The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 6, 1954, Page 6

Three Sist THESE:OLD BUILDINGS next door to the Three Sisters store, 511 Duval Street, were razed this week to make way for an expansion of the store. When the new building is completed, the Three ‘Sisters store will occupy part of the new structure in addition to its present space. The remainder of the new building will be occupied by two other stores.—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Background Of Old Key West Another old building the old building was used years ago. to the Three Sisters store Buildings Should Be Recorded comes down and a new one goes up, but no one seems to know too much about what for or what occupied the site The latest old structure to be demolished was next at 511 Duval Street. THAT’S GOGD REASON |Mrs. Marion: P. Morris told a di dle. of cruelty. \the contractor. crete block and stucco store. Other permits on file wi |repairs, $150. floor, $300. Wesley Higgins, 321. Mickens Lane, roof repairs, $100. terations, $200. |St., fence, $100. $150. Small House Design ttvin ining 0x25! Minor Repairs fence, $50. Free Of Charge * room and fence, $800. Mrs. Thomas James, 512 Caro- |line, fence, $300. What is probably the world’s smallest building. permit was on $200. vorce court judge her husband slapped her face for squeezing \their toothpaste tubes in the mid- ters, the new store being an She got her decree on grounds} Francis Dion, 723 White, to build = ia CBS home. Paul Roberts, Jr., is B. Santana, 206 Olivia, new porch Frank H. Gato, 616 Virginia, al- Paul E. Esquinaldo, 1329 Second ;, Charles Rivas, 509 Olivia, porch, 'sicte, M. Sanchez, 803 Catherine, porch F. J, Miller, 1015 Flagler, re- Permit Issued frat $400. Roy Edwards, contrac- S. Brownstein, 1603 South, utili- A. Lucignani, 405 Olivia, repairs, | Pa¥t of the new building to be built ‘will be occupied NOTTINGHAM, England —|by the Three Sisters store. The store also will continue g\to occupy its present quar- expansion. The remainder of the new build- ing will be occupied by two other stores. Louis Carbonell, city commis- sioner and owner of an electrical appliance store at 522 Duval, re- The $9,000 permit was to Car-'calls some of the background of {los Calleja, 715 Caroline, for a con-the demolished building. | “Airdrome” Theater He said that about 40 years ago e: by a Robert Evans, 903 Pauline, roof @ movie house, the Airdrome, oc- cupied part of the site. “At that time, ” Carbonell add- ed, “the Grand Theater was on the corner where the Kress store now stands. When I was a young’ fellow, we could to to both the Air- drom and the Grand for 10 cents.” At a later date, Carbonell’s bro- er, Raul, operated the Seafood Grill at the site next to the Tree rs, Louis remembered. At an- ‘other time another restaurant, M. L. Sheppard, 626 Caroline, Hamburger Heaven, occupied the building, Other Businesses file at City Hall this week — a per-, Rev. George W. Allen, 808 Eli- By SAM DAWSON mit for $12. . |zabeth, addition, $100. | NEW YORK (®—Pollyanna and The city charged no fee for the, Cecil Carbonell, 705 Duval, re-'Cassandra could have quite an permit. It was issued to Annie Lowe, of 112 Olivia, for minor repairs to the rina Court, fence, $1200. porch. Otherwise, building pretty slow. One for. $9,500 and an- tor. \pair roof, $40. |argument over sizing up today’s Maitland Adams, 1101 Casa Ma- quota of business news. The glad girl could point out Navarro, Inc., 601 Duval, roof, ‘hat a number of things look a permits $600. Griffin Industrialists, contrac- little better than they did—or at least they aren’t getting worse at Other business that used the now |histo: 'Week’s Business Presents A Conflicting Picture Today other for $9,000 were issued. The remainder were for minor jobs. The $9,500 permit was issued to San Carlos School, 521 Duval,.2S fast a rate as they were a short os 4] (time ago. roof, $950. Roofing and Metal an Craftsmen, ‘contractors. | The original prophet of doom is jcould point out that the day’s news mostly shows that the decline is ers Store Will Be On Site Of Old Airdrome Theater Royal Typewr™ ards | Portables and Sr cE SALES - SE RENT _.nane ‘ et Villa, Big Pine Key, to J. C. Noldet arranty Deeds