Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
Friday.
April
4,
1952
Best
Wishes
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WALLACE'S
DEPARTMENT
STORE
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Plumbing
and
Heating
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planning
by
L.
M.
Folnenthkl
in
ccn
junction
with
his
architect,
Mathew
B.
Ehrlich.
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
The
upstairs
portion
of
-the
old
Wallace
Building
provides
the
receiving
and
warehousing
accommodation
required
by
this
modern
establishment
and
ae-eess
for
stock
is
provided
by
freight
elevator
at
the
rear
of
the
building.
The
remaining
portion
of
the
upper
floor,
facing
on
to
Fulton
Street,
has
been
ntHiaed
for
an
owner's
suite
and
a
series
of
most
modern
offices,
served
by
adequate
wash
room
facilities.
The
street
entrance
to
these
nifiLJS
has
been
so
designed
as
to
provide
a
warm
friendly
welcome
to
those
who
use
it.
The
w'de,
well-lit
hall,
floored
again
with
Vinyl
Plastic
Linoleum,
giver
access
to
bright
airy
offices,
decorated
in
a
bright,
refreshing
style.
All
in
all,
the
renovation
of
the
entire
building
has
involved
the
expenditure
of
a
very
considerable
amount
of
mo'.iey,
but
has
produced
a
business
block
which
certainly
is
a
credit
to
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
and
docs
represent
a
very
definite
compliment
to
the
buying
public.
One
need
not
ask
where
such
,
M.
FT1-5ENTHAL
Head
of
Wallace's
whose
ambition
Is
achieved
with
new
building.
MODERN
TECHNIQUES
The
most
moder.i
materials
and
construction
techniques
have
been
used,
providing
a
colorful
pk-asing
atmosphere.
These
'materials
go
beyond
decoration.
They
are
of
a
type
whose
appearance
will
last
for
many
years.
The
electrical
installation
has
been
carried
out
by
Grant
&
Newton.
It
Incorporates
the
installation
of
the
most
modern
lighting
fixtures
and
provid?s
excellent
illumination
of
the
modern
flat
type
required
by
this,
the
most
critical
type
of
business.
The
heating
problem
as
well
has
been
solved
by
electricity
by
the
use
of
modern
blower
units
recessed
In
walls
or
fixtures.
Flooring
is
represented
by
the
introduction
to
this
area
of
Florever
Tils,
which
Is
a
Vinyl
Plastic,
impervious
to
dirt
and
resistant
to
the
abrasive
wear
of
our
business
district.
The
decoration
by
R.
Palmer,
Decorating
Contractor,
has
involved
the
application
of
custom
mixed
colors
supplied
by
Pittsburgh
Paint
Company
of
Canada.
Modular,
display
fixtures
in
the
newly
created
Men's
and
;
Boys'
Department
were
manu-j
iactured
by
Comeron-Mclndoo
Ltd.,
a
national
organization.
,
All
sanitary
facilities
throughout
were
installed
by
Saanich
Plumbing
&
Heating
Limited
of
Frince
Rupert.
The
exterior
of
the
building
is
highlighted
bv
the
installation
of
large
areas
of
sparkling
plate
glass
set
in
gleaming
ano-dized
aluminum
trim
of
the
highest
quality
available.
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Saanich
Plumbing
&
Heating
4th
Ave.
and
McBride
St.
Phone
Blue
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premises
are
to
be
found.
They
jare
emblazoned
WALLACE'S
on
j
the
day
and
nistht
skyline
of
I
Prince
Rupert
by
its
largest
Neon
iign.
supplied
by
Neon
Products
!f
Western
Canada
Ltd..
and
ln-I
stalled
by
Northern
B.C.
Power
Many
existing
business
properties
in
Prince
Rupert
are
the
same
age
at
the
city
itself,
approximately
40
years,
and
are
located
in
the
same
business
district
that
witnessed
the
early
establishment
of
stabilized
business.
The
problems
then
of
modernizing
are
complicated
by
location
and
the
natural
geographical
conditions
which
are
identical
over
our
whole
oea.
In
the
case
of
Wallace's
Department
Store
build-
ing,
the
problem
then
was
to
start
at
the
very
ground
level
and
go
through
every
phase
of
reconstruction
through
to
the
roof.
The
old
post
and
piling
foundations
were
removed
in
their
entirety
and
replaced
with
conventional
concrete
foundations
bearing
on
rock
which
guarantees
for
this
building
a
further
life
of
30
to
40
years.
The
structural
walls,
beams,
floor
joists,
roofing,
etc.,
haveibeen
strengthened
or
replaced
to
carrv
out
the
reconstruction
throughout.
When
all
this
was
done,
the
problem
then
was
to
rearrange
the
sales
areas
and
office
areas
so
that
all
modern
methods
of
merchandizing
could
be
initiated
by
the
management
and
enjoyed
by
the
buying
public
throughout
the
whole
public
area.
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Ltd
Northwest
Constir-uctibn
LTD.
The
master
plan
for
this
work
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is
the
product
of
years
of
careful
Off
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Albert
&
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Ltd.
suppliers
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WALLACE'S
DEPARTMENT
STORE
Wallace's
Department
Store
CONGRATULATIONS
and
BEST
WISHES
We
ore
pleased
to
tiove
been
General
Contractors
for
this
modern
structure,
a
credit
to
the
management
of
Wallace's
and
an
asset
to
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert.
Mcrtliiwest
ConisSimsrtion
Wallace's
Department
Store
Is
a
Decided
Improvement
to
The
City.
We
Can.
Be
Justly
Proud
of
This
Building
on
Our
Main
Thoroughfare.
LTD.
General
Contractors
INDUSTRIAL
MARINE
COMMERCIAL
Albert
&
AAcCaffery
Ltd.
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LINE
OF
BUILDERS'
SUPPLIES
Box
1381,
Prince
Rupert
B.C.
716
Second
Avenue
Phone
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