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Oakland Tribunei
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SUNDAY Ctftnnt' JUNE 13, 1933 GREEN; GABLES ENGLISH TYPE 'Green Gables' Open to View This attractive English model home i open to the public in Broadmoor Park at the corner of Begier and Le avenues, according to announcement by the E. B. Field company. The home is furnished throughout and embodies many novel features of in terest to the home seeker. Eastland Apartments Open The Eastland Apartments, just completed at Cole and Bond streets by C.

R. House, the owner and builder, is open for inspection today. It consists of three-room units, and is equipped with genuine Frigid-aires. Spark gas ranges, Marshall and Stearns wall beds, and a steam heating system installed by J. E.

Burns, heating contractor. IEMDD FROM BUILDEilS BUILT Exterior and Interior of Eighteen Units Contained in Residential Property Sought By Contractors. Home Pleasing in All Appointments. Residential Structure. EASMID APARTMENTS III HLA1-JPEN IFI1 II 'S II The E.

KFlcfli company today opens "GreljfW; Gables'," an English 'model hernial the corner of Be Announcement Is made by C. R. House, owner and builder of the Eastland apartmnta ft and i 1 1 i I I I'hJ till 1 -1 I 1 If ft 1 B. Matheny the Duner, Katheny Sash and Door company, which ii developing Fifty-fifth Avi enue Terrace at Fifty-fifth avenue and Camden street, near Mille college, reports that many well-known builders have selected this area for their operations. These Include William Otto, O.

I Burrltt, William Watson and. T. J. Oakes. Kolmodln and Sundblom have Just completed an attractive Seven-room home of Spanish design, which is now open for Inspection.

A description of this home reads: "The living room has a large top plate glass window. There Is a large arched door between the dining room and the living room. The closet of the master bedroom contains a built-in dressing aablnet. The bath Is of colored tile. The latest type of built-in cabinets are Installed.

The. electric equipment of the kitchen Includes a clock, a' ventilator and refrigerator." T. J. Oakes has Juat completed in this same tract a five-room residence, which la open for li i 1 l- vii 1-1 1 I i gier and Lee avenues. In one of the most attractive sections of Broadmoor park.

In announcing the opening E. 8. Field stated: L. JJn exterior architecture this home is most pleasing; and In Interior arrangement It will please the housewife. There are many feature and conveniences that make Green Gables distinctive and which will be appreciated by home-owners.

"Green, Gables Is situated In Broadmoor park, one, of Alameda county's outstanding: residential Broadmoor park Is a completed subdivision, with all city Improvements installed. At the present time 11 homes are being completed, six of them for private owners and five for sale. "Green Gables" Is a two-story residence with living: room, dining: room, library (which may be converted Into a bedroom), breakfast room and kitchen on the first floor, and three bedrooms on the second floor There Is a tiled bathroom on each floor endshowers are full tiled. In the basement Is a furnace room, an extra large laundry and store room and a two- car garage. "The exterior Is stucco and halt timber with brick steps and porch.

The half timber Is two-toned In green and brown and''the roof Is green, Aa the house la on a corner, lot. entrance to the garage Is had from the aide. Lawn and garden have been put In and a lawn sprinkling system. All casement If IIIUUHI h. dou equVpe windows have roller screens, and double-hung windows are oped with, outside screens.

oAK PLANK FLOORS "Hall, living' room and dining room have random width, oak plank floors. In the living room an ornate fireplace with a tele-chron clock set In a recess above the fireplace. Two-toned plaster has been used in the living an! dining room and the library Is finished In tapestry plaster. In the living room Is a two-toned plaster mi SCHOOL OAS EQUIPMENT 11 MULKEY opens MODEL ROOK GOOD TIMES AHEAD Reports from all parts of California point unmistakably to Imminent revival of the real eatate market, with agents in general farming districts enjoying normal business, according to Stephen Barnson, state real estate commissioner. In a communication to the California Real Estate association.

