Milford chronicle., 1955-03-18
Gunthers Are Now
Planning Expansion

An entire square city block of
one and a half acres, facing the
Gunther Brewing Company on
South COnkling Street, has been
bought by the brewery to enable
II to erect the latest and most high
~ mechanical shipping and receiv-
ing building in the brewing in
dustry, A. Krieger, Gunther's board
chairman, announced today.
MY associates and I are con-
fident that this building will serve
as a model for new buildings by
breWeries everywhere" he said.
The new building is another step
in Gunther's long range, multi
million dollar expansion program,
he reported. The new purchase
brings the breWeTy's holdings in
the Canton area Of southeast Balti-
more to more than six acres. Ware
house facilities are included in the
projected brick structure, cOnstruc-
tiOn of which will be begun right
after demolition of existing build
ings has been completed. The block
is bounded by South Conkling,
South TOOne, Baylis and Elliott
Streets.
Including loading platforms and
vehicle areas the entire property of
10000 square feet will be occupied
by the building. Reversing the
usual procedure of having machin-
cry and equipment layout adjusted
to an architects plans, the in
terror of the new building, which
received eighteen months study,
was planned before architects we're
asked to submit blueprints for the
building itself.
Actually, the new building is
being wrapped around our new,
efficient shipping and receiving sys-
tem," the board chairman said.
He described the new equipment as
automatic palletization, an intri-
cate installation which loads and
unlOads cases of bottles Huge
trailer trucks will be unlOaded,
their contents neatly stacked in
patterned tiers in ten minutes, a
process which now takes three
quarters of an hour even by the
fastest methods. Filled cases will
be stacked in outgoing trucks just
as rapidly, he declared.
Mr.. Krieger said that the build
ing would be built in two phases.
The first, to be finished in one
years time, will accommodate ship
ping, receiving and warehousing.
The second will provide for new
bOttling facilities, still in the plan
ming stage.
He also pointed out that. the new
building will expand, and improve
the industrial activity of the Can
ton area in general
The square block just purchased
includes almost a score of group
houses built around the turn OF
the century. Designed originally for
one family. many, during the past
dozen years or so, have been ten
auted by three families or more.
There are also several OutmOded
factory buildings in the block, Origi-
nal site of the Canton Railroads
Offices.
Another feature Of the new struc-
ture is that it will permit off street
parking for trailers and trucks
thereby fastening traffic movement
through South COnkling and ad-
jacent streets Razing of the pres
ent buildings is now under way, the
Gunther executive said.
The site was assembled gradual
". over a considerable period OF
time. each building being added in
dividually to the whole as each be-
came available. One fortunate seller
was the Negro congregation of Mt
Arrarat Baptist Church, built in
1O2 on Elliot Street. Through the
sum they received for their former
church building they have been
able to buy a far superior structure
at Gwynns Falls Parkway and Hill
ton st.
Grout. Snyder and Grandall ot
Baltimore are consulting engineers
for the new Gunther building anC
Gamar Associates. Inc. Of Green.
wich. Conn, drew up the plans fol
the shipping and receiving install
lation. Architects are Harley, Ell
lingtOn and Day.