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BUILDING RECORDAdvancement In Business and Resi- f dence Distriots—Houses Rented before Completion.El Centro Is maintaining the remarkable record (or growth which has been one o( its characteristics since the town was started. In all parts of town improvements are in progress. Cottages are started and lind 1 renters or purchasers before they are completed. Two substantial business blocks—one to be one of the finest in Imperial Valley—are now in progress. and next week will bring about the starting of another. Ground has been broken for a large cold storage plant and new creamery: railroadgangs are extending the railroad facilities here on a large scale: new in-dusti*es are expanding even more rapidly than their managers had | thought possible, and on all hands there is a spirit of optimism. \Among the developments of the week | has been the building operations of F. G. Pickering, who comes from Long Beach. He owns two lots at the southwest corner of Seventh and Commercial streets, and thereon will erect five cottages, two of which will have frontage 011 Seventh street, and three on Commercial street. The first of these cottages was enclosed this week.Five of the Sampson cottages, at Fifth and Olive streets, are nearing ' completion. Every one of these cot-1 tages was rented before even the plasterers had begun their work.Prof. Edwards has completed and now occupies his cottage on the north side of Brighton avenue, and J. V. fVaehtel. Sr.. is completing a cottage for his own home.As soon as the material is available, a number of hollow tile and brick ! houses will be erected by the Simons ? Rriek Company at a point convenient . to the brick and tile plant.During the week work was begun on ' laying the walls for the El Centro National Bank building, at the north-' east corner of Fifth and Main streets.: The building already shows that it r will be one of the handsomest in j Imperial valley. The material used for the Fifth and Main street frontages is granite-faced artificial stone, trimmed in white stone, and the combi-1 nation is onlt;? which presents great contrast with the brick buildings along the main business street. It is probable that a seventy-five foot frontage 011 Fifth street, just to the north ■if the new bank building will be»covered by a new building of similar design, this spring.The walls of the Taylor building, located on the south side of Main street. 1 directly west of and adjoining thlt;* blackinton block, will be completed today. This building will be arranged for a large garage for use by Fred Fuller. lt;Ground was broken the first of this t week for the large cold storage plant lt;to be erected by the Holto^ Power 1 Company. The site is north of the i j blinn Lumber Company’s yards, and lt;east of the Southern Pacdfic railroad i * In this structure will be provided i quarters for a new creamery.Inning the ensuing week ground will r be broken for the erection of a one- : story brick building. 50x100 feet, on the south side of Main street and west | i of the Court House, to be used by lieach and Vencill as a garage.As sooh as material can be assembled, work will be started on the two , story building to be erected by A. E. * Chaffe at the southeast corner of | Fourth street and broad way.
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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, California, US
Sat, Jan 22, 1910
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