Bond streets In East Oakland, of the opening of the building to public Inspection today. The structure comprises It furnished and unfurnished units three rooms -each and is equipped with many modern 'facilities. The announcement reads: "The Eastland Is excellently situated In respect to transportation, with both San Francisco and local trains and cars, and with the Foothill boulevard bus line adja cent. -The Fairfax business district, with its banking facilities and theater, Is also only a block away. "Convenience and comfort have been emphasised through the selection and Installation of suoh facilities as genuine Frlgldalre, colored Spark gas ranges, Marshall and Stearns wall beds, a steam heating and hot water, system operated by a Wayne equipped laundry room, and Individual fireproof garages.

Tse kitchens are in various color schemes and are replete with built-in features. Heat radiators have been In the breakfast rooms as well as In the living rooms, bedrooms and hallways. The large living rooms with their wide bay windows receive a maximum of light and sunshine and excellent views of the East Oakland district and the surrounding foothills are afforded. "The lobby of the Eastland hat an electrlo fireplace, a large decorative plate mirror and -hand-carvedtapestry furniture. The flat rental system Includes 'alt charges other than for telephone service, which la optional." Large Demand for 5.

F. Exchange Space All the available rentable apace In the new San Francisco 8tock Exchange building has been leased tor long terms, according (to announcement of the stock exchange. Workmenare now completing the interior finishing of the sixth and seventh floors, which together with the eighth floor, will be wholly occupied by tenants. After the completion of the Stock Exchange building the Interior arrangement of these floors was deferred to make possible their division according to the needs of the tenants as they were secured. With the disposal of the last re maining the finishing work wU now be rushed so that the building will be completely occupied by August 1st.

The twelfth floor of the build ing, which Is only partially en closed, was originally intended to ba held for future needs of the stock exchange, but demand for space In the financial district has been such that It Is likely that the enclosed portion, occupying about one-third of the floor space, will be leased. Work la also being rushed on the quarters of the new Stock Exchanger" Lunch Club, which will occupy the tenth and eleventh floors as a tenant of the stock exchange. The lunch club will have a large lounge on the tenth floor, a spacious dining-room oq the eleventh floor and' a smaller grill room and a number of private dining-rooms. The fittings and decoration, It Is stated, will make the club on ef the most beautiful In the country. TREES FOR VATJjET Ten thousand trees, furnished by the state, will be planted In Ante- lope valley this Visit a 1 rfo In connection with the Spark cooking school, held during the past week In the auditorium of the Jackson Furniture company, the Hammer-Bray company announces an enlarged display of Spark products in the remodeled department of the Jackson company tor Spark ranges and circulating heaters.

The announcement reads: "Represented on the 'display floor are close to one hundred models of Spark equipment, ranging from the small three-burner sties through the large multi colored enamel lines and Including the vVrlous models of home heating equipment. Particularly prom inent Is the section devoted to the new Spark extension top ranges and to the Spark two-fuel combl nation models. The Increased fa clllties are due to a stimulated in terest in gas ranges, resulting from the local introduction of natural gas and the economies effected thereby In fuel cost. "An indirect lighting system emphasizes the kitchen atmosphere of the displays. Even the linoleum floor coverings were selected with the same thought In mind, and are of patterns particularly adapted to ine noma Kiicnen.

"Assurance of satisfactory performance of Spark gss ranges and heaters is guaranteed not only by the Hammer-Bray company but by the Jackson. Furniture company also. Fifteen stove specialists are at all times at the service of the public." Richmond is an Industrial city. It is the home of such important corporatiqns as the SRnta Fe railroad, the Standard Oil company, Certain-teed Products corporation, Standard Sanitary Manufacturing company and others too numerous to mention. It foresees industries as its big hope of the future and the major efforts of its chamber of commerce and city council are directed toward the bring of new industrial concerns to Richmond.

cornice and In the dining room a Philippine mahogany I e. Philippine mahogany has been for doors and woodwork throughout the lower floor. "In the kitchen and breakfast room cllm-er-edge linoleum has been laid. In the breakfast room Is a large built-in china cabinet. Ample built-in cupboards, a cooler, an electric refrigerator, full tile sink and dralnhoarda make for convenience In the kitchen.

