Portland's East Side Noted for Its Many Handsome and Beautiful Residences
NORTH-END LOTS
ig Fire in July Causes In
vestors to Pick Up De
sirable Sites.
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SEVERAL SALES REPORTED
MUCH ACTIVITY IN
Some of Leading F1nn of Portland
Located North of Burnslde, With
Other Large Buildings
TTnder Way.
from the way Interest suddenly ha
attracted to -what Is locally
vnnwn nr. the North End. those unfa
miliar with conditions, might suppose
that heretofore the district surround
nr th Union Depot and on south
ward, too, say, Davis and even Bum
side, along- the streets leading; from
the station, was a sort or terra in
cog-nlta among active realty dealers.
r f riintrirt. however, con
vlnces the observer that many of the
i..ino- wnorn. nf Portland are lo
cated there already, and others are
i A.rnKiiah themselves.
The fire that swept over two blocks
and parts of adjoining property, the
latter part of July, bared the ground
of tumble-down frames and disclosed
sites that before were passed by as
impossible by purchasers, so strong is
the impression given of a locality by
the class or ounaings iu ciuru-c.
Important Buildings Erected.
fiinc th tire there has been
marked activity in that district of the
city, and the buildings of creditable
appearance scattered through the sec
tion seem to stand out with greater
prominence than before. Among the
buildings in the North End that would
be creditable to any district of the
city, to be found with others, are the
Union Meat Company. Fourth, from
Hoyt to Glisan; Hazelwood, approach
to Stoel bridge: Dammeler, Fourth,
from Everett to Flanders; Chinese,
northwest corner Fourth and Flanders;
Ames-Harris-Neville, southwest corner
Fifth and Davis; Mason. EhrmanACo.,
southwest corner Fifth and Everett;
Povev Bros., northeast corner Fifth
and Flanders; Oregon Casket Co.
northwest corner Fifth and Flanders;
Pacific Coast Biscuit Company
southwest corner Sixth and Glisan;
Hood hotel, northeast corner Sixth and
Everett; Schwarsxchild & Sulzberger,
v branch. Everett, near Seventh; Golden
West hotel, northeast corner oevenxn
and Everett: United States Custom
house, block. Davis. Everett. Seventh
and Park. At the northeast corner of
Park and Everett, excavation Is made
for the wholesale drug house of Blu-
mauer-Frank Company.
The foregoing is by no means a com
plete list of the large buildings In the
district, but will serve to explain why
every Indication points to a substan
tial building-up of a section of the city
that has gradually been coming to the
front, and which now enjoys an unr
usual Inquiry for suitable sites for
business structures.
More Townsltes Projected.
There continues to be extension of
platted sites down the Peninsula. One
of the more recent is that of Wllbur
ton, so named for R. M. Wilbur, one of
the promoters. The tract contains 208
lots, most of which are 50x100 feet, the
other being 75x100. Mr. Wilbur, who
Is a veteran in the real estate busi
ness, believes the site selected Is one
of the best In that district of the city,
being between Portland boulevard and
Patton avenue. A franchise has been
applied for by the streetcar company
for a line along Patton avenue. The
lots have not yet been put on the
, market, but watermalns, cement side
walks and other Improvements are
being put in. The greater portion of
the property has been cleared, leaving
some of the forest trees to remain for
shade and ornamentation.
The S. Morton Conn Real Estate
Company bought last week about 40
acres from John F. O'Shea, in section
19. township 1, lying east of Rose
City Park. The deal was handled by
Theodore Goldsmith, and the consider
ation was J17.500. The O'Shea broth
ers held the tract for some time, hav
ing bought it as an investment. They
did not care to plat the piece and sell
lots, so disposed of It at a reasonable
advance over the cost.
As will be seen by the pictures
printed elsewhere, new buildings to be
erected during the current year are
of a character to add greatly to the
appearance of the city. These new
buildings will attract attention from
visitors, and will be lasting advertise
ments of the progress! veness of Port
land. Other wholesale houses have In
view the ereotlon of Important build
ings, and by the end of the year there
will be eight or 10 of these structures
under way or well on to completion.'
Cheap Flats Go Begging.
In the meantime there Is no observ
able falling off In the number of
dwelling-houses being built, both In
the more thickly-settled parts of the dty
and In the suburbs. It would appear that
rather too many flats and apartment
houses of a cheaper sort have been
rushed through, for here and there are
now to be found "to let-' signs on some
of these. With the better class, how
ever, as with separate dwellings, che
demand has not yet been met. Build
ing operations In the outlying town
sites Is keeping up to the same degree
that has caused comment since the city
began to spread out, about two years
ago, and the best evidence that no
cessation has occurred lies In the fact
that building mechanics are all em
ployed. It Is a rare thing to meet with
a mason, carpenter, plumber or painter
"looking for a Job."
