Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 21

v. OAKLAND TRIBUNE. DECEMBER 1907. 21 1 wo Million Dollars Invested in the City's Largest Hostelry. I II ill mi I I I I Something of the Old Times and the Many --r I' Changes.

msnEs BE i r. i a (Continued from Preceding Page.) looked Upon la those days as tho real California spirit which can be entered from the street, foyer or the main center court and Its surrounding corridors. Also an the first floor will be ths reading room. W. W.

aarthwalts. Ed so a F. W. O. Palmaateer.

W. Q. P. H. Bowles, Thomu D.

EL Collins, H. C. CapwelL Follow: Innamal fclenshaw nrsthsr. connected with tie Palace Hotel la San Francisco when that structure was destroyed by ths greet fire on the ltta of April of last year. Another class of patrons At the Grand Central wero the mining men and their families who could not find comfort In the rode homes which they were of necessity as that time obliged ladles' reception room and other re-tiring rooms.

i. C. McMullen. Ths messaalne story. Immediately over the corridors and foyer on ths first floor, will have sampls room for traveling salesmen's use, banquet room, ladles parlor and the parlor Tbo botsl is la reality an Oakland jrnterprts bsrailM It Is being con true ted with tba money of stockholders, who represent all classes of the gwople, and has the aid and approval Of every banking, commercial and knan far tu ring Interest In Oakland.

The block on which the hotel will tand was bought many months ago. It Is located right In the heart of the for a smoking room, one of the retiring rooms used In connection with But tho Grand Central was doomed. It finally ent down la ashes. TUBBt HOTEL. Still another hotel on a liberal scale In this city In the days which have gene by was what was known as tho Tubbs IJoteL watch occupied tho square bounded by Fourth and Fifth avenues and East "Twelfth and Eal Fourteenth Itreets In East Oakland.

The Tubbs Hotel was a large, roomy and Imposing structure, which had In Its design a suggestion of ths Hotel del Monte at Monterey. For a long time this hostelry commanded ths most liberal people on both sides of the bay. In It were held many fashionable gathering an It was tho scene of many meeting among tho rich men of the time, nearly all of whom, however, have already passed Into eternity. Well, one nlrht shout fifteen years ags. the structure was rased ts ths ground by flames, yvhich the fire department of the time was not able to subdue.

All the er. fines In this city were grouped around the burn to erect near their properties In ths mountains near the properties which they were working. Of course the miners themselves spent a great deal of their time In does contact with their mines, but they wanted to have a which they could go to when they came this city or to pass the holidays tn the company of their families. Besides, there were here, as guests, mothers and sometimes fathers, whose homes were In other parts of the State and who temporarily established their domicile tn this city while their children were being educated here. Wty.

The residences formerly cover-1 Ing It have been removed, and the contract for the excavation of the basement, which Involved the removal of 11.000 cubic yards of earth has been completed. II of ths money needed to put the ball room. The Ave upper floors of the building are to be divided up Into guests rooms, ths main feature of which is that they are all single room facing on the streets or courts and will have bath rooms between the rooms and so arranged that the room can be used as suites or single. All the bath rooms will face on the streets or oourts, an are known as outside bath rooms, giving them plenty of light and sun, air and ventilation, the latest and most modern method and these bath rooms will be tilted up with all the latest plumbing fixtures, tiled floors and walls. In the basement of the building Wl'l be billiard room, barber shops, children's dining rooms, kitchens, ma Up ths big structure Is on dspostt In It Is not necessary to state to the fcbs banks, and as soon as the axuava- fJon Is finished, which Is to be rushed.

older residents of Oakland that this autnnl const rwrthm win begin and Its rlty was famed In those days as the greatest educational renter In the completlrgi will be hastened with al kiaoafbts speed. State of California. All old residents of this city are aware of this fact. ing structure, but the force at tae i Ths sractloa of this big; hotel marks new era In Oakland's history; and h'--sn itft NEW ST. MARKS HOTEL.

but such Is not the case with the Its Influence and effect on ths city's thonsande who hsvs come to reside steam fire save the In its de-amount of time, combined with the engines. were unable to building from destruction, struct Ion there was an chinery room, laundries, refrigerating here In the last few years gwogreoa. Its fams abroad and the Ealues of realty will be far reaching, Is, In fact, ths most Important local rooms, baggage room and. other ns It was the number of public and bric-a-brac which could never be re private schools which were here at the time and the excellence of the enterprise thus far started here. ccKsitiea.