Show Renewed «=. |Knowles for $500. Four lots on Grassy Key were were on file this week in the of-|Flagler and George St. to Marie fF $1,000. fice of County Clerk Earl Adams. Preble Cobb for $4,000. Edwin C. Lunsford sold a Grassy B. Parker for $800. \Chester F. Tingler to Elmo J. Capo Herbert S. Zim for $8,000. A Wtiand a belf in Lower Mate| ee Garland M, Budd sold. Monroe! Re genera a County land to Norman B. ocd FE: Egan to Elmer H. White for'to Edwin A. Goebel for $10,300. A 10-cent stamp marked the deed, '$29,500. — = _ oes Thom; to. Walter Curry for bert R. Kams for $900, : SUS- 126 Duval Street Phone \tus L. Chase for $1,000. Four lots in Sombrero Subdivi-'$1,000. Yaccarino for $12,000. John DeWitt Dickson for $400. shop, a book store, and a barber shop. SALES and INSTAL} !JONS Nees it was closed, Torres open-| ed an open-air movie theater at ; <ademark) Clearview Aluminum Jalousies (Re But what occupied the site be- fore the movie house 40 years ago? Miami Awning-Type W' would be glad to’ know about it.| ; pe Too many old land marks are raz- Stperior coment ry. Dro Ye Bamboo Draperies Ra-Tox Folding Doors Builders’ Hardware Another Big Pine Key lot was Activity During Past Week ws 5 sold by June Lee and Raymond BE late ena | A lot on Big Coppitt Key was sold Key lot to Melvin Bristol for $2,000, Three lots on Upper Matecumbe A lot at the corner of Division and| Eight Big Pine Key lots were ROBERTS $4,000. | A dozen Big Pine Key lots were! Streets was sold by Samuel Lobron’ Ahern also sold nine lots on Big |sion were sold by Harold A, Clark! Another four lots, also on Big Odes McKillip sold a lot in Palm Aurelio Torres, Carbonell recall- 1423 Simonton Street. The Rose f Fiber Glass Storm-Stop Awnings — Alumin: Perhaps someone in Key West d Canopies ed and there is no record of their Canvas Awning Cora by Holcomb and Hoke Patio Furniture |sold to J. C. Nolder by Cleveland The following warranty deeds| Gene Gory sold two lots near G. Navarro, Jr., to Basil C. Lones a Land on Key Vaca was sold by treat was sold by Alex Metzger to|>Y Bernard L. Sargent to Russell |cumbe Harbor was sold by Ayres Key were sold by Leo A Gauthier Howe Streets was sold by Joseph Sold by Francis R. Ahern to Her-| acy SoUen Big Office Equipmey hie ecend Slsancel yy Francis R. Ahern to Au to Eugene H. Pfund for $2,000. [Pine Key to Stanley C, Kiem for to Cecil E. Cubbedge and Frank Pine Key, were sold by Ahern to demolished building were a coffee S ate ed, operated the Grand Theater. Crest Motel stands on that site now. = inum Jalousie Doors — Glass or f ws knows. if they do, The Citizen Aluminum or Wood Venetian Bli. nic Ypres Folding Doors Window Shades Mail order houses report their February stores well below a year ago. But they take cheer in the fact that the drop was smaller than it was in January. Installment buying had.been off sharply so far this year, indicst- ing that consumers are wary about taking on more debt. But they go on saving and that shows they aren’t too hard pressed. Savings | accounts are gaining. And-in Jan- uary sales of life insurance were up 10 per cent over the previous Repairs and Renovations K, West Venetian Blind Co. 123 JAL STREET PHONE 2.5531 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 6 ' stil it’s mi early yet|Year. ge Saturday, March 6, bal fan nd picky uch too early y ‘A vember, of businesemen, fos : —,| Joblessness is a case in point.|Sure that buying is going to pick} |The number out of work continues!" sharply in some presently de- to rise. But not quite so many|flated luxury lines—such as fur; 'are lining up these days to apply|Jewelry and entertainment—if t] for unemployment compensation|€xcise taxes are cut. And tt as a few weeks back. Au announce-|gleefully point at the indica Z| ment of new layoffs are pleasantly a cuerees seems set on “*| offset by reports of men going le n back to work this week in some of| Personal income totals havere the auto plants. sinking, as work week's. Department store sales are run-|Clipped and men laid off merce! aing about three per cent behind a/latest Department of 1 i. sti)| year ago, the Federal Reserve|figures show that the “25 +ning!| Board reports. 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