Show May Opening Set Sep For Shopping V Construction of or the Uie first pha phase e of or t the Q Fort Lane Shopping Shop ping Center in Layton Is progressing pro gressing on 0 schedule according accord ing to Layne Goodsell project ct engineer TIlE THE MODERN 1 shopping center is located at the southwest south west intersection of oC Fort Lane and Gentile Streets in Layton and the first phase consists of square feet leet and two additions arc anticipated in inthe inthe inthe the near future The center was designed by Roy Richards Rich ards Silver Associates and general contractor is the Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar Lar- sen Construction and En Engineering Enci- Enci Company of or Ogden Construction cost for Cor the first phase will wiD be The structure Is being constructed con of oC concrete block glass and stone and present plans call caU for an opening towards towards towards to to- wards the latter part of oC May Signed tenants include Safeway Safeway Safeway Safe Safe- way with a square foot grocery store M M. H. H King Variety Variety Va Va- riely with square fee feet and Layton Drug with square feet Mr Goodsell said Of or course we have a number of or other probable tenants tenants tenants ten ten- ants presently In the negotiation negotiation tion hon stage and we expect the entire first phase of oC the shopping shopping shopping shop shop- ping center to be filled when it is opened in May he continued con con- MR 1 GOODSELL stated that there were many motivating reasons fot foL establishing the Ule Fort Lane Shopping Center The growing fast-growing population in inthe inthe inthe the area Is of oC prime importance import importance lance tance ance but In the north Davis area mea alone annual retail ex cx expenditures total over o I Of OC this amount over 23 23 is spent outside the area because of or inadequate shopping facilities he lie contin contin- With closely related enterprises enterprises enterprises enter enter- each complementing the tho drawing power of or other neighboring non c e establishments it seems obvious obvious obvious ob ob- ob- ob that the major portion of oC these out area purchases can be retained in the area he said Nit MR GOODSELL stated slated that the new Fort Lane Shopping Center in Its strategic location location location loca loca- tion will prove to be the most logical shopping place for present and future residents of oC this fastest growing area in Utah Planned tenants in addition to the present three include a junior department store fur fur- and appliance hardware hardware hardware hard hard- ware and paint automotive branch bank facility apparel shop shoe store and specialty sh shops ps |