Several realty brokers complain of
being4 unable to find suitable sites and
willing capitalists to erect thereon
business structures, the whole to be
leased at figures within the means of
business concerns that do not care to
draw too heavily on their own re
sources. In other words, several firms
want to move closer in, but cannot see
their way clear to pay the big rentals
commanded by property in the "busi
ness district." The extension of this
district, noted for the last few months,
may provide a solution of the difficulty
before a great while. The feature of
the situation is. however, that business
sites and buildings In the old district
are taken as soon as opportunity
offers, proving anew that the declara
tion made time and again is true
Portland values are within reasonable
bounds despite the remarkable activity
In building that has characterized the
last two or three years.
Portland's Good Showing.'
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building operations in the principal
cities of the country from January 1 to
August 1, a period that includes "de
pression" In most of them, there was
an average loss of 27 per cent this
year, compared with the corresponding
months of 1907. Portland had only 8
per cent loss, being among the lowest
in the country. Other Coast cities
made no report, presumably, aa figures
are not given for Seattle. Ios Angeles
and the other cities approaching Port
land In population. Spokane made a
good showing of only 10 per cent loss.
MIIWATJKIE PCBtilC SPIRITED
New Additions Added and City Hall
About Ready.
Mayor Schlndler, of Mllwaukle, Is a con
tractor, and has just completed a house
in the new addition of Kerr & Schindler.
Already seven new houses have been built
In thia addition, and W. B. Harvey will
have a dwelling built at once. Work Is
going forward on the City Hall. When
completed a celebration will be held In the
building. A good many citizens thought
It unwise to erect so large a building,
but the money did not come from direct
taxation, and now they are satisfied that
waa a good thing to erect the building.
The new schoolhouse Is being completed
by Contractor J. M. Snyder. Modern
plumbing is being Installed In this build
ing; patent closets are used, and an eight
Inch sewer extends to the Willamette Riv
er. The addition contains four rooms.
and two will be completed and furnished
for present use. On the lower floor the
two new rooms are so arranged that the
separating partition may be raised, there
by making an ample assembly hall lor
publio school functions.
East Side Passenger Depot.
Plana are being completed for the new
passenger depot for the East Side on the
corner of East First and Morrison streets.
The building will be concrete block. 124x3S
and will be an attractive structure. Al
ready the ground on which this depot will
stand Is being filled in. A concrete foun
dation will be built.
The accompanying Illustration shows how Elwood Wiles is improving and grading the streets In what was
track. This grading outfit Is the most improved and up-to-date in the city.
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I .l-! T Several Iyargo Business Structures
I -,!ii, IS , Are to Figure In -Next Few
Campmeetlng Association to Build
Auditorium to Seat at last
1000 Persons.
The Evangelical Campmeetlng Associa
tion, which owns five acres near the Wil
lamette River at Jennings Lodge, and
near the Oregon City electric carllne, will
make extensive improvements on this
tract this Fall. These improvements con
sist of a tabernacle that will seat 1000
people. It will stand near the center of
the tract, where all the streets converge.
The cost of the tabernacle has not been
estimated, but It probably will be about
$5000. It Is to be a permanent structure,
to be used every year by the two con
ferences of the Evangelical Church for
conventions and campmeetlngs. Also, in
time, the annual conferences will be con
ducted In this tabernacle and it will be
made a central point for the Evangelical
branches of the Northwest. A large hotel
building will also be erected on the
ground.
Practically all the lots in the tract have
been leased for 99 years to members of
the Evangelical Church. The lease Is
executed In this way eo that the associa
tion may always retain control of the
entire ground. The leases can be renewed
and practically are deeds. Many of those
who have leased lots will build cottages
this Fall, or before the next conventions
are held, and spend their Summer vaca
tions on these grounds, which can be
reached either by boat or by electric car.
Busy men can give their families an In
expensive outing at these grounds. It Is
estimated that the tabernacle and other
buildings projected on the grounds will
cost upwards of 5,000.
The Campmeetlng Association bought
eight acres at this point for 200 an acre,
and recently sold off three acres on the
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waterfront for 800 an acre, receiving
more for the three than it paid for the
eight In the first- place. This indicates
that the value of land near the Willam
ette River south Is increasing rapidly.
