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Albuquerque PRpGR^S Business Aevvx of Our Cityand Vicinity
Published by THE ALBUQUERQUE NATIONAL TRUST &• SAVINGS BANK VOLUME V, No. II JANUARY, 1939
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Albuquerque Progress is published monthly for all who are interested 60 Men Work on in Albuquerque's growth and de velopment Nob Hill Project fcp the .•\ SIO.O'IO curb and gutter jirojeet for ALBUQUERQUE NATIONAL the Nob ITill section of L niversity TRUST 6- SAVINGS BANK Heights is now under \va\ and eon- struction is e.xpected to he completed CAPITAL AND SURPLUS this month. .\n area of 1(1 blocks, ad $470,000.00 joining the site selected for the new ALI3ERT C. SIMMS Chairman $79,01(1 Noh Ilill elnientar\' school, is FKED LUTIiV rresiclent covered by the project. .About (lO skiled FRED A. WHITE Vice-President and unskilled workmen are tinplo\ed O. M. LOVE Cashier K. M. ELDER Assistant Cashier on the project. G. GIOMI Assistant Cashier RALPH E. BECKER.Assistant Cashier Second Street Road G. R. KRAMER Assistant Cashier C. E. DINKLE Assistant Cashier Extended South R. M. ELDER Trust Officer Construction is now uiuKr way on an CENTRAL AVENUE al SECOND STREET extension of South .Second .Slret-t. west ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO of the .Santa l-'e tracks, and the new sec tion will be e.xtended 4 or 5 miles south Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of the oiled portion, according to (ior- don Winter. count_\' ro:id supervisor. Building Permits Here The new extension will enable the resi dents of the area south of the Uit\' :ind west of the tracks to get to town with Make Record Gain out havitig to crf)s.s the tracks. The monthly review of the Federal Re serve Banlc of Kansas City shows Albu Travel Here Tops 1937 querque as one of the brightest spots in the 10th Federal Reserve District. The by 397 Cars Per Day City's gain in building permits for No vember was greater than that shown by F'igurc's just released by the Uh.amher any other city in the 10th district with of Commerce and the .State Tourist Hii- the exception of Kansas City. Permits rcau showed that .AlhtKiuertpie's 1938 issued here for November totaled $265,- tourist 'ousiness showed a siztihle iti- 000 as compared to $89,000 for the same crease over 1937 in spite of a general period in 1937. Albuquerque's increase National decline. The figures showed was greater than the gains of such cities an increase of 397 cars per day over the as Denver, Oklahoma City, Omaha, 1937 totals. Cars cf)ming in on ITigh- Pueblo, Tulsa and Topeka, Kansas. ways 66 and 85 totaled 1798 per day for The report shows that bank deposits the first 1! months of 1938 as compared are running above last year, but bank in- to a total daily number of 1401 cars for vestmems are 3 per cent lower. 1937.
Improvements Planned for Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.
Alvarado Hotel Build Plant
Announcement was recently made Construction of a new modern bot that not less than $35,000 will be spent in tling plant fr)r the Dr. Pepper Co. is enlarging and remodeling the Alvarado now under way at 3423 Hast Uentral. Hotel here by the Fred Harvey Co. C. L. Ovcrmeir is in ehar,gc of con Among the improvements planned are struction. Organizers of the l)r. Pep the installation of cocktail lounges, a per Bottling Compans- here inehide C. bar, out-of-door eating places and the M. Barker, L. 11. Barker, M. (1. Brock addition of more rooms. and Liicylc Brock. January, 1939 A1.1 u"() I • 1-:K() I" !•: r ROC. ress Page 3
HOME CONSTRUCTION IN ALBUQUER QUE HITS ALL TIME HIGH DURING 1938 City's Popiilcition, Postiil Receipts and Utilities Customers Also Shore Increases Unritrg Past Year
Alhuqucniuf t-njnycil a mnuitu- laaiu- building projects initi.atcd during the building hfxnii during l''3S .\'r\i r br- past war. linportant public projects fore in tiif hi,st
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STAKE S PflnfL bodies
Bringing another new industry to Albuquerque, the Universal Body and Manufacturing Company has Just opened its new plant at 1713 North Fourth Street for the manufacture of truck and commercial bodies of all kinds. The new plant is fully equipped to manufacture a complete line of custom and standard-built truck bodies, such as furniture, refrigerator, vans and freight trucks as well as smaller pick-ups. Officers of the company are T. J>. McEIhiney, President, and 0. B. Routh, production manager. Both the officials and the workmen in the new plant have had wide experience in the specialized business of body manufacture in other parts of the country.
