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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1911)
THE SUNDAY OREGOyiAN, PORTLAND. .APRIL 30, 1911. TO DETAILED PLAN TOR SELLW00D PARK, AND PERSPECTIVE VIEW SHOWING PARK AS IT WILL APPEAR COMPLETED. TONE IN REALTY BE- Ml Many Improvements Made at Number of Good-Size Deals Announced With Others About Completed. -Sellwood Park Since Last Season. COMPLETION WAITS FUNDS MANY HOTELS ARE BUILT PLAYGROUNDS OPENED MARKET FIRMER , - l ; " - " sav,a-s "r, AfilwJ rroJ"t-t for 1'onr w Onf of Varying Mirt Made Public Port land Women' Vnlon But fclte for w Home. Thr u a dlstljictlv stroncer feel In la the real estate merart ltii and several transfer of considerable magnitude were romplettd. Thera waa also a good undercurrent of trad ing In modm-ilud pieces of realty, while the subdivisions all enjoyed good The moat Important deal announced wu tbe sal of the quarter bluck and four-atorr bulldln at tha northwest romr of S-nd and Plna streets by ' tha Metropolitan Investment Company to Charles K. Henry, who announced that fee wsji takins; title In bhatf of tha aatata of II. W. Ool. Tha ron sl derail on was IWO.Ooa and as a fart ' of tha transaction tba lots on Plrst street were conveyed to John Klcmn and F. V. Xolman. mmbr of tha Met ropolitan Investment Company. Other member wara C"r:e P. Holm:in. Krank Klarnan and tMa lata II. W. ioo.e. I'm of tha First-street lots la on lb wast slda of tha street. 60 feat north of Oak. and tha other la on tha east side, between Oak and Pine. , Property at Price I Bargain. Realty dealers generally betiea that Mr. Henry obtained this lyoperty for tha Good estate at a baricaln. Tha prl- was tha same as that at which It waa bouaht by tha syndicate four years o from J. K. Haselttne. Tha bulMma la a a-ood ona and was erected Ttrona anouab to stand two additional stories, which probably will bo added wheo tba present leases expire mora than a year hence. It Is In the block evUotntns; tha new Multnomah Hotel and tha entire district Is certain to Improve greatly after the hotel ha keen completed. At least two other considerable sales, of Inside real estate that were all but consummated last week probably will be announced In a day or two. The croker who haTe them In hand are withholding particulars until after the actual conveyances haTe been made. The Portland Woman's Vnlon last week bourht from Ml Henrietta K. Paillna; the quarter block at the south aast corr.er of Tenth and Montgomery streets for US. 000. This Is to be tha site of the home which the union will erect as soon as financial arrangements ! haTe been completed. The property Includes half of the old Kdward Fall Inc homestead, whtrh occupied tha half 'Mock on Montgomery between West Park and Tenth. The Falling home, which has been used for some years as a private boardln-houe. caught fire s weak ico and waa damaged badly roth Inside and out. It will he neces sary to dismantle or more the house when the Women- I'nlon builds on Its site. Plfteen thousand dollars of the funis used to buv the ground waa do rated by Mrs- 1 J. Mann, a former president and prominent worker of the society. Hotel Project Nnmcrou. Portland la itettlnn a large number of moderate-sie hotels of modern con struction and four more Were an nounced last week. Tha most preten tious Is that to do built by Charles K. Henry for tha H. W. tloode estate. This structure will be six stories high and will occupy the quarter block at the southwest corner or Hlxth and Hoyt streets. The construction will ba of i reinforced concrete and the hotel Is to be up to date In arrangement and fit tings. Tenants of the frame build in on the ground hare been given 0 days notice to vacate and construction Will begin In Ausust. Isaac Sweet and V. P. Slnnott will build a five-story reinforced con-Tete tiotal at tha northeast corner of Tenth and Burnslde: Mrs. V. Mayer will build a four-story brick hotel at the north east comer of Pleventb and Stark and J. W. ration will erect a three-story . brick at the southwest corner of Pront , and Salmon. Toll Glbbs Building I.eed. The six-story brick building; "occu pying tha quarter block at the south west corner of Seventh and Morrison streets, with an annex 5 feet wide, and 100 feet deep extending to Park street. Iaa been leaaed for i years by B local syndicate, which will remodel the structure Into an office butldinr. with store on tha ground floor. It la known as the Tull Glbbs bull.llnir and waa built five years ago for Tull Glbbs by Charles Sweeny, the Spo kane millionaire, who had become In terested In Portland real estate. The leasing syndicate Is composed of Pred S. Stanley. Whitney I. Uoise and Robert Smith. The lease was made direct from tke Sweeny Investment Company and Is to take effect August 1 next. The alteration planned In clude remodeling of the store fronts en the first floor and construction of partitions dividing the Intorlor Into of fices. Passenger elevators will be In stalled. The rental to be paid has been kept secret. , Modcrale-Slxo Sales Many. Among sales of moderate six last weak ware the following: T. J. Ford lug, to the P. H. Holhrook Company, two tract In Iocher' Second Addi tion, for 110.000: Ialy Prledenthal and "' other to Kobert Smith, a fractional tract In Fernwood. for $7S0O; J. T. Wat pon. to O. P. Bond, a lot In Walnut Park, for 1STS: W. B. Ionahue to Jane Anna Christie, a lot In Vernon for $4000: J. II. CUbaugh and wife to the Yamato Wood Coal Company, a piece of land at Past Nineteenth atreet and the O.