The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 194

Pert 1 1 959 goaf flngtlf ft Ctmrf Scheduled Tr-- i SIX-STORY PROJECT FACT AND COMMENT By CHARLES C. COHAN Addition for Las Vega Hotel iJiC 0 Construction is" under way cocktail lounge is being de on a six-story addition to the i signed by Becket to be above the north wing of the existing hotel. The space-theme sky room will be reached by south wing of the Hotel Riviera on the fabled "Strip" STYLE VARIETY of 45 home designs now available at Grandview Palos Verdes is pictured here. just" outside of Las Vegas, according to an an a specially designed elevator nouncement by Ben Goff- simulating a rocket, which will rise in a tower outside stein. OPENING OF NEW AREA IN PALOS VERDES DUE Plans call for a glass-en raents, and landscapfng with ornamental shrubs in front and lawns in front, sides and rear, Built-in ranges, ovens and of the main entrance of the New Santa Ana Buildings Rising '7 SANTA AN A Nov.

14 This city's hew police facility-being built' at 6th and Rosa closed outer -space theme hotel. ky room cotktail lounge to be built atop the nine-stqry Grandview Palos Verdes in Special Light Effects Opening of the new Sea rotary broilers, and, vinyl hotel tower, itus I be Breeze section will take place Lights and other special reached by "rocket" elevator floor. in baths, service Sts. is scheduled for comple- elude oak floors, 40 and 50-gallon water heaters, lath-and -plaster construction, effects will simulate an actu in a simulated space flight. porches and kitchens are op today at Grandview Palos Verdes, luxury community The $1,400,000 addition, tional al space flight to the top, at which point patrons will pass which will provide the hotel Visitors may drive to forced air heating systems in on the Palos Verdes Penin some plans, continuous and Grandview Palos Verdes via tionjearly next spring.

building is rising at asite next to thef new public "library which is valued at $800,000 and schedr uled to open in February of next year, I 1 sula, noted for its scenic at with another 114 guest rooms and suites, and the over, a class bridge to the steel-reinforced concretesCtenshaw or Hawthorne tractions and estatelike resi sky room, proposed sky room were Dr Blvds. to Palos Verdes and Silver Spur Rd. foundations, fencing or walls varying with lot require. dences, Sales Director Wil The sky room itself is planned, designed and en gineered by Welton Becket planned on three levels, with a circular dance floor and liam C. Kulow reported.

irX home economics demon Associates, and engineers. bandstand in the center. A stration, to be given by the Same Architecture Southern California Gas Co. dome with an outer space decorative theme will cover is timed for.l to 4 p.m. to- lhe six new stories are A' HANDY the dance floor, and the en being added atop the exist day.

Two-bedroom and den, ing two-story south wing tire sky room will be glass enclosed. Included will be an three and four-bedroom and family 'room, two bath LOCATION outdoor roof garden which, and will be -similar in archi tecture to the existing structure'. -A like the sky room, will over-J homes, containing up to 1,813 look the entire Las Vegas Each floor ot the hotel ad sq. ft. of interior living area, Los Angeles' construction trend this year keeps heading toward a total that may top $600 million for all of 1959 a magnificent iew-record eye opener tor the rest of the world.

It's another instance of the fact that while any disclosure of L.A. at a new pinnacle of achievement is -widely notable, the thing that adds spice to this city's habit of progress is when there's some vastly important record-breaking accomplishment in sight. That indicated huge 1959 total (mentioned in this column early this year as a strong possibility) has dual importance, (lj It pictures enormous new development of this metropolis despite national and international problems involving intricate economics. (2) It may add strong impetus to building activity Jiere in 1960 because of a heavy carry-over volume of construction from 1959 and this, along with big projects set for launching or, planned, may set a brand-new record next year. Here's what brightens this city's 1959 activity picture and outlooks In the first 10 months of this year the new building' authorized, to amount of $565,253,597, topped the total for all of 1958, the previous annual high, by about $4.5 million, according to data from the city's Department of Building Safety.

A significant detail of this year's building upsurge here is that represented in the first 10 months' total were 10,117 permits with $164,179,173 valuation for single-family dwellings further evidence of home-owning attraction in this region.rThere were 233 permits totaling $3,466,645 issued for duplexes and 969 permits amounting to $65,189,382 for apartment structures. if Indicating the remarkable trend of construction here as this year began drawing to an end was the disclosure that last October's volume of permits hit $48,167,529 or $7,516,852 more than in the like month In 1958.. y. Such impressive array of figures doubtless will be noted at the 1960 Business Outlook Conference set for next Jan. 13 at the Biltmore under sponsorship of the L.A.