"Two of the upstairs "becTfiSoms are papered and tha master bedroom, which; if of unaually generous proportions, is finished In two-toned plaster. There is a sun-deck opening off the master bedroom. All upstairs bedrooms have MPrdwood floors. "In both the master bedroom and In the living room radio jacks have been Installed to provide for Open Today THE EASTLAND APTS. Corner Cole and Bond Sts.

3 room suites furn. and 1 steam heat, Frigidaires, Spark a hardwood floors, laundry, garages and every convenience. Transportation to S. F. and downtown, and the Fairfax business district one block.

Average renlal $65 fumhhed Including gas and electricity G. R. House Hardware for the EASTLAND APTS. SIMON HARDWARE CO. Seventh and Brnndway uij eneoiirt toit Genuine Seal Company Opens Here Magtik Seal company has leased 700 square feet of floor space at 883 Tenth street where It will engage In the manufacture of secret tire compound for preventing punctures, All the Pacific- Coast states will be served from the Oakland location.

The compound will be distributed under the trade name "Maglk Seal." At the present time four persons are emeployed, L. O. Crucian Is the general man Milk Company Has Headquarters Here Carlgold Milk company, limited has established temporary head quarters at 182S East Fourteenth street. A building containing 14,000 square feet of floor space is now under construction and when com pleted will be owned and operated bv this firm. Milk, cream, butler and eggs will be distributed unde the trade name "Darigold" to all the Eastbay eitles.

When unde way twenty to twenty-five per sons will be employed. Officers and directors of the corporation are: M. Oaster. president: J. E.

Toad Fred A. Tain, M. R. Tlnhelro, Frank Mitchell, and M. Henas.

Announcement, la made that Mulkey's Furniture store has re cently opened three model rooms. whloh are devoted to a' "bridal suite." These model rooms con- lst of a fully furnished living room, dining room and bedroom, It is stated. The display Is on view at Mulkey's main store, located at East Twelfth street and Sixth v. enue. TO BANISH SMOKE Smoke and air pollution In our larger cities is killing trees and causing marked Increases in eye strain, especially among school children, according to two authori ties who presented their arguments before the American Institute recently.

If the smoke evil continues, New York City will be treeless or must be replanted with the ailanthus or the glngko, reported Dr. William Crocker, director of the Boyce -Thompson Institute for Plant Re search: The pine, fir and spruce already refuse to grow1 because of tha toxlo gases and carbon depose its on their foliage, and other trees are Invalids from the same causes. Dr. Crocker believes that Nsw York trees can be saved only by reducing the smoke nuisance. The first shipment of green asparagus from the islands above An-tloch left fully ten days ahead of last season's first shipment.

Fifty crates of choice asparagus were shipped 'by the California Packing Corporation 'over the Santa Fe railroad. A record harvest Is fort- cast by growers and shippers. T7 iwT Park two receiving sets. The bathroom upstairs has orchid fixtures and the one on the first floor has green fixtures. In both bathrooms are Installed the new type of French ptnte mirrors.

There Is ample closet room, and conveniently placed electric outlets will care for all stand and table lamps and the use of efectrlcal housekeeping devices. "The home Is heated throughout with a specially-built furnace using the new natural gas and has both thermostatic and button control. "Green Gables" was designed "and built by P. B. Weaver and furnished by the H.

C. Capwell company. The home has beencare-i "fully furnished throughout In har- mony with the English style of ar-J chltecture. Of particular Interest to visitors Is the skillful, unobtrusive use of green within the home Sim J. FTerichs, regional vice president, California Real Estate association, and former president of the Lions club, and active in business and civic affairs, haa announced his candidacy for city council at Tracy.

GAO Jiactin Oakland, Used tit over the world! 4 HEATING Installed in the EASTLAND APTS. 7 Burns '7 70 degrtt Sprmglimt Warmth Cuaranteed the Year Around CONTRACTOR OF STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING Phones 1 CL enccurl 1400 AN dover 4879 Selected for the EASTLAND APTS. A OLympIc 97C3 "I for tha Eastland h. E.sAwy: 2943 61 it Are- TRmJal3377 Tile for Me EASTLAND AT' East Bay Ti' 3513 HOPKi: 7.1 to blend with the green of the tsrlor. THE FURNISHINGS The living room has been lur Frigidaire nlshed In the eighteenth cent Georgian period.

