Since that time offers of $165, 900
are said to have been refused.
Albert Lee Smith, zone Of the execu-
tives of the Lee Realty company, de-
clares the Eighteenth street frontage OF
far greater comparative value than
First avenue, because Of the retail
trend on Eighteenth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Realty Transfers

Annie P. Moore to the Newton In
vestment company, lot Z in block 30
according to the survey of the Ely
ton Land company. $23, 2S3.49.
Joe Levy to the Newton Invest
ment company, east one-half Of lot ID
in block 80, according to the survey
of the Elyton Land company. $17,500
r. L. Layton and wife to the New
ton Investment company, west 1863 feet
of lot and the east 23.1-feet of lot
a in block 60, according to the mar
of Forest. $16,500.
L. T. Talley and wife to J. 7. Tai.
ley, lot 10 in block %, according to
the map of the Walker Land compa,
ny's addition to Elyton. 81 and other
valuable considerations.
r. D. Ross to the Newton Invest.
ment company, lot 4 In block Sc, &C.
cording to the survey of the Eyton
Land company. $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ELLIOTT REPORTS
CONTINUED SALES
Fourth Avenue Favored In The
Weeks $4,000 Sales

A continuance of a good market de-
spite the approach Of the holidays is re-
ported by II. G. Elliott and company.
According to announcement by the firm
Elliott, together with w. r. Shaw, a
salesman of the force, turned deals to-
falling $4,000 during the week.
The company's sales were located on
Third and Fourth avenue between
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets,
four of the pieces being on the latter
thoroughfare.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
PLAN ADDITION
|. OF TWO UNITS
TO DE OWENS
Construction Program To
Involve Over
$125,00O

Two more new apartment buildings
one in Forest park and the other in
Norwood, were announced through the
McDavid Real Estate and Insurance
company, Saturday. Construction pro
grams, involving over $125,000, have al.
ready been launched with the plan Of
completion of both by April /.
OF encouragement to those seeking
residences in the exclusive Forest park
district is the statement that D. o.
Nichols will erect two housing units at
Forty second street and Eleventh ave-
nue.. The apartments will be used In
connection with the De Owens, built also
by Nichols a few months ago. Upon
completion the group of structures will
be known as the Mountain Terrace
apartments.
The new units will contain six-room
apartments each and follow the general
plan of the De Owens which proved so
popular with tenants this fall. Servant
quarters, garages, cedar lined closets,
tile baths, with built-in features, large
porches and spacious well-planned
grounds, are some of the main points of
the structures.
Gray Roofing
Construction will be of red brick, with
black motar points. A gray tile roof,
which is expected to set the apartment
building off attractively in its surround
ings, is also in the building program.
The Norwood apartment Is being built
by p. P. Aldridge on Twenty-ninth
street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth avenues. 1t is the plan of II.
D. Breeding architect, and contains 6
six-room apartments. Material will be
brick and all of the conveniences of the
better class apartment types are to be
included in the building
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
AWARDED
GARAGE CONTRACT
Johnston To Build Quarters Fol-
Motor Company

George Johnston, owner of 100 feet
at 2317-23 Third avenue, has awarded
the contract for construction of the pro.
posed garage and motor storage build
ing on his premises to H. ]. Dawson.
The structure will be Of two-story
brick and be ready for occupancy by
March 1.
The building has been leased to
Frank l.. Stevens under a long term
agreement. Stevens will not only use
the structure as headquarters for the
Chevrolet but make a speciality of the
storage Of machines. Because of the
congestion of the downtown parking
district and proximity to the business
area this latter phase is expected to
prove popular with motorists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SOUTHSIDE PIECE
FREE OF OPTION
Paper Co. Site Figures In Re-
cent FURRY .

One of the recent southside rumors
reached the last stages of demise in the
announcement that the option held on
the Birmingham Paper company prop
erty at Twenty-first street and Avenue
f has run out.
This property figured largely in the
southside fury since it was reported
to have been taken by an agent working
for Marshall Field and company of
Chicago. A check-up, however, proved
the option in the hands Of a broker
offering it as an investment at a price
around $225, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

causes of the real estate activity of
1924, the ambitious realtor will do well
to visualize the probable market of 1925
in the light of such of these influences
as will be prolonged into next year. He
should further take account of certain
other factors that may now be noted
in the commercial world. Pig iron
prices are showing up nicely, the great
steel industry is now running at 20
or 80 per cent of a greatly increased
capacity, railroad earnings and railroad
stocks have been on the upgrade, banks
have been finding difficulty in placing
at satisfactory rates of interest their
great resources, the returns in the pres
idential election indicated that vast
majority of the people wanted to con-
tinue President Coolidge in office, and
little fear seems to be felt that any
radical legislation is ahead of us. Bah
son says business is back to normal;
Charles M. Schwab and Judge Elbert
Gary, are both optimistic. In max
ing his guess for 1925, let the realtor
not forget to take account Of the above
facts"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Skyscrapers, 90
Stories High,
|, Now Underway
THE statistical bug rummaging in

