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Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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id over the concrete slab in all furni-ture sales areas, using scatter and home size rugsin furniture groupings. Main entrance featuresthe use of planting boxes, and built in informationcounter. All selling areas completely planned to suit theJackson Furniture Co. requirements as to areas,sales volume, etc. Latest techniques are usedmaking use of Unit Selling Ensembles instead ofthe old practice of the largest number of units persales foot. It was found in developing the planthat useful, open, easily supervised floors werefar more practicable, making use of group displayand keeping the furniture in a more intimate,homey atmosphere. Each floor was so planned to present a clearvision of merchandise, well arranged and classi-fied, thus eliminating the usual buyers confusion. A study of traffic flow was made with origin atthe elevator entrances and main entrance, andthese studies determining to a great extent thelocation of the various departments and easyaccess. 24 ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER
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AT THE SIGN OF THE WINDMILL Miles Berne, Photos EL RANCHD SACRAMENTO Sacramento, California By FRANK W. GREEN. Architect The remodeled and enlarged El Rancho Sacra-mento is situated on National Highway No. 99, onemile out of the city of Sacramento. The site extendsfor 736 feet along the highway and runs to a depthof 800 feet. The administration building, includinglobby, dining room, cocktail lounge and enclosedswimming pool, is reached by a broad drive infrom the highway. Wide covers extend over the twoentrances, one on each side of the trademarkfeature, the water tower and windmill. Guest bungalows form a wide border to exten-sive lawns, plantings and driveways. Newly addedare fifty-six guest room units in a second borderand space is allowed for some seventy futurerooms. The windmill trademark is visible for a great distance from both directions on the highway aswell as from the swimming pool court inside. Ex-terior walls of the main building feature naturalstone. Remodelling of the

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