There will be six high-speed elevators for use of the guests, as well as elevators for the servants and ths Tna Oakland Hotel directors em- educational work hich they per placed. No jiucceeor to the Tubba Hotel was ever built. In the meantime several hotels were added to the quota already existing In San Fran baggage. Walter J. Mathews, consulting and supervising architect, will have charge cisco and these hud the effect of of construction.

THE ARCADE HOTEL. The Arcade Hotel la almost com gloyed II. J. Hardenbergh of New jTork as ths architect. Mr.

Harden-Ibergb has ths reputation of bring th- leading hotel architect In the country. I A view of ths proposed structure Appeared aeveral weeks ago In THB rjrUBUNB. The building will have two main entrances, one on Thirteenth street and sine on Fourteenth street. The Fourteenth street entrance wlUhave a recess arcade for carriages and automo- formed that brought children to this place from not only all parts of California, but also all parts of the Pacific Coast and even from Mexico and the distant Islands of the Pacific Ocean. It was.

as a consequence -f these facts. that Oakland became known everywhere as the Athens of the Pacific Coast and she enjoys that title to the present day. Still another class of patrons at the Graft 1 Central were traveling men. street railway and railroad traits which made regular connection with all the ferries then In operation. Among these may be mentioned the Grand Central Hotel, which, tor a number of years, stool on Twelfth street, in the vicinity of what is now of the climate.

It one of the things which people of weak constitutions seek to avoid. As a consequence they come here to spend the months which make such Inroads upon their physical system at home. The Claretnont Hotel Is Intended primarily for the accymmodation of drawing to them some of the more exclusive ra'rons who had formerly remained true to tihs city. THE ALBANY. There Is another one of tho early day hotels that went out of existenco only about a year ago.

It was known a the Albany. This structure, however, was not destroyed by fire. Boon afcr the earthquake In SvfrYanclsco It was abandoned and the structure was turned Into an of flee building. At the time of the quake ths hotel was doing a good business and had been doing well for many years. known a the Produce Exchange.

who In those days were liberal In their expenditures for the reason that they were dealing with men who were lib eral spenders themselves and who thought all the more of a man If he Oiies, while the Thirteenth street entrance will he more for pedestrians and the general business of the hotel. The general plan of the first floor entering the Fourteenth street and Thirteenth street entrances will of a foyer each, about 40x10 feet. Through these corridors Is reached a fourt 7lx7S feet. This court will be lighted by a glass dome, and with Its Surrounding corridors and colonade showed what was In a certain manner effects will make a center feature X. Hanrahan.

The of that floor wl'l. in all probability, be occupied by a department store which will consolidate several small stores, which the management owns In this vicinity. CLAREMONT HOTEL. To thse new and projected hotel must be added the Claremont. which Is situated neSjT the northern limits of Oakland and which Is the largest hostelry of Its kind In the northern part of California.

It is several hundred feet long and contains In the vicinity of 500 rooms. It has an elevated position on the mountain side, but at the same time Is easy of access to pedestrians, vehicles and electric cars. Behind it the mountain towers to a height of several hundred feet and the sides of the ascent are studded with trees of different varieties, all of which give out a balsamic odor which Is grateful to the senses and has an invigorating effect. Around stands a natural growth of trees which has many elements of beauty. To the front and In the distance lies the bay of Pan Francisco, the view of tfhlch from the indows, porch and verandas, la inspiring at all seasons of the year.