Nehi Battling Plant Construction Under Way on Completely Modernized Washington School Addition
Remodeling and modernization of the Work on the addition to the W'a.sh- Nehi Bottling Company's plant at 214 ington Junior High School, one of the West Coal Avenue has just been com five project.s in Alhu(|ucr(|iK"'.s .school pleted at a cost of approximately $30,000 expansion program, is now iiiulcr way according to Sam Minces, owner and under the direction of Bradbury and Marchant, local contractors. The ad manager. dition, to cost $81,0(M), will he on the Improvements in the plant included Park Avenue side of the picscnt hnild- the installation of new automatic bot ing. It is expected to he eom])leted tling equipment, a late type water puri about July 15. fier, bottle sterilizer and a complete new cooling system for the plant. The Nehi Company features Nehi and Royal Mission Theatre Crown soft drink beverages. Completely Remodeled
New Service Station at The Mission Theatre, 121 West Cen tral, has just been reopened after being First and Silver completely remodeled and redeeorated. Improvments consisted of a new mar Construction has started on a new quee, box office, rest rooms and the in service station at the corner of First stallation of anew air-conditioning and and Silver for the Investor's Oil Com heating plant. The cost of the improve pany. The site was occupied by the old ments was approximately $10,000. Con Armijo Building, a city landmark, struction was under the direction of J. which was demolished after condemna Elder, construction superintendent of tion by the City. the Texas Theatres Cf)ni))an>'. January. 1939 ALBUQUERQUE PROGRESS Page 5
GRAPHIC BUSINESS SURVEY POSTAL RECEIPTS 1933 $244,977 1936 $268,709 1937 $307,306 1938 $331,565.78 BANK CLEARINGS 1933 $123,097,000 1936 $144,613,823 1937 $180,463,000 1938 $171,165,277.04 ELECTRICAL SERVICE CONSUMERS 1933 9,803 1936 10,772 1937 12,119 1938 13,725 GAS SERVICE CONSUMERS 1933 3,713 1936 6,367 1937 6,898 1938 7,450 BUILDING PERMITS 1933 $773,023 1936 $2,473,916 1937 $1,926,797 1938 $1,739,111 TELEPHONE SERVICE 1933 7,171 1936 8,098 1937 8,932 1938 9,678 ALBUQUERQUE PROGRESS January, 1930
New Business in Albuquerque During 1938 Maxine's Dress Shop opens at 522 Builders are Nathan Salmon and J. H. West Central—managed by Maxine Greer who arc leasing the hoti l to the Nordhaus. Hilton Company for twent.\- >a'ars. l-'or- Modernistic Service Station erected mal opening for the new hotel is tenta at East Central and Arno—operated by tively set for April 15. Carothers Tire Company. Hale Sanitary .Stii)plv Gompan\' opens Hale's Brownbilt shoe store moves to at 1024 N. 4th." new location at 109 S. 5th Street. FI. D. Thomas and t hark s Keinper Huning Electric Company takes larg open service station ;it the eorner of er quarters at 111-113 South Fifth St. Copper and X. 4th. Zia Oil Company erects and operates New $350,000 University Library new service station at corner of South building finished and oeenpiial. Third and Coal Avenue. Vaio's Rcstatirant opens in in \v inorl- New Lobo Theater erected by Latif ern building at 410 \V. t'opper. and Salim Hyder in the Heights at East Valley Gold Dairies enlargi- and mod Central and Richmond. ernize plant at 1710 N. 4th .Street. Modern Stores in Lobo Building oc Western School for Private Si-ere- cupied by Nassif's Restaurant, Classique taries at 805 W. Tijer.as enl.arged and Beauty Shop, and Ives Greenhouses. remodeled. J. C. Penney Company enlarges and Hicks Dairy purchased h\- Justin Jones and C. Ewell Jones. remodels store at 410 West Central. Stamm's Sport C\-nter o])ens Features in the newly remodeled McLellan store are a modern air-conditioning plant, new fixtures, a new lighting system, and a new soda fountain. Walls are decorated with a series of atlractive murals depicting pueblo and Navajo designs. The paintings were done by John Dorman, young New Mexico artist. The new McLellan store occupies the entire first floor of the Rosenwald Building. Kay R. Rowe has been manager of the McLellan store here for five years. January, 193'J ALBUQUERQUE PROGRESS The Gifford-Hill Pipe Company's Albuquer que plant, located 2 miles south of the City, is now complet ed and turning out concrete pipe for use in sewers, culverts and irrigation proj ects. When running at full capacity the plant employs 15 men. L y m a n Holloway, former City purchas ing agent, is manager for the Pipe Company. The latest type of ce- t, ' A ment pipe manufac- tn-rv, turing machine, which