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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 66

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Oakland Tribunei
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Oakland, California
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i SUNDAY afelanD Criourte NOVEMBjER 16, 1930 M-3 LA- USA BELLA 'La Casa Bella' Opens Jn Oak Knoll We invite you toMlend the opening of 4 This attractive'1 residence adheres lo Spanish architectural principles, with Moorish influence. Plans o( the first and second floors are shown also. The home is located in the Fairway Estates section of scenic Oak Knoll. It was built by Allen Allen and LA CASA BELLA completely furnished by Anderson's. IFyou appreciate thorough construction and artistic design, we feel sure you will appreciate this show house in Oak Knoll.

1, 7 La Casa Bella can' be duplicated oh a site of your selection, either at a predetermined price or on the T'cost plus basis. Designs developed according to' your own ideas. ALLEN ALLEN DESIGNERS 1306 107th Ave. BUILDERS TRINIDAD 5733 Newest Model Home bodies All Newest and Most Modern Features. MODEL HOME IN OAK KNOLL OPENS TODAY MN 1 KNOLL.

OPEN TO PUBLIC -w. t. jm-tmamxi, 1 1 The Handmade Quarry Sile I CCXJN. I I 04 ml ana tnt mi I mil MilMriy liiiiii trL uM 1 1 Handmade Roof Tile for beautiful LA CASAk BELLA 1 from the M. S.

TILE CO. DECOTO Phone Decoto 14 rx VJCk w- mmmmmmmmmmmmtmm Hi 1 11 FREE BRIDGE AT BIFTHE. It has been reported recently by mrX HlHODEL HOME ments of California and Arhsona, from whiho will result the purchase of the present toll bridge acrossEe Colorado river at Blythe, and its operation as a free bridge. the Blythe Chamber of Commerce that an agreement 7 has been reached by the highway depart Announcement is made of the opening of the novel model home, "La Casa Bella," in Oak Knoll, scenic country club development and home area, near here. A description of the residence, now open to" public view, reads: Casa Bella.

itbe house beau-jfcUful) lives up to its name architecturally. Spanish, with Moorish influence, this home might have been taken from some hillside of sunny Spain and set down in Oak Knoll, so true la it to type. The house adds a distinguishing touch to the Fairway Estates section of Oak Knoll, and is' in keeping with the development of the property. The home is situated at the corner of Sequoyah road and Turnley Drive. The living room, in a wing extending from the main portion of the building, leaves a natural courtyard, or front patio.

A brick wall, with arched gateway, gives an air of seclusion to this patio. RED TILE PORCH. "In the arched gateway swing double gates with strap hinges. Stepping through this gateway one finds a walk of moss-bordered 80- noma stone flags leading up to-the entrance porch. This porch is built of deep red hand-made tile, irregularly set, and undor the protecting tile roof over thentrance is a door with strap hinges, and studded with old brass pails in Moorish design.

To the left of the entrance, and above It, is an overhanging balcony supported -by corbels to which the balcony is bolted. The balcony spindles are Irregularly turned, giving a handwork effect. Hand-hewn corbels support the eaves and overhanging tile. "The roof of the building is of hand-made tile, and the exterior finish of white plaster is finished in rough Spanish texture. Window shutters have a touch of color in the coat-of-arms of Spain in stencil.

A light set in the patio walls adds an interesting touch. Stepping through the doorway one enters the reception hall, para-: llellng the end of the Irving room. A stair hall leads from the tlon hall with a stairway going up IIUIILII iuii-ui The Pollard-Seagrave company, agents for the Ruud Heater com pany, announce the installation of model home heating and water heating equipment In La Casa the display home in Oak Knoll, just opened for inspection. The Fraser furnace, equipped with an "evapor-dome," was selected because of its correct engineering principles, and a Ruud water heater because of its proven quality and dependability. according to Allen and Allen, builders and designers of the home.

"The 'evapordome' is an outstanding accomplishment In furnace design," states Frank L. Pollard. "It eliminates moisture' and prevents condensation on the Inter ior walls of the heating unit. Nat. rally, the life of a furnace so to the second floor.

Both halls equipped is prolonged, as rust and corrosloiyare minimized to a negligible extent. re paved and the stairway, built of 41 ed hand-mado. tile, has a hand- "The moisture content or the air hammered buluntrade of Spanish circulating in the rooms Is not af fected by this principle, as the action is confined entirely within the heating unit. Other features of the design. The celling of the reception hall has a Moorish design and is finished in glaze.

Living room, dining room, reception and stair-halls are all separated by Moorish NOVEL APPOINTMENTS. "The living room is of goodly Fraser Insure maximum efficiency and low fuel cost. Its automatic principles and safety controls make the Fraser- particularlyadaptable to situations where attention to the furnace is seldom given. With It, the family can remain away from home for any period of time, and on Its return find the home comfortably heated. "The Fraser system may be In spected at La Casa Bella or at the display rooms of the Pollard-Sea grave company at 820 Thirteenth street.

All NOVELTIES. Szconv PuCOR-PLArt WASHINGTON, D. The Bu UvULi in -mil 'ujxJ -J reau or the census announces that, according to a preliminary tabulation of the data collected in the proportions, measuring 23 by 19 'feet. A fireplace at the end of the room faces the arch. In both side walla are large plate glass windows, giving beautiful Views of the wooded hills, country club, and golf course.