A more beautiful site for a hotel could not have been chosen. It is Just such a site as will evoke th unbounded admiration of the tourists frem all sections and especially of those who come from climes where, during the winter months, whatever of beauty there may be In the surroundings in summer is blotted out of view during the winter, and residence nar them, owing to the rigors locations of bath rooms In is hotel, 120s 110 feet. On the Hax- pacted. The wails are up, the roof has been put In position, the false wooden work on the exterior, used for the purpose of molding, is being taken down. In about six months the hotel will be oen for business.

The hotel was projected by the Arcade Hotel Company, comprising several members of the family of George W. McNear. Work upon the structure commenced last fall and. by the time the holidays arrive, the foundation and some of the heavy concrete pieces had been completed. The contractor, without warning, disappeared, leaving finances and the project In a very badly mixed condition.

Some changes were made In the original design, which called for a concrete structure throughout. The building will be five instead of four stories in height. The exterior wall will be of concrete, but the Interior will be of wood fortified with steel. The hotel will he a class structure and will cost 1130.000. The construction has been carried on by day's labor by the Arcade Realty Company, composed in the main of members of the family of George W.

McNear. the grain man. Tiie hostelry will contain 125 rooms, all of which will be well lighted and venMlated and supplied with modern conveniences, many of them having baths. The sidewalk floor will be devoted, to stores, one of the lessees being fftson street front there will be a gentlemen's cafe, SGxSs feet; grand dining-room, Mx7x feet: ladles' grill ifoom, feet. On the Alice street (front.

off the main court, will ba the Iflnnrtlln imt nr hlch covers the block bounded hy Twelfth, Webster and Harrison streets. The Grand Central was a large and imposing structure. It was built mainly for the purpose of accommodating tourist travel, because, even in those days, the fame of Oakland as a place of great natural beauty and with a climate which could not be surpassed for wholesomeness had extended abroad and no month passed which did not witness several hundred people from distant sections of the country spending days, weeks and soemttmes even longer periods In the enjoyment of all that Oakland had to give them in return for their appreciation and their liberal expenditure. Tourists, however, were not the only people who found sustenance and shelter within the walls of ths Grand Central. Families of means who did not relish the tedium of maintaining a home of their own, who preferred the freedom and the exemption from the cares of domesticity sfforded by hotel life, and who, at the same time, had the means to provide themselves with all the comforts which could be furnished tn a first-class hostelry.

In? slsted on being admitted to the Grand Central, and while It remained In existence such people were a feature cf the hostelry. A similar clientele was PINE audREDWOOD Lumber w. twill. UlSlfiK fo- hull Main Office and Yard Oak Street, Between First and Water Telephone Oakland 176 C. H.

dinger, Man agar. elusive of the stage, which will be Surrounding the ball room iwlll be a aide corridor or lobby, which tsn be used as a promenade for those plot wishing to dance, and from which 4hey will obtain a complete view of the hall room. The position of th all room ls such that It ill he al-Urays In view of the guests of the lliotel and will be one of the features the first floor. On the Thirteenth Street ,1 there, will Ve nix store. T.

RANCH YARD EAST 12TH ST. AKO I7TH AYE, BAIT OAKLAND Telephone Merrltt ft. Special Dills and Cargoes Cut Order LARGEST UNDERTAKING PARLORS IN STATE I tourists and It Is understood that al-. ready numbers of reservations have been made by people of that class who wish to be on hand when the hostelry Is thrown open for the accommodatl in of guests. The great hotel Is to be run on the same plane as that of the I'otter Hotel In Santa Barbara, the Hotel Green in Pasadena and the Hotel del Monte In Monterey, that Is.

