The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 23, 1910, Page 7

EEE | aT ACW 1 ee ———=. | Grote- | Rankin’s New | Store i | 4 -— ; 4! ae i} ali ‘ “if 1 1 ‘ onl nw —) Po enh ) oS ie ! / | Mezzanine Tus picture shows the new $200,000 building to be erected on '* the corner of Pike Street and Fifth Avenue for the Grote- Rankin Company. The construction will commence at once. The Contract calls for completion of the building by January Ist. This will be the largest and most expensive mercantile building } of its kind yet built east of Third Avenue. It will be a strictly al - building of reinforced concrete, six stories above the base- This fine new building has been planned especially for the iH} Beds of the Grote-Rankin Company, which will install many up- | to-date features, new to Western stores. : is large, magnificent fountain will be the centerpiece of the #| ound floor; a wide staircase will lead from the fountain to the | Mezzanine floor; this staircase will be elegantly decorated with at chandeliers and massive pillars. The mezzanine floor will *xtend completely around the side and end of the building, and here will be located all the offices of the company on one side, and on the other a spacious ladies’ rest room, which will be luxuriously furnished for the convenience and comfort of all who care to use Hit, This should prove a very popular feature with the ladies, who ; “an use it as a meeting place or a place to rest after shopping. PIKE STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE — {| This New, Magnificent Six-Story Building Will Be Erected Especially to Meet the Requirements of the Grote-Rankin Company 10 BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY FIRST | ‘Will Be One of the Handsomest and Most Up-to-Date Housefurnishing Establishments in the Country Structure to Resemble the Second Avenue Baillargeon Department Store THE STAR—MONDAY, MAY 23, 1910. ALE ICON PCN NN I YS MS CATION OF THE GROTE-RANKIN COMPANY | aD Grote- Rankin New Store Pike Street and Fifth Avenue Size 120x120 Feet Six Stories Mezzanine Floor and Full Basement Raa 7 oO’ the upper floors model rooms of various styles will be built in, for the proper display of the finer grades of furnishings. No expense will be spared to make the Grote-Rankin Company’s new store the most unique housefurnishing establishment in the Northwest. The selection of the Pike Street and Fifth Avenue site was made only after practically every available location in the north business district had been canvassed. The officers of the company, in selecting a site, studied street car and wagon traffic, and, after investigating many propositions, are fully convinced that the new retail district of Seattle will center around the Fourth Avenue and Pike Street corner. The Grote-Rankin Company recently purchased, for $50,000, a large lot (120x180) on the corner of Thomas Street and Terry Avenue, on which to build a modern fireproof warehouse, barn and garage. This property is on the new Northern Pacific Lake Union Belt Line, and immediately south of the new distributing depot. It is an ideal location for a warehouse.