Five Apartments Proposed in Slum Clearance Move
Elk River is proposed as the site for movement of a slum clearance plan in Charleston. Mundy presented a map showing five modern low cost apartment buildings to house 200 families between the Sete river and Reynolds streets near Virginia Street, with 100 unsuitable houses to be demolished. The survey notes a need for over 400 units and explains area selection factors including land value and employment access.
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D. Boone Dennon
R L. Mundy
W. Va
Mundy
Charleston
Dawson
Ely Park
Dwelling Remodeled Into Two Apartments and Sausage Plant Upgrade
A dwelling at 1003 Bisley Avenue has been remodeled into two apartments by Central Trust Company and will open for public inspection tomorrow. A nearby sausage plant expansion adds a new packing room with cork insulation, upgraded cooling, an overhead rail system, and a chopper capable of 300 pounds per hour, boosting efficiency over the former 250-pound rate.
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Prmcat
Bisley Avenue
Central Trust Company
Armour Company Expands Sausage Room and Dock
Armour and Company completes a new sausage packing department and loading dock at the Smith Street plant. The project lifts sausage capacity about 25 percent while new machinery boosts grinding capacity over 100 percent. Construction uses brick, with two story facilities and a two-truck dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour ‘and Company
Smith Street
Armour Company
Armour and Company
Spengler House Under Construction On Highland Road
Construction has begun on a colonial style nine room brick and tile residence for Alfred L. Spengler on Highland road. The design includes a large living and dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, front porch, terrace, four second floor bedrooms, a cedar room, two baths, recreation room, maid’s room, and naval utility basement with hot air heating. Oak doors and wood baseboards will be used throughout, with many built in features and decorative mantels in the living room and one bedroom.
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Alfred L. Spengler
Highland Road
Tire
Building permits issued for several new projects
City building inspector authorized costs totaling 9300 for multiple projects. Major item a dwelling at Oakmont avenue for R. U. Evans at 3500. John C. Reveal to erect a 1500 dwelling at Clinton and Tinder. Gertrude Kersey authorized to add porch at Indiana avenue for 300 with slate roof and red colonial brick. Architects Warne Tucker Silling. contractor Alex W. Carson.
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George B. Hendricks
R. UM. Evans
Oakmont Avenue
John C. Reveal
Clinton and
Tinder Avenues
Gertrude Kersey
Lord
Indiana Avenue
Warne, Tucker and Silling
Alex, W. Carson
Apartment Rewired for Miss Mattie Rust
The Schoolfield Harvey Electric company is rewiring the two apartment building of Miss Mattie Rust at 348 Washington Street. The contract calls for new fixtures. Each apartment contains five rooms.
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Schoolfield-Harvey Electric Company
Dooley Plans Modern Six-Room Brick Residence
J Beverley Dooley of Quarrier Street will start a two story brick Colonial style home in Staunton Avenue Kanawha City. The Home Building and Development Company estimates construction at about 8500 dollars. First floor includes living room dining room kitchen with built in features and a breakfast nook. Second floor houses two large bedrooms and a knotty pine finished den.
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J. Beverley Dooley
Quarrier Street
Staunton Avenue
Kanawha City
Home
Atze Ang
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Elk River
iChief
E Wierson
Na Oth
Scroolfield-Harvey Electric CO
Quarrier
Soar
Toa
George E. Low
Eeo
Radford Paint CO
Washington St
Thores & Tile
Sheet Metal Works
Perry Yle Perry Sustra
Standard Brick & Supply Co
Sand & Gravel Co
Kanawha St
Phono
Fricipaire
Oroneiyton
Frigidaire
General Motors
Friciparre
Dial
Spengler House
Mattie Rust
Dooley
United States
Charleston Federal Savings and Loan Association
Kanawha Street
Federal Home Loan Bank’ System
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