will turn out pipe from 12" to 72" in diameter, is now in use in the plant. All local workmen and, whenever possible, New Mexico materials are used in the new plant according to Mr. Holloway. The plant represents an investment of approximately $25,000. huildiiifT jiLst west of Barelas bridge on East Central occupied by Ever-Ready Jliglnvay 85. Garage. New nir.dcrn store fronts completed Modern Service Plant completed at for -Mindlin Jewelry .Store, Strong's Second and Tijeras by Bradley Comer. Hook .Store, National System of ]3ak- Manzano Day School for Boys and eries, and b'ogg Jewelry Store. Girls between a.ges of four and thirteen Charles E. McDnffie Company builds ojiened in Hnning Castle Building. The block of new stores between Dartmouth building was completely modernized. and Girard .Streets. Coron.ulo Theater built at 11.3 South Work progresses on .Mbtuiuerque's First. new $7()0,0()() airport to be completed Little's Lunch opened at 2900 East early in 19.59. Central in the McDuffie Building. New office building constructed at Yucca Bowling Alleys opened at bl,3 ,314 W. Gold is occupied by Forest Ser W. Central. vice Department. N-ehi Bottling Company at 214 W. Modern Service Plant at Harvard and Coal was purchased by Sam Minces. Pa^ ALBUQUERQUE PROGRESS Janiiarv. l'>39 The building was completeh' remodeled Gifford-Mill Pipe U<>iiip;my con and modernized. structs and opens $2.3.(H)() concrete pipe Modern store buildings at 606 and 608 plant two miles south of city. West Central completed. The Bonded Plumhing Uonip.iny oc George Conley opens restaurant at cupies larger (piarters at 222 Xorth 203 N. Second. Third Street. Simonson Cycle Company occupies The F'iresteel Luinlier t'oTnp.inx- opens store at 2910 E. Central in McDuffie new i)laning mill on West C'eTitral in Addition. 2000 block-. Q. R. .S. Neon Corporation opens ser Dale's Dispensary opens at J'M)h 1*2. vice and sales plant at 1904 N. h'ourth. Central .Avenue. Robert Porter and Sons, wholesale Poe Motor Company- at 224 X. .3th liquor dealers, move to larger quarters was purchased by .\1 acUlevenger .Auto at 124 S. John Street. Company. A new school building program ap F'rank Mindlin Jewelrs- Uonipany proved by Albuquerque to spend ap builds addition to store at .114 W. Cen proximately $500,000. Construction tral Ave. started on several units of school ex Hugh and Lester Cooper purchase the pansion. Cook Motor Company. ( )pen t 'oopcr $900,000 Federal Building approved Motor Company at Third and Tijeras for Albuquerque—site to be determined Barber I'ood Store occupies new inod- and construction to be started in 1939. ern food store at 1219 X. 4th. % II TOP: Modern tile and cement home completed for Dr. H. E. Nance at 1600 E. Roma. E. P. Bridgeman was the contractor in charge. Gordon Ferguson was the architect. BELOW: South western style home just completed for C. W. Miller at 424 S. Carlisle. January, l'),39 A LRUQ U1•:RQ U EPRO r, R1•: SS 1 I fik E New Spanish type home just completed for United States Senator Dennis Chaver at 1600 West Copper Avenue. Robert Gardner was the contractor in charge of construction and Tom Danahy was the architect. Montgomery Ward announced plans New Butt's Rexall Drii.g Store opened for tlie constrnction of the new $75,000 at the corner of Fifth and Central. building directly behind the present lo New Club House built on the Sandia cation at 313 W. Central. Golf Course at North Fourth. Korber Company erects a new ware- M. M. Maisel starts construction at bouse between Tijeras and Mariiuettc 512 West Central -Avenue on a new store Avenues at the Santa I-'c Tracks. building to be occupied by Maisel's In Modern brick and concrete building dian Trading Post. erected at Bryn Mawr and bast Cen Standard Stations constructs new ser tral occupied by Dameron. Sprnill. inter vice plant at corner of Edith and East ior decorator and W. C. Patton. (Iroccry Central. Store. -Albuquerc|ue Gas and Electric Com Construction started on new $262,000 pany purchase the power plant of the sewage disposal plant two miles south New Alexico Lumber and Timber Com of town. pany at Bernalillo. Race track and exhibition buildings at Universal Body and Manufacturing new I'air Crounds completed in time Company opens at 1713 North Fourth St. for New Mexico State I'air October 9 -Albuquerque Livestock Commission through 13. Company starts public cattle auctions ev ery Thursday. They constructed new Radio Station KOB goes on full time modern cattle pens and auction facili operating schedule. ties. Pest Control Service opens office at Standard Stations Incorporated move 216 W. Gold -Avenue. , their division office to Albuquerque, un Nazareth Sanatorium operated by the der the supervision of L. R. Pershall. Sisters of Saint Dominic opened nine M. L. and F. F. Grissam purchased miles north of Albutiuerque near .