THE statistical bug rummaging in
data on Birmingham's nine new
downtown building programs
finds considerable to feel elated over.
If placed on atop the other the
structures would make a skyscraper
90 stories high with rough distance
of one-fifth of mile. The average
elevator boy could make the roof in
nearly five minutes.
If located side by side the buildings
would stretch about three blocks and
one-half and furnish downtown sec
ton for city of 125,000 people.
Approximate" expenditure on the
building programs is $5,000,O00 with
the Alabama Power company build
ing the largest and most expensive,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
TURNS BIG DEAL
Breen Gains HonOrs For Week In
5000. 900 Sale

The largest deal of the week was turn
ed by w. F. Breen, of Jemison and
company. in the sale of 30 acres adjoin-
ing Belview Heights to the Belview In
vestment company. The price ran
around 100000.
The property will lee developed and
placed ON the market as subdivision,
it is said. Officials of the purchasing
company are: w. A. Poindexter, presi-
dent; J. NJ. Waters, vice president; N.
H. Waters, secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
POSTMASTER NAMED

Milton Il. Clark Is Appointed By Presi-
dent Coolidge
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Milton
u. Clark was nominated by President
Coolidge today to be postmaster at
Pensacola, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Property Market Feature
OF Business Year-Starke
Many Factors Combines To Bring Success Tt
Trading

Starke the Birmingham Real Estate
business
In underlying the
expected considerable in the conclusions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Trend Appears Definitely
Pointed Toward Southeast
Years Finds Section Booming And Heavy Build
ing Program Planned

Development the club
hghghts history
Considering slightly
nton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
COOGAN TO GIVE
 ATHENS 4 LOOK
Youthful Movie Star Gives Re
 pOrters An Audience

ATHENS, Oct, 5.--Jackie (Coogan has arrived in Greece to show the de- seendants of the old fellows who first made the theater popular what evoIu. tion and invention have done to the quaint old Greek custom of sitting out in the open on a stone of q chilly eve ming just to listen to the sonorous un- travelling of Greek tragedy. Jackie will be the principal exhibit.
 Young Coogan has passed on Rome and 1t is hoped that he will be pleased with Athens. Of course the old town has slipped some since pericles and Phidas were puttering around with their respective theories of government and sculpture. .
 He arrived by sea Sunday, and re- ceived reporters in audience, talking to steamer even before he landed A swift motor ride across the brown plains that slope down to the sea brought him to the capital, where he began Il busy day with attendance at St. Denis church.
 At II q. m., after the service, he re- ceiyed reporters inRudience, talking to them through an interpreter. Riding in the most swagger automobile in Athens, he visited the former palaces where refugee orphan children are cared for by the Near East relief, and made fitting climax to an exciting day by being the guest of honor at q monster reception in Zappicu square which was attended by thousands of Athenians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
COLLECTOR OF ANKLES Wealthy PhiladeIphlan Believes Pretty Ones Are Growing Scarce


 According to a news item, Patrick Kerns of Philadelphia is reported as having advertised for the 20 loveliest pairs of ankles in the Quaker City, each model chosen to sit for a portrait or stntue of her shapely limbs, for his private salon.
 Mir. Kerns, interviewed by reporters who wished to ascertain whether he was going to start a "FOllies" of his own, admitted that he was collecting evil dence of beautiful ankle speciments for his oswn pleasure, and for the sake of posterity; that for years he had be- lieved them extinct in his city.
 First, he said sadly, the plaNpeT streak hit the girls, and they w0re Hopping galOshes which completely ruined his artistic contemplation of ankles in sight again, there seemed tU limbs, and then, when fashion brought be no shapely ones. Athletic, the wide use of sandals, and the "boyish ideals of girls, according to the wealthy Phila- delphian, have been the various causes of the scarcity of decorative limbs, and despairing of seeing them on motor busses or parks any more, it apepars, he decided to collect models of his own, and immortalize them for his private salon satisfaction.
 The report does not say how many perfect ankled lassies have responded so far. He could be overwhelmed with applicants in California. Quidnuncs ns- sert that most of the Golden State girls are born with pretty ankles, and those who are not acquire them through dane. ing, which is declared to be infallible. Argonaut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
The WeH-D Dressed Man
Calves Arc In Clover
By BeGunash ororuts TO MEET OCCASION

WHEN the Prince of Wales crossed w to the United States, he did not,
 like so many of his fellow-pas- sengers, appear in knickers on ship board, because knickers do not belong there. The place for them is upon the golf links ana in the country. It was n little lesson in dress department taught with authority and without, of fense, for the spreading carelessness about when and where to wear knickers has even led them to the dance floor m suburban clubs. A dance is formal function and to wear knickers is not only transgression of fitness, but q violation of courtliness due to "the sex whose presence ciyilizes ours"
 Such emphatic stress is continually laid upon the right place to wear the right thing, because this one and in divisible with good form, and good form is the foundation of correct style. Lord Chesterfield, that renowned practitioner of the social graves symbolised by his name, wrote to his son that manners must adorn fashions. Where and when to wey it are just as important as what to wear.
 The trend of style in wool stockings for the sports is steadily toworad bright CT colors and combinations like those employed in sweaters--blue, gray. Loyat (green), brownsand-white, Oxford-and. white, heather intermixtures, blue-gray, French blue, Royal blue and canary and orange shades blended with darker tints. Heavy, medium and light weights