The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 3, 1936, Page 2

2 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE MUF;’LL THE IDEAL NEw STRUGTUHE mame because of the shipping tir Choice Site Apartman is.one of the very choic- est of the city's locations, conven M lient'to the.-dowmtown area, perchid |atop the hill overlooking the bay at the west end of Distin Aven: MOuCln Bufldmg Overlook-\*“'ee‘ frontage of one hundred fee jand a depth of one hundred-s ing Channel Built at |Amy Guerin, and before excavation : could' be' startelly 1t was necessa First conceived as a need of Lms‘m from the property. community more than two. years| . ‘How Laid Out liminary plans and organizing a| - 5 for the Fosbee Development Com- company to finance the structure pany by the H. B: oaiany Fosbee Distin Avenue Apartments, : i ) 4 same firm, as contractors, is L- s week mearly & momih, SOOG) o ped) With /00 7006 BULAIUEHeont an accomplished reality as the most | 3 modern large’ unit aiding in the(Mately 120 feet. The bullding c 'sists' of two main floors ahbove tih . & basement. The new apartment building was On the sub-basement level ate the 5 e v | boiler room and a caretaker’s apart- z‘:;;’:n; D;‘ Q;l:e prget Yo 1B ment, which has an outer door g i = |ing onto the steps that descend th tects and contractors, and Nelson | Dillside at the end of Distin Ave- 1. Beers, local attorney and engm_‘garsge capable of ‘easily accommo S ration hoat Bednk dating fifteen cars, a laundry room | The site, two lots with a combin:d Ieet, was purchased from Cost. of $100,000. that the old Guerin house be remov- ago, followed by'the drawing of pre- The spartmerit stracture, designed early in the spring of the year, f.he\a‘ architéets, and. erected by than had been expecied, stands‘md a.long-wing depth of approxi soluti i et b e R [ street level, a basement, and a sib- developed in idea shortly after the| president of the| H. B. Foss Company, local archi- nue. On the basement level are eer and a member of the firm of lockers and storage space for ten- The Start & nts’ use, and five apartments Armed with tentative plans mr]“ o f 3 the building and a perspective| FUg street level 1s oocuplsd hy ~n entrance foyer and 12 apartmen:s (while the top floor is taken up b 112 ‘more apartments and a secon' laundry. room. In all, there are thirty apartmen: in the new building, 14 of them ing two-room and the remainder | three-room. The complete cost of sketch of the proposed structure prepared by Erling R. Bugge of the i}l. B, Foss Company, the two or- ganized the Fosbee Development | Company about the first of May, 11926, and sallied forth to sell stock | and bonds in the corporation, amounting to $100,000 in all. (35,000 in common stock and $65,000 in the building, fixtures and furnitur- bonds) So apparent was the need| is $100,000, the entire sum for waich lof this community for such a build-| ¢ COMmPany was capitalized. |ing, that the two organizers met| Well Laid Out |with a ready response, and with | Built on a concrete foundation |their faith in the project quickly|the height of the two basement lev- Wools in a host of attrac- proved well placed by the subscrip- €IS the apartment is of frame con- Ntoi Slts (0 | patten tlon of enough siock and bonds to|struction, with stucco finish on 1 Silks in plain colors, pe furnish sufficient funds for ‘the|exterior, and a five-ply bullt-up i pia $ commencement of construction, fi- roof. he basement garage h , dots and patterns. Ex- cellent quality, the you'll give proudly! laccess to the street by a coneretc |ramp along the east side of ¢l ibuilding. The stucco exterior i white in color, with a horizontal |wood band around three elevations of the company, and Mr. Foss as 8t the level of the top-floor win Vice-President, officers of the Fos- 40Ws. The wood band is painicd bee Development Company are H. @luminum, and all other exterio: L. Faulkner, Secretary-Treasurer, [tFim is black. Relieving the street xnd John Reck for the facade of the modern style structu bondholders. is a marquee overhanging the er nal plans were completed by Ju 1, and excavation work for building begun immediately after- ward. Besides Mr. Attractive Gift Boxes kind He'll Eike . . . Beers as President When the plans were completed|trance, supported by two slender 9 it was estimated that the compie- Columns. The entrance, of black Priced hum R tion of the apartment ‘,tmm,,‘, vitrolite, is at the street level. Tho! would require until January of ne; bulldmg rises to a height of 22 foet above the street. h 4 v but though the mmmme 1.7 l,o .;5.