A green sofa TODAY! ftome Makers Arc Invited to Visit a New Kind of Model Home The most advanced system of mechanical refrigeration giving 'genuine satisfaction to both owner and tenant. -Insist on the Cemiine. FRIGIDAIRE CORPORATION Today the Queen Anne style and fireplace chair of rust damask blend In a pleasing manner with the draperies of English tat cloth and curtains of plain peach. "In the dining room, also, the predominating colors are peach and green, and these colors are diffused in the patterned'; rug and figured curtains of English linen. A dining eet of mahogany matches with the mahogany woodwork.

"On the ground floor, also. Is the library with its quaint bookcase, desk, chairs and day-bed. Even In the breakfast room the air of cheerful dignity distinctive of the home is apparent. The furniture i Chinese red with black leath-coverings. Curtains are of green with black chintz valance.

"The kitchen Is equipped with an Broadmoor ager, and O. Tessandorl, the assistant general manager. BUILDING PERMITS The summary of applications for building permits for the week ending Wednesday, May 28, 1 930, was sUty permits, totaling $434,974. DIRECTIONS Drive out Esst Fourteenth to Dutton Avenue, turning left en Dutton to Green Cables (follow the srrovrt). Or tske Southern Pacific Dutton Avenne trsin direct to Broadmoor Psrk.

I 1-i I J.REEN GABLES is an English Mod! VJ Home and an outstanding example of what real home-life means to Eastbay residents of moderate incomes It is located at the corner of Begier and Lee avenues in Broadmoor Park, one of Alameda. County's most delightful residential districts. "Completely furnished by the H. C. CAPWELL CO.

Be sure to visit Green Gables at your earliest convenience as it will be open to public inspection for a short time only. electric Mot Point range of the latest type- and 'other household convenlencea. Tellow curtains trimmed with green and salmon have been selected to match the green end yellow tile sink. LRAGE BEDROOM "Especially Interesting is the large bedroom on the second floor. The bedroom set is of the countryside type.

leaf-brown In color. In Wthe room are twin beds, a chest of drawers, dresser, desk, a chaise longua and a large hooked pattern rug. Crapes are of English glazed chintz In rose and green against a tan background. The curtains are of gold rice net. "The guest room Is furnished In the colonial style with ample maple furniture.

Equally Interest-ing Is the girl's room. Here the 2054 Broadway Reinforcing Steel for (he EASTLAND APTS. McGrath Steel Co. 354 Hobart Street CLcncourt Ornamental Iron for the EASTLAND APTS. manufactured by MUELLER IRON WORKS 1050 Folger Ave.

Berkeley OL ympic 9S60 The Sears, Roebuclc-K. A. Johan-son model home IS a new kind of a home. Everything thajt a person could wish for in a well appointed home is shown at amazingly low prices. Drive out to the tract today and see for yourself the attractive furnishings that can be had at very little cost.

4S08 ALLENDALE AVE. Out East 14th to High Street and North on High to Allendale. or take No. 16 Leona Heights Car SearsRoebucic AND CO. OAKLAND Teieiraphve-at 26111 27th and Sycamore furniture la ef deep Ivory with crackled design of the Louis XV period.

Curtains are of blue silk voile trimmed with fold ruffle. In harmony with these are the plain blue rug and the geld silk chair. INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES Investment certificates are a di Open daily and Sunday from I 10 A. M. to 8 P.

M. E. B. FIELD CO. Owners and Developers of BROADMOOR PARK 593 Dutton Ave.

Phone SW eetwood 2080 rect obligation of the building and Joan association which issues them and constitute a prior lien upon an of its assets. They are the evi- 1 dence of this obligation held by the Investor. Furthermore, they are a legal investment for trust funds and are exempt from state, county and jtity taxes, 1 11 iiisniiasM.

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