-W. K. right of way. for 19500: U lnts Stlne to John S. Morgan, a tract In Ialton Addition comprising several fractional ots. for $00tf: Ladd Estate Company to Joseph Fran and other, ejuarter block at the southeast corner f fast Eleventh and Past Flanders streets, for 17000: R. Fl Menefee to J. Hoyt. two lots In Inrington for 1000. EW HOTEL. FOB BCRXSIDE Jrlrc-Mory Structure to B Built at Corner of Tenth. -tv. p. Slnnott and Isaac flwett have lis plan prepared and mill at once proceed with the' erection of a flve atory hotel bulldlns; at tha northeast corner of Tenth and Burnslde streets. T. bulldlns; will be of reinforced con crets and alow-burnlns; construction end will cover a lot by 100 feetjjThe etructaro will cost about IS0.00O and h Improvement will ba coo of tha tela: -.-- - -"'.m,.' : - i -t . . Jvw I tt i . "sar ' ',MiM,i'iiMm"ii-""i"if'nja -. f:V w "1 iVl 1 avV H I' : r .-N finest yet made alone Pumslde street. Tha bulldlns: will have a full cement bm.ement. Th. first floor will be dl- ' Tided Into five stores, provision beina made for a lobby for tha hot-L tni ona of the stores will front on Tenth. The hotel entran.-e will be covered by an ornamental marquise, and the lobby will have marble wainscot and tllo floors. The four upper floors will each con tain IS rooms and each room will have a private bathroom connertlns;. The bulldlns Is deslsned especially for ho tel purposes, and especial attention will bo paid to heatlnc. ventllatlnn and UtrhtlnK. There will b an electrto passenirer elevator. The hotel has al ready been leased for a term of years. Williams Ilasmusaen aro the archi tects. A blacksmith shop now occupies the corner and It will move out In a few days. The contract for the excavation probably -wlU be let thl week. -Messrs. Slnnott and tfwett have held the ground for tho last five-rears and they regard the development In that district suffi cient to Justify the Improvement of their property on the scale outlined. They, value the lot at 160.000. WORK IS STAHTKD OX IIOTKL ur-Storjr Irkk Will III at Cor ner of Klevrntb and Stark. Ptark Is becoming a street of hotels. Architect Bennea Hendricks have prepared plana for a four-story brick combination store and hotel building to be erected by Mr. TV. Mayer, at the northeast corner of F.leventh and Stark at a cost of about 150.000. Work of removing the old frame house on the site Is under way and eacavatlon will be started this week. TUe building will have a frontage of 67 feet on Stark street and 100 feet on Kleventh. There will be entrances to the hotel from both street. The struc ture will be of attractive and Imposing design, the facing being of pressed brick of a light shade with heavy terra cotta cornice. There will be seven store and the hotel lobby on the first floor. Tha store will be built with plate-glass fronti and show window. Tha thre J V t- r tTT wa Soft m r i j . au t r j-v w cc , .'1 f- A 1 VUV - 0 - ?rfcfa5t; upper floors will each contain abou 15 rooms. There will be two suites with private baths and two public baths on each floor. The design provides out side light for every room, and the build ing will be heated by a steam plant. There will be an electric passenger ele vator. The contract for the building has been let to the J. 8. Winter Com pany. W. Jj. PATTOX Bl'ILDS HOTEL 9 Thrcc-Morjr IlulMIng at Front and Salmon Will Contain 65 ltooins. Old frame shacks at the southwest comer of Front and Salmon street are being torn awey preparatory to the erection of a three-story brick hotel and store building by W. J. Patton. who owns the ground. in nas commis sioned Architect Roberts & Roberts to prepare the plans. The building will be 76 by 100 feet and will be of heavy slow-burning mill construction. The exterior will be of selected brick, and the .first floor will be built with plate-glass fronts and show windows. There will be three large stores and the hotel lobby on Front street and another largo store fronting on Salmon. The two upper floors, which will be used for a hotel, will contain 5 rooms, with two bathrooms on each floor and hot and cold water In every room. The building will be heated by steam. and will cost about 150.000. ACIIK TRACTS WIIJ-i BE SOLI A. W. Sclimale Buys Piwe of Land at Garden Home, on Electric Line. A TV. Schmale, a Portland Investor, bought last week, through the agency of the Glenhart Realty Company, a 10-acre tract at Uurden Home, on the Oregon Klectrlo Railway. Ha ha completed ar rangements for disposing of the land In acre piece and will market It through the Olenhart agency. The tract lie close to the Hunt Club property and commands a fine view of the valley. The Olenhart company has bought for Mrs. Catherine E. Norri a two-flat ' ' 'i 1 11 IJiv i. w " rZ'-MtL rj,.4 r'r-T' fc.