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Twentieth Century
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A new ?Theatre Beautiful? was built by Charles Moreau, directly behind the Echo Building, with a 12 to 18 foot wide arcade between the two buildings. The 48 x 96 foot building (outside dimensions) was designed by architect R. S. Duval of New Orleans and cost $15,000. It was designed to seat 400, with 250 seats in the gallery and 100 seats reserved for colored patrons.
A lighted approach from the head of State Street led to the State Street Arcade in which a flight of marble steps led to the main entrance, with a box-office window at the foot of the steps. The building was planned to have a brick or stone exterior {Echo, 03/03/06).
The Coast Furniture and Supply Company was established in 1904. It rented space in the Pulatsek Building on Front Street, next to the Pickwick Hotel. John Osoinach was its president P.F., B. B. F. Markey (Aurora Acetylene Gas Machine Company) was Vice President, and George Rea was Secretary and Treasurer {Echo, 07/23/04).
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The Edwards Building was built in late 1904 by G. G. Gardebled. It was located at the corner of Front and Goodchildren on a lot purchased for $1300 from Antonio Loicano. The building was a two-story frame construction with a front similar to that of the Echo Building. The Coast Furniture and Supply Co. occupied it after only a month in the Pulatsek Building {Echo, 08/27/04).
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Manieri?s Restaurant, operated by Andrew (?Dad?) Manieri, was a popular rendezvous in the early 1900s. It was housed in a building located on the beach at the head of Washington Street. This location later became the site of the American Legion Pavilion. Manieri?s son, Russell, who gained fame as an outstanding prize fighter, trained for many of his important bouts in the rear of this building {Eagle, 1958; 30).
The T. J. Time Cheap Furniture Company was located in the Kellar Building on the comer of Washington and Front Streets. It was operated by Bousquet & Cowand {Echo, 1906). H. A. Dawson, a tinsmith, occupied the old Yenni Building across the street on the opposite corner {Echo, 1903).
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Charles J. Schill, another plumber and tinner, announced to his friends and patrons that he had moved his residence to the Piccaluga place, at the