‘ strike’ has delayed the final work The interior finish of ali apart- on the building, the early stages of ments and corridors is plaster on the construction were aided by the|wood and ‘“grip” lagh, in keeping fine weather enjoyed in Juneau last| with the requirements of the new| |summer, and before the fall rams.Juneau building code. The building started the structure was com- |is the first large construction in the pletely covered and closed ip, sndlcity to be erected under the new |entirely ‘complete, and almost en-{many fire-resistant features, such B.M. Behrends CO., Inc. ‘m'cly occupied, except for a‘certain|as: metal .clad doors dividing the Juneau's Leading Department Store w fixtures on which it has been|structure .into small “fire areas,” "||II|||IlllmIIIIlIIINIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllmllllllllIIIII||l|IIHIIIIIHIIIIIIII|||||" impossii 1o’ obtain deivery Thomlhh Iinstedr fire-resisting. stair- Painting and Decorating New Fosbee Apartments Dmhn Avenue 131 Seward St. , Wendt was the painting contractor by the end of this week should beibuudmg code, and as such, has' , THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 1936. \ APARTMENTS READY PURCHASE GASBOAT Lynn Phillips and Bill Carter of wells, both for the main front and Feusi central serivee stalrways. All liv Leona and Jensen, of Douglas, and d electric refrigerators from quarter floors are of oak, except/Harri Machine Shop. Valdez purchased a gasbeat that be- kitchens and baths which are lin-| ~Nearly all of Juneau has had a longed to the lale Joo Sc te of oleum. All wood trim, which in/hand in the accomplishing of tpe | Cordova. keeping with the modern design new Distin Avenue Apartment, and has been reduced to a minimum, is all of Juneau can be proud of it. stained and walls, exeept in bat > rooms are kalsorined a neutral| NEW COMMANDER wn shade. Bathroom walls a: A. J Strigga, of Anchorage, of painted cement-plaster. Win- stalled as Commander of Denali e LLS BUSINESS Thomas Cook recently sold his and tailoring:: establish- was ment in the Helekal Building in Cordova to Carl Blendheim. ffor Beltlter Biscwuils Schilling e i dows are of the large, view, Wpe,| pogy No, 1,685, Veterans of Foreign | 8 e n e . -1 ; nd “‘l’)" d““"‘;‘ l“““"’ Corridors| yars at ceremonies on November | RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY Baklng X re 0 R 13, in the Legion Hall g Radio Outlets S Iwm operate on the §. S. Aretic Powder All apartments are equipped m'ln FOR ITEMS UNUSUAL, |north and south bound. Scheduled radio outlets, connecting with builc- | exclusive and reasonable, be sure| (o sail from Seattle Sunday night. — - — e in antenna, numerous service out-|to visit the Nugget Shop. adv. —adv.|" Today's' News Today—Empire. cts, electric ranges and refrigers — . quality Crane plumbi “'g\“ and a feature of the design 7 of the apartments are the largor! " th usual kitchens and dinettes. | Y apartments have noteworthy & views. Some of the Channel and| A Chilkat and Douglas Island moun-| ins, others of the harbor and| city, and others of Mt. Juneau, while | BUILDERS HARDWARE combine several of the many | outlooks. The apartments are steam | heated by a central autematic cmdm 1 burning plant All local labor was used in lhc' uction of the building, and, | s far as possible, local prudu(:\sll All materials and fixtures were pui-; chated through local firms. Cfm-‘ truction foreman for the H. B. Foss| Company was Alfred Dishaw. | Sub- ntractors | Several local sub-contractors play- | ed thelr part in the erection of the Distine Avenue Apartments. Plumb- | ing and heating was installed by Harri Machine Shop. Electrical | xtures was done by the Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. Fred and Garland Boggan laid the hard- wood floors, while Dave Burneti was the stucco and plastering contractor. Linoleum in the bathrooms and kit- was laid by Nick Rocovich for the Thomas Hardware Com- pany. Lumber was purchased from hoth he Juneau Lumber Mills and the Columbia Lumber Company; spruce mmber for all forms and all rough hens FURNISHED by lummber being furnished by the Juneau Lumber Mills, while he bal- ance, the finished fir lumber was ained from the Columbia Lum- Company. Millwork was fur- nished through the Columbia Lum- er Company by the oma Sash nd Door Co., cement by the Dia- mond Cement Co. Hardware was purchased through a local firm from the Seattle Hardw. Company. | Westinghouse ranges were pur- Ll‘ hvd Inr t.he apartments from ber Phone 555 APARTMENTS qu‘the New ng and installation of electrical| FOSBEE DISTIN AVE. Thomas Hardware Co. | | Fosbee Distin Avenue APARTMENTS Are Heated by an All-Autollatlc ENTERPRISE CRUDE ou. BURNER Leonard Refrigerators Crane Plumbing and all.. .. Plumbing and Sheet Metal Installed by This Firm