The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 14, 1954, Page 7

CBS Begins Construction Of New $80,000 Motel Construction Of Additional New Motels And Apartments Seen By DENIS SNEIGR Work was underway today on Key West’s newest | ——H— motel—a two-story, $80,000 structure at 1320 Simonton New KW Stere Activity In Realestate Market (OLD Shows Increase In Past Week Activity in Monroe County real- J estate sales has increased, a check at the office of Earl Adams, coun- ty clerk, showed. HOUSE a WAY FOR MOTEL CONSTRUCTION Street. The new motel, being built by the CBS Construc- tion Co., Inc., is owned by Jacob Dietsch, owner of the Blue Marlin Motel. Norman Giller, of Miami Beach, was the architect. Dietsch will continue to operate the Blue Marlin. The new motel will be called the Blue Marlin Motel and Apartments. It is being built on a 100-by-200 foot plot that adjoins the present Blue Marlin. The new structure will contain 20 units—11 ef- ficiency apartments and nine motel rooms, plus a laundry room for the use of guests. The new building will be com-— pletely air-conditioned. Its 20 units added to the 14 motel rooms in the present Blue Marlin will make a total of 34 units. Each of the units in the Blue Marlin Motel and Apartments will contain a TV outlet. There will oe @ master antenna on the roof. Each unit also will be wired for a pri- vate tlephone. fs New Manager The building be built of con- crete block with a stucco finish. A balcony will run along the front of the second story and there will bea sun deck on the roof. Dietsch has elaborate plans for landscaping the new motel. “Tt will be a tropical garden,” he said. As for the management of the Blue Marlin ‘Motel Apartments, Dietsch is bringing an experienc- €@*hotel man from Los Angeles, Alfred Schlesinger. Construction of the Blue Marlin Motel and Apartments is the first of several new Motels and apart- ment buildings that are scheduled for Key West in the near future. *New Buildings Planned In the works for early construc- tion are a 20-unit apartment building at South and Williams Saturday, August 14, 1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Streets, a motel at South and Du- val Streets and another motel on Roosevelt Boulevard near the Howard Johnson restaurant. Work on the new motel at South and Duval is expected to get un- derway shortly. During the past week, workmen began tearing down the old Thompson residence that has stood near that corner for years. This new construction along with a new $755,000 building on the Naval Station Annex will ‘ie Key West’s construction business a greatly needed boost. LANDSCAPE FIRM IS ON VACATION John R. Watson, owner of Cow- boy and Son, landscaping, today said he and his family are leaving tomorrow for a 30-day vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota where Watson was raised. They will also visit Wateon’s mo- ther in Graat’s Pass, Oregon, and his father in San Jose, Calif. Bethlehem, Pa. was founded on Christmas Eve, 1741. Page 7 That's because she has a KenFlex plastic tile floor. - It's beautiful, it’s easy to clean and this housewife saves time—her KenFlex floor resists dirt and stains, doesn’t need cleaning as often as her old floor did! Why don’t you follow her example and have a KenFlex floor? You can INSTALL IT YOURSELF BRING YOUR FOR AS LITTLE a $1453 IDEAS TO US Our Expert Advice Costs You Nothing! You'll Choose from the Most Complete Selection of Floor Coverings On the Island Key West Floor Covering Co. M, B. STUTZ 132 Duval Street Telephone 2-2512 Specializes In Phileo Products Newest store in the home appli- owner and operator. Julius wag an electronics tech- nicign during the war, Upon retire- ment, he accepted émployment with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The weather was too cold up in Boston, however. He and his Key West-born wife, Lola, decided to move back to Key West and open a television service and Tepair shop. Success in television has result- ed in the ae expansion which includes leo ranges, refrigera- tors, etc. The new stofe is located at 826 Duval St. $80,000 Permit Tops This Week City business permits continued steady with 10 being recorded in the past seven days. The largest permit was for an $80,000 motel being built at 1310 Simonton Street. This building is described in another story on this page. Other permits were: Frank Yaccarino, 922 Truman, addition, $400, : Collins Mens Shop, 505 Duval, new store front, $1,200. Coca Cola Bottling Co., boiler room and install boiler, $3,000. Henry B. Haskins, 602 Fleming, Bob Knowles, 586 White, repairs, ie ea ‘Trumley, 1205 Florida, porch, $750. al hana 620 Olivia, re- pairs, 5 Cayo Hueso Grotto, Dennis near Hy » pour footing for building, Raymond Fuento, 919 White, re- STUDEBAKER TO yesterday, a day after workers at the. big automotive plant voted to accept a 14 per cent pay cut in a move fo save their jobs and. the company. The company also said it s0on may obtain a “big volume” de- fenge contract for guided missiles. ROBERTS Office Equipment 196 Duval Street Phone 2-5494 Royal Typewriters Portables and Standards SALES - SERVICE RENTALS Key West Radio and TV Service Calls Answered Promptly RADIO — TV REPAIRS INSTALLATIONS PHILCO DEALER RANGES — TV SETS REFRIGERATORS 826 Duval Street TELEPHONE 2-8511 WILL BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME WITH so REALOCK WIRE ting, metoriel & conet, For FREE Estimate 2-2545 7S FH an leteiee 8 8 — om ts FENCE CO.) | Shaddock for $2,000. One of the biggest sales was that of 44 lots on Key Largo for $26,800. E. L. Cotton, Inc., sold the lots to Twin Gables, Inc. Other realestate slaes were: G. E. Wilby to Jessie Biard for $5,000, 320 acres in the East half of section, 5, township 54 south, C. E. Ryals sold a lot on Big Coppit to S. C. Walker for $1,000. W. O. Snyder III sold a lot on Plantation Beach to G. W. Bend- ler for $1,900. L. Lehrer sold five lots on Big Pind Key to Anna M. Scharer. A 10-cent stamp marked this deed. A lot in Burton’s Yacht Harbor Basis was sold by L. E. Coetzto R. L. Burton for $500. Lot 100 in Little Venice was sold by Walter Puto to Interstate Ma- chine Tool and Engineering, Inc., for $1,500. Interstate Machine Tool and En- gineering, Inc., sold lot 96 in Little Venice to John C. Puto for $1,500. Lots 95, 97, and 98 in Little Ven- ice were sold for $3,000 by Walter Puto to John Puto. Elinor D. Gautier sold a lot in Plantation Beach to D. E. Wolter for $900. The same lot in Plantation Beach was sold by Wolter to Emma Carnevale for $300. A lot in Harbor Shores was sold by Harbor Shores, Ine., to R. H. BOG ties me F. P. Sadowski sold a lot in North Marathon Shores to W. R. Waters for $5,000. Ralph Puhl sold a lot in Planta- ny Beach to S. A. Grow for $,- AL ts, ‘ house ‘a eaten nie and on Linda Ave. were sold by E. W. Linton for $10,000. A. E. Golan to the Noble Construc- Lots fronting on Flagler Ave., tion Co. for $13,000. GOOD TRAFFIC CONTROL distinguishes this plan. Direct access to living room and any of the three bedrooms is pro- vided from the front doot without passage through any other toom. Service entry ptovides direct access to bath, kitchen or ‘basement. This is plan H-320-P by the Homograf Co., 11711 East Eight Mile Rd., East Detroit, Mich. The house covers 1,322 square feet without its two-car garage. | Further information and blueprints available from architects) The Maxwell Co., Inc. 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