Masonry Magazine May 1972 Page. 29
Brick Paving Begins to Beautify
San Francisco's Famed Market St.
The long heralded and carefully planned beautification program for Market Street, one of San Francisco major business district arterials, is officially under way. Virtually everyone agrees the program is destined to change this thoroughfare into a thing of beauty. Signs, marquees and awnings projecting more than six feet over the sidewalk were to be removed by May 18th; the sidewalks will be paved with brick to add warmth in color and texture. Some 900 Sycamore trees will be planted to add the beauty of lush foliage, and aesthetically pleasing Bay Area rapid transit station entrances will also enhance the scene.
On April 18th the brick pavers started going into place at 7th and Market. The occasion was marked by a ceremony and the presentation of mounted souvenir brick to several city and civic officials by representatives of Bricklayers Union Local #7 and Hodcarriers Union #37.
The first section to be completed between 5th and 7th Streets will require about 400,000 masonry units manufactured by Higgins Company of Torrance, California. A total of more than 4,500,000 new brick units will eventually be placed in the two-and-one-half miles of sidewalk in the complete Market Street job.
McGuire & Hester of Oakland are the general contractors on this segment of Market Street; mason contractor is Masonry Builders, Inc. of Los Angeles. Their superintendent on the job is Bob Langeberg, formerly an Oakland mason contractor and a board member of the Masonry Institute of Northern California.
Bob Langeberg of Masonry Builders, Inc. (in white hat) discusses a technical point with bricklayer Gene Studulski (left) of BM & PIU Local #7: Raymond Shia, resident engineer for the city and county of San Francisco, and bricklayer Ray Johnson of Local #7. Shia is inspecting the work in progress.
N.J. Apprentice Bricklayer Honored
Third-year student Paul Bruno (far right) of Teaneck, N.J., accepts congratulations from masonry union and contractor officials after winning top prize in the 24th annual apprentice bricklayer contest held in April. A total of $800 in cash, wrist watches and tools were awarded in the contest sponsored by the Bergen County Bricklayers Joint Apprentice Committee and the Bergen County Masons Apprentice Training & Educational Fund. From the left are Henry J. Massaro, business agent of Local 44 of Ridgewood: Santo Sorce, vice-president of the Mason Contractors Association of New Jersey: Paul J. Brienza, managing director, Building Contractors Association of New Jersey, and Morton Levy, state chairman of MCA of New Jersey.
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