\la- Strong's Book Store. meda. I'ramc stucco addition completed for Ming -Auto Burnishing Company opens Jones' Upholstering Company at 808 E. at 413 North 5tb. Coal -Avenue. McJ^ellan Company remodels and air- New Mexico Tent and Awning Com conditions store building at the corner of pany builds and occupies new modern b'ourth and Central. building at 413-417 N. Sixth Street. Page 10 ALBUQUERQUE PR0(;R1US.S Jaiiti.try. 10.^0 Work is being pushed on Albuquerque's new sewage disposal plant, located 2 miles south ol town. The project was one of several approved in the last municipal election. To cost $262,000, the new disposal plant will provide the extra capacity demanded by the City's continued growth. Cattle Shipments (CVjiitinucd from I'a.m- 3) increased number of tourists visiting Increase in 1938 the City was reflected in :iti increase in city gasoline tax collections. Cattle .shipments out of New Alexico during 1938 gained 120,442 head' over the Office and Store Vacancies Decline previous year, according to a report just Another indicatitm of the gi-neral released by the Cattle .Sanitary Board. prosperity of the (Jity during Id.LS was During the past year a total of 728,068 seen in the decline in the mnnher of of head of cattle were shipped out of the fices and store vacancies. In the survey State, as compared with 607,646 head made by tlie Post Office, store vtiean- shipped in 1937. Shipments during 1938 cies dropped from 32 in the hhill of PL37 were the largest since 1934, when the Gov to 27 in the Fall of 1938, :ind office va ernment's policy of buying up cattle suf cancies also showed a sli.ght decrease fering from drought boosted shipments for the same period. to 833,965 head. In spite of the fact that new home construction set a new high record for Lumber Company to Open the past year, the City's residential oc cupancy continued e.xtremelv favorable. Plant in Heights Scarcity of better type homes for rental was seen as one of the reasons for the The Firesteel Lumber Company re year's home building boom. The last cently announced the opening of a sec city directory revealed that only 499 of ond retail store and warehouse at 108 a total of 12,959 residences were listed 5. Harvard. The company now oper as unoccupied. That means that 3.85 ates a sales yard and planing mill at percent of Albuquerque's available 2001 W. Central. homes are unoccupied. New Home of the Miracle Club, an interdenomination al religious organization for young people. This new re creational building at 3720 North Fourth is now avail able as a meeting p'ace tor young people of all churches. Regular weekly meetings are held here each Monday at 7:30 p. m. J. J. Sacher is State Director of the Miracle Book Club. New modern functional home of the well known Albuquerque architect, Gordon Ferguson. The home was designed by Mr. Ferguson to utilize all available floor space for maximum efficiency in the modern manner. It offers many new ideas in the handling of materials, as well as unique mechanical features. The new home is located at 702 Parkland Circle. Highway Laboratory Albuquerque Co. to Rebuild Established at University Bernalillo Power Plant 'I'hc I 1i.nlnvax' Materials Lalxiratory. Work IS expected to get under way recently nnivetl here Irnni State College, immedialcly on the rebuilding of the is now the hest e(|nip|)e(l of its t\])e in power plant of the Xew Mexico Lumber the Xtttion, according to L. C. Campbell, and Timber Company recently pur intiterials engineer, in charge, Xew chased by the .•Mbtuiuerqtie (las and e(|tiipinent has been added constantly Llectric Company, since the hiboratory was moved to .\l- The enkir.ged plant will furnish neces biuiner(|tie Fred Mackey, Inc. at The Larger Building 209 West Central Permits for December A new exclusive men's clothing store K. Iw. House. X. Tiil.Tiie. 5 was recently opened at 209 West Cen stucco residence ^d.OQQ tral by Pred Mackey, well known here Don Shaffer. *111 S. Wellesley Ave.. Ijrick residence d.(XXl in the men's wear business. The new L. Perry, 424 X. Carlisle Ave.. store handles many nationally known stucco residence -AOO lines of men s clothing and furnishings. H. \V. Balay. 411 S. Oartm