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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 69

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Oakland Tribunei
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Oakland, California
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69
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SEPTEMBER 14, 1921 31-3 Piedmont Highlands, making this tho greatest sale of liomesites ever lield, thero will be erty adjoinins; Piedmont Highland is valued at $S0 to $100 a foot and New Jackson Arms Apartments Open Here Built of reinforced concrete, this sfately structure occupies a scenic position on Lake Merritt. at Beilevue and Liita streets. The building contains nineteen apartments, and many novel' features have been introduced. Mr. and Mrs.

Richard A. Jackson arc the owners. ive are seuirig for us low an 125 A Tills in the Kteatest offering on sale this Minoay an equal ninn imp i.i Kieatesi Ulilillg 'o le-rtuLimi ii-Mie er maue ul upper i leunioni prop-cause of the (treat demand Mfe arelerty and the heavy a lie of the past ui einK tho buyers to he sure to week is a sure indication that th make t'neir selectinns roov. I'ron- buyers realce the values." --'-I ARTS. OPEN IfJ LANDS SUG 1 fofvl Opening r.vrnt KiVilizc-r Huprrl Latest Improvements anil Features in I laiidsome Structure Facing Lake.

Amttunt: hue lew Lots Can lie Had Today. 8 rig- SUNDAY SALE AT PiEDT JHLfdUN AN nr-TTTTiMmtoiiaB I rBlniMlfl Will llllllllll II I II I HI -Umnmwm JmiMBBBBan SELECU0G1T1 GREA GE5S iniiiBsfMi mi raj himm ilk Ub JJ -a Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. XicW-on (if Broadway te opr-ning- nf thf Arms apartments nt 1IIpviio and Klita etrePt.

Tlie J.ii-k.snn Arms ro(re-sents, 'It i. stateil, an investment The opening sale rf Highlands, was placed- on the market last Hntunl-iy. September was a record 1 i-a mi; event, with sales to'dlin--; mure than it is i-i por: -d by tbe Kred T. Wood Coaipnt.y. which-placed this propertv on 'Tiie company announce.l tins wi-ck 'hat.

many fine view lots, f.ltv and more feet wide, and cb '-p i-et. will be b. toda and it is expected that wid sell promptly, i-1 T. Woo.i said: "Til sale of I'lf dinont Highlands has demonstrated al.eay demand of over and contains for the exclusive, liiuiiily-i est rioted 1 Fixtures That Are Fitting A good light is a good but half its value is lost if the lighting fixtures are not suitable. We have type and style of fixture; that is suitable for every kind of room.

SPENCER ELECTRIC CO. 12th St. Oakland 492 fH -I' -rv I mil JkpKM 1 fofef 1 -r -Apr 41 Minium iMiiMiiniBiiiiiiiBmaiiwiyMiiiBiiwiiiiiiiHMMni nni imiihibhiiii i mwimiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiihiihhiiiii mi wii whiim iiiiiiiiiiiiiwiiwihiiimihpii imuiimh inn nni fi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiinnmiMMniim I'fcdtnont homes 1 'a i 11.01: Highlands, which is .1 by Oakland. Pacific atid avenues, Is Incited in uppi which Is the fim.st pari cf'l'cd-mont, surround' by rid in scenic thoroughfares aid le-a 111 i nil homes and mansioiis. Aiiumii; 1 he many visjitors to this Imq lie opinion was general that the vb-w wis, without -question, the tmi'-'-nlficcnt in the bay offeied by a highly restricted i-xi-lu-ho home rlistrlct.

J'ie'Huiont II.l;!:-lands is only ten minutes from Fourteenth and Proadway. "Although we sold' more than $100,000 worth of In nineteen rl inonts divided fnto two, three and foiir-ronni Many novel unvt kiV. been introduced in he rurt lire, com-tlient it Is stated that: "The lmildlnir is of reinforc(d ronerele lirotiiilioiit and is ahso-lutelv fireproof, the exterior is of crushed cranitc. The main entrance ei-lookinu: Lake Merritt consists of a granite canopy supported liy mas'iive granite columns. "KnsLneeriinf and construction WPi't' iitider tiic persfinal supervision of (i.

C. Sm i 1 1, of tho Smil Const rucl ion Company. Architecture anil desijjniiUT liy .11. J. Jlc-Slahon of the same firm.

"The i walls and ceilinss nre so const ructcd to leave three air spaces. Colotex, a sound proof insulat iiilt luniher, is used hroughout. Over a carload of this material was furnished liy th" Company, Local dii'triluitors. "The Interior woodwork Is en-nmeled ami Kivlnw the appearance of old Ivory. Tin; walls h.lVO heen sllpln'il in unique de-Bipns and finishes.

Color effects have hi en iAeii special attention. A. Van lloordcn of ill'ip) C'ldlen nvenue, executed the Interior deco-ra i tr. "Hardwood floors- fire used throughout. The apartments also I contain till) lint lift, pedestal basins and showers of the latest designs, as well as the latest improved type of Incinerator.

"The Jackson Arms Is situated overlooking I. ike nffford-lrnr a view of the lako and PAINTING AND DECORATING OF THE JACKSON ARMS' APTS. BY A. Van Heerden Co. GROWTH Arms Apartments acKson HOMES HOTED In the Park Corner Bellevue and Elita 2 1 rJ 'A a' Exceptionally large living rooms.

