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Show SOUTHEAST FURNITURE MAPS 8200,000 EXPANSION The South East Furniture , Co., 2144 Highland Drive, is undergoing un-dergoing a $200,000 expansion-remodeling expansion-remodeling - modernization program. Horace A.. Sorenson, president announced this week. Construction of a new three-story three-story reinlforced concrete and steel warehouse already is under un-der way on railroad trackage adjoining the company's property prop-erty in the rear of the store, Horace A. Sorensen, president, explained. Theatre Remodeled Property adjacent to and north of the store, formerly occupied oc-cupied by the Princess Theater, Thea-ter, will be reconstructed for I additional sales floors. It will be a two-story structure with basement. base-ment. The entire front of the store will be reconstructed with polished pol-ished cast stone and newest-type, newest-type, recessed display windows, i Mr. Sorensen said. ! On the south side of the store, a customer entrance will be built to serve a newly enlarged customer parking lot. Special facilities will be provided for "will call" and "waiting" orders. or-ders. A comfortable reception room for customers will be provided, Mr Sorensen said. New property has been acquired ac-quired on McClelland St., in the- , rear of the store for parking company trucks and employes-cars. employes-cars. New Warehouse The new 54x110 foot warehouse, ware-house, equipped with electric elevator facilities, will provide 20,000 square feet of storage space. A new out-of-town trailer shuttle service, under which one trailer will be loaded while another is on the road, will be started. Reconstruction of the theater property and the store front will begin within 30 days, Mr. Sorensen said. |