Ground fronting on the river 1b wanted
for Summer and suburban homes. Per
manent establishment of the convention
grounds . at Jennings Lodge undoubtedly
will tend to further advance the value of
these tracts. The natural shrubbery has
been retained as well . as most of the
larger trees. It Is estimated that about
GO houses will be built on the grounds be
fore the next conventions are held.
EPWORTH CHURCH WILL BUILD
Handsome Edifice to Be Erected
on Savier Street. .
An . $8500 permit was taken out by
the trustees of Epworth Methodist
Rr.iRcona.1 Church. August 13. for the
preliminary work of construction of a
STREETS BEING USED IN LKVTNGTON
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new church edifice to be erected at
Twentv-sixth and Savier streets.
Under the guidance and enthusiastic
work of the pastor. Rev. C. T. McPher
son, the congregation has been able to un
dertake the construction Of this minding,
after overcoming aulte a number of
obstacles. The church when' completed
will have cost approximately $17,000 and
according to plans will be an attractive
addition to the locality in which it Is to
be erected -
Firemen's Ball at Rainier.
RAINIER, Or., Aug. 15. SpeclaL) The
Rainier "Volunteer Fire Department gave
a ball tn Masonic Hall Friday night, the
proceeds, about $50, to be used in pur
chasing paraphernalia for the firemen.
The firs companies are doing some good
practice. The town has been made Into
districts, each of which has its own
company. Company No.- 1 is located on
Main street. Company. No. 2 on. Union
street and Company No. 3 in "Kentucky
Flat."
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known as the old Irvlngton.race
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In the week Just ended there were 85
permits issued at the Building Inspec
tor's office, carrying a total of $117,
978 in estimated cost of structures. The
number Issued since August 1 Is 185,
with $268,388 in valuations.
Among the permits of the past week
were the residence of Philip Buehner,
on Mount Tabor, $20,000; flats for W.
E. Prudhomme, Twenty-fourth street,
between Hoyt and Irving, and dock ad
dition between Ankeny and Burnside,
for J. Couch Flanders, $5000.
Within the next few days permits
will be taken out by Meier & Frank
Co., Crane & Co., Pacific Paper Com
pany, Gay Lombard, Homeopathic Hos
pital and probably Charles K. Henry
and Blake, McFall & Co., all for large
buildings, which will bring up totals
to handsome proportions. In the latter
part of the month or early in Septem
ber work is to start on the Wilcox Ho
tel building st Seventh and Stark, the
PACIFIC IRON WORKS
O. E. Heintz, Kanager. Phone East 57, Home B 1157.
CASTINGS OF ALL KINDS,
STEEL BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES
IN STOCK 3 to 24-Inch Beams. 4 to 15-Inch Channels.
1 V2xl V3 to 8x8-Inch Angles
East End Burnside-Street Bridge.
DAVIS & DRENNEN
.' 406-408 East Burnside Street. ,
Gas and Electric Lighting Fixtures
Sold direct from manufacturer to the consumer the highest quality
at the lowest prices. Do not fail to get our prices.
Fixtures Built to Suit the Home
B. E.-DAVIS Phone B2151, East 591. H. T. DRENNEN
tenants having been notified to vacate
the old buildings on the Bite.
CITIZENS WORK IX HARMOXTI
Public Building to Be Erected In
Mllwaukle Suburbs.
Harmony, a suburb of Mllwaukle. has
decided to erect a modern four-room
echoolhouse. Provisions have been made
by vote for this building, although there
was some opposition to it. This new build
ing for the district is the result of the agi
tation of the Harmony Civic Improvement
Association, the officers of which are
women of the neighborhood.
A two-story public hall Is projected by
this club. The site for the building has
been donated by Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Pol
lock and the club has $400 on hand. When .
more money has been raised work on they
hall will be started.
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Costs less than the ordinary
kalsomine, which fades and rubs
off. No trouble to call and ex
plain our process, and give esti
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Portland Branch,
Pacific Wall Tinting Co.
Telephone, "Woodlawn 2158.
Builders' Information
We have made a life-time study of the lighting and
fixture business, so are better qualified to do this
work for you than most firms. Wo find now a
number of people very much disappointed on ac
count of the lighting effect In their houses which
was all caused by poor or little knowledge of the
business.
We are certain we can be of assistance to you
In solving the lighting question. Before placing
order see
M. J. WALSH CO.
Electric and Gum Work In All Its Branches Pr
ly Attended to. , Rime on Either Phone.
811 STABJC BET. FIFTH AND SIXTH.
Portland, Oregon.