Heat, full service. and 4-KOOm Apartments One block to Grand Ave. cars and Key Route trains. Pioneer Phone Still Use in COMPLETE DECORATIONS BUSINESS AND DISPLAY ROOMS 6260 College Oakland Phone Piedmont 6465 A telephone -to he the first that was ever used to communicate with aiiv ma niifact urln-j company is still in existence- and occasionally Used. Tills telephone is On lino connecting tlo original factory of tiie II.

1'. Coodrii company iLAkron. ih.io. with the home of t)K lioodrii h. When the Tele- t- I 1 Full-Sack Jack TC chance in Akron, the 01 initial factory line was connected with tiie ALL OF THE BUILDING MATER I AL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION Lakeside 7817 system and now the numi'er -fcnown as Main 1 The two original instruments Lakeside 7816 PHONES SV WHOLESALE and RETAIL conrK-rtin-4 the hi.nie and factm-y I were pi evented tn I r.

'i Iric ty his friend. Alexander Cr.iham liell. shortly aftxr I'ruC. Hell It. vented tin-, telephone, were at once put in Homes for ll.f.OO families were built in the Kasthay at a cost of ooo.ooo during the last twenty months, according to figures based on a chamber of commerce survey ju completed.

The survey states. "I eirir.g 1 homes for 7500 families were constructed at a cost of Jl' I. Mm. uoo. (in a 'basis of 4.5 people to each family, and assuming that the' homes and apartments were occupied when completed, the population of the Kasthay Increased during li2 approximately 114, noo.

"lulling the first seven months of 1 H2 1. homos' 4 I oo families were erected at a cost of 1 and sufficient ouse r.Ou people. On basis of the above est incites. people located in tiie Kasthay cities during the nineteen -no oil pel iod 'If the lot on which the homes were' elected cost $1000 estimate made by a. local close to 1J, Olio, I'onl worth of real estate 'changed hands and this added to the building cost would make total of 000 invested In Kasthay homes and apartment houses since January 1.

"In computing the cost of the individual house. figure of was used, which was Oakland's average for tliu first seven months of "It Is apparent that the homes and apartment houses are otherwise the building program establishing a remarkable rocoi would uease." Trade Mark of the OSCAR U. ZEIS PLUMBING 2181 High Street Oakland, California i Telephone Fruitvale 4406 JACKSON APARTMENTS Material and workmanship of the very best, having used genuine wrought iron pipe, Crane valves and fixtures. All hot water pipes covered with asbestos. All waste pipes run as direct as possible to eliminate noise.

use. Today theie are an telephoned In siyii' at the (iondrich factory In Ai tnn.Yii addit. on to the original insti merit. 'V Jackson4jms Apartments, Bay Ferries Carry Thousands Ferrii that travel between Sa.a Francisco and the. Kasthay cities carried 2 a 4 people furnished by ALL HARDWARE FURNISHED BY B.

Simon Hardware Co. BUILDERS' HARDWARE MECHANICS' TOOLS RHODES-JAMIESON CO. the fiscal year ending June .10. 1HJ4. The Southern Pacific boats carried 26.Hrin.04u passengers, an increase of TUT.TL'J over the previous year.

The Key Polite handled 1 7,279.1 Tiis, showing an increase of 1,291,437. The Horrie of Full-Sack acl(' Precise Plumbing by Zeis Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley Seventhfind Broadway, Oakland, Cal. i Shop Telephone Alameda 4253 TILE WORK By RIGNEYi Ornamental Iron and Fire Escapes by Berkeley Iron and Wire Works 2009 Center Street Berkeley, Calif. Phone Berkeley 8539 -High Class and Most Economical System of Heating Designed and Installed in Jackson Arms Apartments by Li D. FRAZEE Phone Piedmont 7613 699 36th Street, Oakland, i ORNAMENTAL CAST CEMENT and STAFF WORK BT STEEL IS ALWAYS DEPENDABLE Fred Merrill 4596, 4597 errero Shop: 1715 Webster Street I Alameda, California Avon Flooring and Paper "Our Floors Are an Everlasting Pleasure" ARONSEN HARDWOOD FLOOR INC.

1911 E. Twelfth St. QUICKC OPERATING SIMPLEX CRLfDE- OIL BURNERS Furnished -J f- ll TEEL IS ALWAYS DEPENDABLE- BUNTING IRON WORKS! First National Bank Building- San Francisco, C'al. LANDSCAPE WORK and DESIGNING By OfficePiedmont 796 Night Phone Piedmont 5691 Phone Merritt 2048 H. C.

Brown Roofing Co. FELT and GRAVEL ROOFS TILE ROOFS JOHNS-MA NSYILLE ASBESTOS ROOFS Nelson Nursery EXCAVATING BY J. CATUCCI Fruitvale 346 25th and Foothill Boulevard i EUREKA STOVES USED THROUGHOUT JACKSON ARMS APARTMENTS ASBESTOS SHINGLES Damp-proofing All Kinds of Roof Repairs 3267 San Pablo Oakland 1212 18th Avenue Oakland, Calif. I I 'WATERPROOF" WINDOW SHADES from the Doors and Windows from The California Door Company Oakland ni ALL SHllET METAL WORK and PATENTED FLUES Installed by Pacific Metal Products Co. Second and Madiyn ANIFACTIRERS Ol' SUPERIOR CAS FIR NATES Oakland 2223 JOHN R0YLES, Manager Highest Quality Inlaid Linoleum for Jackson Arms Apartments Furnished and "Tai'oicd-t the-Floor" by OAKLAND RANGE LINOLEUM CO.

625 14th Jitic'rt E. B. Manncrr NON-151 PROCKS? Tri-City Window Shade Mnfy. WITH THE CXRTAIN STORE 3865 520 13th St..

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