Amarillo’s First Skyscraper Is Now Occupied
Amarillo completes its eight story Class A building at a cost of 450000. Occupied by November open house planned for December 18 with eleven local businessmen led by Col Ernest O Thompson. Local firms supplied sub contracts and architects Shepard and Wiser of Kansas City.
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Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Col
Ross Dr. Rogers
Guy C. Saunders
Col. C. T. Herring
O. Thompson
H.S. Ford
D. P. Seay
J. J. Gordon
Harvey Radey
Leland Abbott
B. M. Puckett
Shepard and Wiser
Kansas City
Amarillo’s Largest Building Shines in Downtown Trend
Amarillo’s tallest eight story structure at Third and Polk showcases quality materials and workmanship. It houses 140 offices with most already occupied, seven first floor shops, dual entrances, fire-proof design, hot and cold water, circulating ice water, medical air, flood lighting, two high speed elevators, and Marble interior finish. Tom Bruner manages from the eighth floor as the city’s premier building draws praise for light and ventilation.
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Amarillo
Third and
Polk Streets
Amarillo Hotel
Polk Street
Market Lane
Third Street
New Brown Building Inspected by Allen
Allen of Dallas, general manager, praises the Brown Cracker and Candy Co. new Amarillo warehouse. The 90 by 140 foot brick structure features a wide basement, truck driveway, loading dock, mezzanine offices, and a moisture controlled room for cookie and candy preservation. The building, ready in two weeks, is designed for future expansion with a removable roof to add a story.
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Brown Cracker and Candy Company
I. €. Allen
Dallas
Amarillo
Brown
Albert Randall
Brown building praised as warehouse milestone in city
Laboratory head spots and local manager praise the Brown building for its completeness. Architect Guy Carlander notes its significance in warehouse construction and predicts others will follow the general idea. Supervisor H R Guiberson endorses the warehouse as one of the finest in the state.
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Jg Peng
Guy Carlander
H. R. Guiberson
Half Minute Interviews With W H Hayman in Amarillo Building
W H Hayman praises the work on Amarillo’s new building. Grover Hill notes Franklin and Hill’s Gow Pen office sits in the shadow of the eight story structure described as a ranch in itself.
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W. H. Hayman
Amarillo
Grover Hill
Gow Pen
Franklin and Hill
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Fred Bone
Panhandle
Fred Bone Construction Company
W. H. Hayman and Company
Plumbers
Finklea Electric Company
McK
Tom Bruner
Lea
Ao Wee
NEW Brown
Allen
Cracker and Candy Company
Ettizene
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Dutton
the Panhandle
W. Forest Dutton
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