Historic pages from the archives of the Staten Island Advance: Feb. 15, 1923

FEB. 15, 1923

The real estate page featured a story about a new fireproof office building at 15 Beach street, at Union place, in Stapleton (which still stands today). "This building, which is owned by Otto W. Pape of Stapleton, will give an office and store building to Staten Island that will compare favorably with any building in New York or any other city in point of construction, utility and finish. The structure, which is of the type known as a 'flatiron' ... is being built at a cost of $300,000. Among the firms that have already signed leases are Lockwood and Cotton for a drug store on the ground floor, Rueben Mord for a dry goods store, and the Staten Island Savings Bank. The Pape Building will be five stories high. Some of the openings for stores will be made easily removable for the entrance of automobiles, so making the stores adaptable for automobile show rooms. The building throughout will have abundant toilet facilities."

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Historic pages from the archives of the Staten Island Advance: Feb. 15, 1923