Chamber of Commerce in co-operation, a3 for this annual event, with 21 other civic, business and community organizations. George B. Gose, Southland insurance executive! and a former president of the of has been named executive chairman of the January conference, according to announcement by James S. Cantlen, general conference chairman. The fact that the conference last year gave opportunity for nearly 1,000 Southland executives to hear 1 forecasts of business conditions for 1959 indicates 'tthe wide-scope value of the event.

Next year's forecast of economic conditions by key financial, industrial, business and educational authorities will be of Meep interest to those attending and also to the entire citizenry of this region and the rest of the And, since building activity has strong influence on the welfare of so many other facets of the general economy, the construction boost here year well may.be expected to be importantly evaluated in the forming pf conclusions and patterns by the conference regarding the possibilities of 1960 arid-maybe thereafter. dition will contain two de are presented in 4o exterior designs created by architects luxe suites and 14 guest rooms. Exceptionally deep area. The Riviera's existing three indoor elevators will be extended to this floor. The sky room will provide accommodations Harris Rice, AIA.

Variety "of Exteriors rooms have- been designated to allow, a bedroom-sitting room arrangement. Suites for 500 persons. Construc Exteriors are in tion is expected to begin in will have individual bed rarv stvhncs with roofs of w'A four to five months. rooms and sitting rooms. All heavy shingle or rock in a m-jj: variety of Roofs are A-31 rooms will feature deep car- i i i 1 1 DOWNEY HAS surrounded by rain water drains.

-All of the 12 floor plans peung, ymjy-covereu wans, acoustical plaster ceilings and corner to corner windows. Each room will have 3RD HIGHEST- were used for the mods! homes nine of them deco a dressing alcove and a full pullman bathroom. ratedwhich are open daily FAMILIES who buy or build their new borne in Larfera Of the additional 114 rooms at 27781 Hawthorne Heighta enjoy an outstanding advantage In bring and suites, 108 will be in the added six floors while six off Silver Spur Rd. handy to motvtrything that make day-to-day living morm Ninety per cent financing will result from remodeling enjoyable hether it i recreation or eacy arcetclbility to all sedlona is available on 26-year, 6 conventional loanst and, except for costs and, impounds, of, space in the wing s' second floor once occupied by a radio station' v-; of the Lot Angele area, Ladera Heights is uniquely situated. -Homes already built and under rontfruetion are above', no down payments are re Building Details quired of qualified veterans The price range is General contractor for the for Lfour new home Inquire: 4949 nr.

SLAISON AVE. AXmituter 2-0556 4200 OLYMPIAD DRIVE AXmimler 4-9674 PERMIT MARK DOWNEY, Nov. 14 This city's building per-. mit valuation for Octo-" ber was the third largest amount for a month's period since the City Building Department was established more than two years ago, according to Ray Lake, director. The total last month was $2,974,095 The record were April, when the valuation exceeded $4 million, and May, when the building total was $3,343,751.

Previous rec-; ords were 1 set mainly with industrial and com-. mercial permits, while average, and a number of builders have appealing home ready for jour innpetiion and selection right now. rr See how Ladera Heights ran fit into your scheme of living. Inspect the homes on display. Stop at tract ofjicet ft.

addition is the Taylor Construction Co. to $38,500. FullytDeveloped The fully developed com Miami. Construction is of for further information. .7 structural, steel 1 and light munity offers easy access to weight concrete.

Exterior a variety of shopping and treatment will feature con business centers, employ crete facing with continuous ment and. business opportunities, churches. beaches horizontal aluminum strip LOS ANGELES INVESTMENT CO. Main Office i 3450 MOUNT VERNON DRIVE v. i windows.

Completion is a a golf course and scheduled for April, I960. bridle Its streets-are Steel Company Aides Appointed planned for elimination Included in the addition Is a 3,200 one-story mechanical wing, which will through traffic. Sewers, side-J promoted to assistant to LADERA HEIGHTS curbs, gutters, and ornamental street lights are be faced with native stone president and administrative approximately two-thirds of the October total was' for residential construction, Lake said. Jamea Halverson has been! named secretary and Charles Aven. comptroller of Apex Steel according to Robert Grover, president.

director in 1957. He retains in. Construction highlights at the office of assistant to the president. It will house all mechanical equipment, transformers and the cooling tower for the new addition and for future expansion. Halverson joined the com Aven was formerly assist pany 1954 as personnel ant comptroller for Paul Hardeman, Inc.

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