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(Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) <br />Built in 1933 <br />RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as hams, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) <br />None. <br />DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and <br />boundaries.) <br />Located on the northwest comer of North Broadway and Second Streets, the two -story, Art Deco style Empire Market building is <br />constructed of brick with a concrete facing on the street facades. The five bay front (east) fagade consists of a narrow central bay <br />flanked by two larger bays on either side. Monumental Art Deco compound piers separate the bays. Storefronts along the street level <br />appear to retain their original configuration, with recessed glazed double wood doors, transoms, and aluminum display windows on <br />black glazed tile bulkheads. The entry vestibule floors are embellished with black and white hexagonal tile. Except for the central <br />bay, each upper story bay contains three, two- aver -two double -hung wood sash separated by low relief, fluted pilasters. Window <br />heads are enlivened with an incised zigzag motif. Five similarly articulated bays are located on the Second Street elevation, except <br />that solid panels replace the storefronts on all but the comer bay. A narrower, sixth bay is located at the west end. The rear (west) <br />elevation has an exposed brick wall with one -over -one and two-over-two double hung wood windows. There is decorative metal <br />grillwork in the sign pane of each bay at the mezzanine level. A highly stylized decorative zigzag cornice, punctuated by tops of the <br />piers and by an arched parapet over the central bay, caps the street- facing elevations. No major alterations of the exterior appearance <br />of this building are apparent. <br />HI <br />This building was constructed as a speculative venture, circa 1933 by the Santora Corporation, on the site of a used car lot (1927). <br />Known as the Empire Market from 1933 to 1941, the building was occupied by a variety of retail businesses, including Gillets Caf6, <br />RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office <br />of Historic Preservation.) <br />(HP 6) 1 -3 story commercial building <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />an�hisrorkunrpWma�BrooJwuy 202 N IGnplm Nlrinl <br />s'&01 <br />25E -7 <br />