Show i vA I f R Rv v o y v I s h q R RR RR R R y ti a A q HISTORIC CORNER makes way for shopping center This block once known as the Alexander dairy has hag been scraped clean in preparation for building a new Sprouse licit Reitz store and four Jour other stores being built by Sprouse Reitz View Is Spring building plans indicates busy year rear What Wha t has been termed as a national building slump throughout the country is hard to believe true from the prospects of this years year's building activities in the Vernal area First to start with spring construction in the business area of Vernal is the five store complex being built by Sprouse Reitz Variety Stores on the northeast corner of Seventh West and Main Street This nearly full block of f construction will include a new Sprouse Reitz store of about square feet on the northwest end of the complex facing south FOUR OTHER stores will be built on the east of Sprouse Reitz store also facing south lining up with the pr present sent IGA bl building Basin Loans Inc who own the IGA store b building will connect their building with the Sprouse Reitz complex with a ane ne foot 80 wide structure to tomake tomake tomake make a continuous row of businesses from Sixth West to Seventh West with a full block of front parking Construction Company of Roosevelt is is the general contractor for the Sprouse Reitz complex in Vernal and also a alike alike alike like complex in Roosevelt AMERICAN Al SAVINGS and Loan expects to begin construction on their new Main Street building in from six to eight weeks according to Jim Telford Vernal manager The building is scheduled to too be from the northwest corner or rear of the stores The stores will face south to Main Street in a line even with the fr front nt of the IGA I store indicated by arrow finished by fall Zions First National Bank will start within 30 30 days the demolition of the old Shamrock pool hall building south of Zions building for the construction of ofa ofa ofa a new in drive-in facility for the bank Ashton Brothers Company has purchased the Nationwide building and plans to work it into Ashton Square connecting with Zions drive in bank facility Ashton Brothers Company is also nearly finished with their remodeling of the old grocery section of the general store into a new mens men's wear and nd cloU clotting clothing ng department DESERET FEDERAL Sayings and Loan Association plans for a May 15 grand opening for their new building on the corner of First North and Vernal A Avenue venue Bill is steadily progressing towards starting construction of a large shopping mall on the property he owns between Western Living Inc and the Texaco Oil bulk plant along West Highway 40 Mr also r reports ports he cant can't build homes fast enough to satisfy the current demand in inthe inthe inthe the Mountain View additions Several large housing s subdivisions sub b- b divisions are ready to go ahead pending sewer water financing financing finan finan- cing and zoning problems This year may be one of the largest construction years for forthe forthe forthe the area in spite of the national building slump |