-sfc.jy r-V- -W'l w w-.--.T- rr - - irr vi l iu.j,'j 1 1 building on Park street, near Harrison. The consideration was In the neighbor hood of Jlli.OOO. Officers of the company report a good demand for Inside realty, with most of the Inquiries coming from local people. S. 5IOUTOX COHX IS TRADER Many Properties Change Hands When Ho Enters Market. '.8. Morton Colin" predilection for trad ing In real estate was evidenced again last week in the recording of the deed to the Albemarle apartment house prop erty at the southwest corner of Fifth and College streets. This property was bought by Mr. Cohn from John H. James and the consideration named in the deed waa $47,000. Accompanying this deed was one from Mr. James to Mr. Cohn for 10 acres situated north and east of East Fifty seventh and Alberta streets, which waa put In at 10.000; and another for a parcel slightly more than a quarter block at the southwest comer of East Fifty third and Pelmont, for which the con sideration was $1:60. F. E. Taylor & Co.. conducted the transaction. LADIPS ADDITION LOTS SOLD Number of Transfers to Investors and Ilomebullders Reported. ' A great deal of interest is being mani fested In Ladd's addition by investors and home builders, and a number of sales have, been reported by the sales aeents. Strong Company, and F. W. Torgler. Several pieces fronting on Hawthorne avenue have been bought by speculators who foresee a great increase In values when the building restrictions expire after a few years. Archbishop Christie has bought two lots in the south part of the tract for church purposes. Victor Brandt has bought two lots between tost Twelfth and East Thir teenth streets, with a frontage of 165 feet on Hawthorne avenue, for $8in. M. TV. Mathieson. Jr.. bought two lots with a frontage of 80 feet on Hawthorne avenue and 123 feet deep, for J5720. D. A. Shuter, who lives .on Ladd ave nue?' has bought a 60-foot lot opposite his home. This is his third purchase In Todd's addition. Herman S. Hastings has bought a lot, 65 by 89 feet, in the eastern part of the tract. C. and K. Torvich have bought a lot south of Harrison street and near Cen tral Park for 82200. APARTMENT-HOCSE IS PLANNED Hcnrv Roberts Will Build at Twelfth and Columbia Streets.. Henry Roberts Is preparing to erect a four-atory brick apartment-house on the lot at tho northeast corner of Twelfth and Columbia streets, which lie boyght recently from John A. Bell for Sl'O.OOO. Architects MacNaughton and Raymond have been commissioned to piepare the plans. The building will be 60 by 100 feet, with full cement basement, and will contf In 34 apartments of two and three rooms each. The exterior wall will be of pressed brick of a light ehade, with ornamental" trimming and a heavy cor nice. The interior arrangement fol lows late (ilea. In apartment-house construction and much attention Is pjiid to llg-litlng the rooms, A. S. ELLIS PURCHASES HOME Realty Broker Will Live at 122 6 Thurnian, Willamette. Heights. A. S. Ellis last week bought, from Harry Murphy, a fine seven-room house and a lot at 1226 Thurman street, Wil lamette Heights. , The consideration was $9000. The dwelling is modern and the situation is sightly, overlooking the city and the river to the north. Mr. Ellis will make It his home. The Multnomah Home Investment Company last week bought 10 lots ht Griswold Addition, adjoining Overlook, from A. S. Ellis, for $8000. The company is preparing to build a house on each lot. Oakland Man Will Invest Here. Jj. B Snyder, a wealthy Oakland. Cal., man, who has been visiting Portland - 'ii for the last week, is preparing to make some investments here and probably will take up his residence in this city. He sold his interests in the Oakland Carriage & Implement Company recent ly, and after looking over the principal cities of the Pacific Coast has decided on Portland. He declares the financial situation of this city much better than found elsewhere, and is much impressed with the solid and substantial appear ance of Portland. Foundation for Building Started. Excavating was started Friday for the foundation for a modern building to. be erected at the southwest corner of East Sixth street and Hawthorne Avenue for F. S. Stanley, Whitney L. Boise and others. They recently ob tained the lease of this . quarter block from Thomas Hlslop for 60 years. One condition Is that they shall erect a building to cost not-less than $40,000. It will be a six-story structure. Detective Captain Takes Option. John T. Moore, captain'of detectives of Portland, has taken an option of 40 acres of fruit land- at White Sal mon, Wash., at $6000. The land is on the Underwood side of White Salmon River. Captain Moore has Indicated that he intends to develop a fruit ranch to retire to when he gets ready to quit chasing criminals. Thomas Buys Lot and Will Build. Horace E. Thomas last week bought from J. R. Caples a fractional lot 37 by 100 feet on the north side of Broad way between East Twenty-first and East Twenty-second streets. The