The celling is beamed, the timber being acid-burned- to give a weather-worn effect, and the beams are istenclled in colored Spanish design. The dining room also has a beamed ceiling. Both living and dining rooms have ran- dom width, planked oak floors. 't VTne same acid-burned effect is ttfised In all doors opening into the central portion of the home, and all are decorated with the coat-of-arms of Spain in stencil design. "A woman will find much of ln- terest in the kitchen, with its compactness, unusual arrangement and equipment.

Octagon in shape, the. kitchen is entered from the dining room and has an arched passageway connecting with the breakfast room. Of the remaining six sides, one is occupied by an electric refrigerator, an electric stove, a tile sink with tile drain board a running underneath kitchen cabinets census of manufactures taken in 1930, the total value of products shipped or delivered in 1929 by establishments engaged primarily in the manufacture of signs and advertising novelties amounted to $117,608,188 (at f.o.b. factory tailed. In the sink la a Walker electrio dishwasher.

Color haa been used effectively (Continued on Next Page.) prices), an Increase of 19.4 per cent as compared with $98,481,024 reported foa 1927, the last preceding census year. A-n on two sides of the sink, and further cabinet space on the remaining side. All of this equipment Is recessed In walls. The dralnboard has a total length of 1 feet. Cabinets all have refrigerator type doors.

On one of the outside walls an electrio ventilator has been In- '1, 9 Be sure your furnace has an Insures Health- mmmj-- Designed ant built by Allen Allen La Gasa Bella tKeUnique Country ClubResidence NOW OPEN for Your Inspection jl, VEALLY die emarlcst Home you Have ever seen has. just been opened in Oak Knoll. It is the very latest in a country club residence for people who know how to live. Artistic in the extreme. original in plan and design.

decided innovation in interpreting the modern trend. miss seeing La Casa Bella (the house beautiful) is to miss one of the outstanding events of the season. The Modern Door Control Clean, Pure, Life to Your Furnace vffiffiK; yew Qaragt Doon WV frmyourCmr TV and MMW: BETTER HEATING Set Evapordome in the FRASER FURNACE FOR NATURAL GAS Jrupect the Fraser "Bonded Heating" trstem installed in La C4a Bella at Oak Knoll Save Time, D.t Garage D001 ''v livlnr room almost large enough for a Country master bedroom that wlU lull yon to leep after a gallon of Another family bedroom designed to make any sweet young thing's heart crack with 'K first floor guest room, where the overnight couple can rave about your home without keeping the-whole family -A. master bathroom, which, seen by one ef the Caesars, would convince him that the eld Roman bath was like being scrubbed off in the family wash A kitchen where any maid would be-' lieve she had' landed square in And when it comes to the furnishing; Anderson's, Interior Furnishings, have done a Job that the most sophisticated apprqve whole-hearteOly. La Casa Bella Is I Is the last word In the house beautiful anJ the modern home.

Visit La Casa Bella at your earliest opportunity. SEE "CONTROLADOR" IN OPERATION ATXTHE OAK KNOLL DISPLAYHOME Aho Fraser Cabinets and "Floor Furnaces for mall homes and tingle room VERY EASY TERMSSMALL PAYMENTS "BONDED HEATING" INSTALLATIONS RUUD HEATER CO. POLLARD-SEAGRAVE Ltd, AgenU 5664 CoUege Ave. 320 13th Street HUmhoUt K11S CLencourt03J4 For the rtremger in our nddtt Oak Knoll easily reached via Golf Links Road (at Eighty-second Avenue and East fourteenth Street), or Bop kins Street and Mountain Boulevard direct to -Oak La Coin Bella at the corner of Bequoyah Road and Turnley Drive, in the Fairway Estates section of Oak Knoll. To further assist those not fa- miliar with the streets in Oak Knoll, arrows point the wan to La Casa Bella, 7-Full information at C0NTR0UD0R CORP.) Ltd.

Open from 10 cum. to 6 p. m. daily, and 10 a. m.to8p.

m. Sunday Exterior floodlighted for evening inspection Oak Knoll it the outstanding residential section of the east bay cities. La Casa IT "Ha, the latest of a series of model country club residences, demonstrates that living in heart of the country, club district" should be the ambition of any up-and-coming fa: ly. OAK KNOLL LAND CORFORATIC I 1450 Harrison Street Telephone LAkeside 40. "TRACT OFFICE Oak Knoll and Mountain Blvda.

Telephone TR inidad 3363 3734 Hopkins Oakland FR uitvaU 3869 WEIR ELECTRIC HEATERS TILING for the bttthrodms snd kitchens in La Casa Bella by SUPERIOR Shades for Le Cata Bella by DENING CARRILLO INTERIOR DECORATORS 285 DAVIS ST 9AN LEANDR0U 2603 Grove Oakland TRinidad 6606 a 4- mm Sheet Mctal Work' for La Casa Delia B-Y SHEET "METAL works 8516 E. Fourteenth St. TR Inutad 6412 the main bathroom and breakfast room of La Casa Bella 1 WEIR ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO. Factory: Oakland TILE PRODtJCTS CO. 874i Broadway Piedmont 2468.

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