on a plan of richness and completeness which will guarantee to every guest every llvlag accommodation and every comfort which either he or she may desire. All the exterior work on the hotel has been finished and the completion of the Interior will be rushed as rapidly as Is consistent with the thorough performance of the work. OTHER H03TELRIE8. Besides the places here referred to there are In Oakland a number of other hotels, all capable of accommodating a liberal supply of guests, some of them containing 150 and 200 rooms, with charges graduated according to the service desired. Among these may be mentioned the Arlington, the Avalon.

the Bellevue, the Brooklyn, the Cedar Brook, the Central, the Colonial, the Commercial- I'nlon. the Costa, the East Oakland, the Emeryville, the Oolden West, the I Hamilton. Hotel Arlington. Hotel Brunswick. Hotel Crellin.

Hotel de France. Hotel Olbson. Hotel Merrttt. Hotel Metropole, Hotel Pleasanton, Hotel Touratn. Juniata Hotel.

Key Route Inn. Overland House, Palm Inn. Randlett House, Raymond Hoase, th Ridley, the Royal, Ruedy's Hotel, the St. Charles, St. Jul ten Hotel, afenta Fe Hotel.

Vendome-Grsnd Hotel. Willamette House and a number of others. EARLY HOTELS. Oakland has always been a city of hotels. There has not been a time In almost a generation when them could not be pointed out to the Inquirer from twenty to thirty hostelrles In the heart of the town.

These were Intended for the accommodation of tourists, traveling men and Individuals and families who could not find accommodations on the other side of the bay and who, because of the sa-lubriety of the climate and the enterprise of this city la supplying features which could not be furnished In tin metropolis, made up their minds to establish their abiding placs In Oak land. Many of these people, too, were engaged la business In San Francisco, but that fact did not enable them to secure quarters In close proximity to ths scene of their dally activities and were therefore fain to avail themselves of the superior facilities furnished them by tho enterprising landlords and property holders la this city. There wero some of those structures which were somewhat removed from, tho heart of tho city, but they were, at 'the same time, connected with the business district as also with San Francisco by lines of CHInS TE1S AD ALONG t. If presented on or before February 1. ItOS, we hereby agree) to honor yowr $23.06 demand, to be applied as the rash payment on worth of kHs In the beautiful llayward City Tract: within IV mlnates ie Broadway on a -cent fare.

Lou are sparloua, rich soU, raise anything almost small fruits, garden truck, oranges, grapes, peara, pewches, apruots, lemons, best food, beautiful children, with exceptional act tooling facilities. Street work now being anlabed. water, gas, electrtcHy, at property; SO-font rear streets, tree planting for ornamental purposes, easy walk to schools, rhorchea, banks business bosses, millinery and finery parlors, Carnegie library, etc llayward, s.eou population, Ute local terminal for Utq S. P. IL IL, W.

P. IL IL, local electric txsilevard and oUier lines sure lo come. Pretty cottages, tl.sOO; gzas down, S2fi per month. Hemcmher, ts per month; bo Interest or taxes on lots. Here Is your golden op port as -Ity to save and snake money no safer place la the world to deposit a littls each month.

Cut this nd out today and send ft along with your full mom and ad- .1 a n.P nit 1.1 folk Ann I ir VI biMJ I Ths above cut shows ths premises of the James Taylor Company, funeral directors, located at Fifteenth and Jefferson streets. The company was founded In Us by Mr. James Taylor, under whose able management the concern soon became prominent and Is today one of the foremost establishments of its kind on the Pa- eifle Coast. UIVESTORS OF CAPITAL Throughout ths United States It la conceded that the James Taylor Company own ths highest grade of i roiling stock in use. An argument was once started relative to this and the matter left with a New Terk con cern for decision.

It was agreed that Taylor of Oakland was duly entitled to this honor. About one year ago Mr. Oeorge H. Clark, formerly of Sacramento became associated with the firm, and Its The firm -consists of George 1L Clark. Mrs.

James Taylor I IS taking a very active Interest In and James Taylor. '7r -v .1 2 H-HvHttttt444ttlHi- -k I.