con sideration was $2000. Mr. Thomas In tends to build a home on the ground at once. t Quarter Block Brings $10,000. A. L. Levy las" week bought from the Noon Estate Company the quarter block at the northwest corner of Twenty-fourth and Thurman streets. The consideration was $10,000. The ground is unimproved, and Mr. Levy intends to hold it as an investment. Recreation Building to Cost $30,000 Is Part of Plan for Completion of Park Vive Acres Contigu ous Ground May Be Added. riilMren'is tilaverounds ana the large swimming tank in Sellwood Park will be thrown open June 1 for the season. A great deal of improvement has been carried on durine the Winter and spring In the park under the direction of the City. Superintendent of Parks, .mu a. UTisnhe. and the olan for completion of the work depends only on funds being made available. TVi murlr mnri.;oo IK flfTM Ivln be tween Grand avenue and the O. W. P. Railway tracks, and extending south from the "bluff southeast of the Oaks amusement resort. The land was ac quired by. the city by condemnation pro ceedings at a cost of $3000 an acre. It Is expected that five acres additional north and west of the present limits of the park, taking in the river bluff and providing for the drive tnai is pianueu ultimately to connect all the Portland parks. A large part of the tree growth shown In the plan published herewith already exists and more trees will be added. The nionfatinn iinri imn fpnrine have been put in since last Fall, but the park is not yet lighted. It is intended to light the playgrounds so that they can be used at night to accommodate working peo ple of Sellwood who have made a spe cial request tnat tnis oe aone. Apparatus that nas Deen lnstauea in the playgrounds for boys, girls and younger children is all first-class and of standard make. The underground drain age and water systems are almost com plete. The rough-graded and smooth walks that have been graded are yet 10 be finished. Running Track Is Completed. The running track that has now been completed has a circumference of eight laps to the mile. It is 11 feet wide and is surfaced with four inches of coke ' breeze. All the playgrounds have a sur face of tanbark. Two shelters with drinking fountains will be available for persons who use the park this season. Detailed plans have been prepared for a lacge recreation building for the park, which probably will not be built this sea son because of a lack of funds. This building is to cost $30,000. It will con tain a large auditorium, with a branch of the City Library at one end and re freshment facilities at the other end. In the basement will be shower baths, gymnasium and lockers, and comfort conveniences will be provided in various parts of the building. A wing on this building will provide one of the few places where spectators can view outdoor swimming. It Is cus tomary to provide for spectators In con structing indoor swimming tanks, but they usually are rigidly excluded from outdoor tanks. This wing will be built in the form of an elevated pergola. The swimming tank, which was opened last season, is 82 by 122 feet and is from two to eight feet deep. Its capacity is 280,000 gallons, and it cost $8000. Last year alternate days were allotted to the sexes, and large crowds took ad vantage of the facilities every day. Spectators May View Swimming. The lockers built for the swimmers last year are of the most temporary character, it being the policy of the Park Board to build everything in the most Inexpensive manner possible un til funds are available for absolutely permanent work. The plan of supply ing a towel and bathing suit free pur sued last year will be continued this season at the swimming tank. The existing woods are of heavy green native growth. The new plan tation will harmonize with this, but will consist-of a flowering order of both trees and shrubs. The additional five acres that probably will ' be added to the park takes in the bluff south and east of the Oaks resort and along the river bank. It is intended that the bluff slope on the north of the park will be left in Its present state of vegeta tion. The side of the park toward the river will need to be graded, and here a low shrub covering of native material will be planted. Drives to Be 36 Feet Wide. The drives shown in the design are to be a part of the Circuit Parkway of the citv. Overlook drive wll extend along the river side of the park and Bluff Drive will cross the northern part of the tract. The roadways will have a width of 36 feet. Drinking fountains now being placed In the parks are all of the bubbling "sanitary" style, for which no cups are needed. The old style fountains are be ing taken out and the bubbling kind substituted, so that not more than 18 of the old style remain. Most of the fountains donated to the city by chari tably inclined persons are of the old type, but these will not be disturbed. "Cut out the dope! Use Nature's cure! It Is "Oregon Herbs' for kidney and bladder trouble. Guaranteed at PlMmmpr'B Third and Madlsnn. BEAUTIFUL BEACH. 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