A magnificent new apartment hotel, one of the outstanding buildings in Minneapolis. Conveniently located at Tenth Street and Fifth Avenue South. The FRANCIS DRAKE was designed to meet the particular needs of discriminating residents and transients. It represents the utmost in careful planning. good construction, complete equipment and elaborate furnishing. The new FRANCIS DRAKE was built by the Estate Building Company, under the management of Frank L. Ruble. It has a frontage of 151 feet on Tenth Street and a depth of 220 feet on Fifth Avenue. The brick building is of three stories, in addition to the English basement.
108 APARTMENTS
Accommodations of this ultra modern apartment hotel include 108 apartments and 50 transient chambers. Sixty of the apartments have Pullman kitchenettes, 18 are augmented by an additional dinette, and 30 are bachelor apartments. Every room has a private bath. Furnishings include the most magnificent of over-stuffed furniture, made in Minneapolis and purchased through leading Minneapolis retail establishments, and all furnishings chairs, wall beds, draperies, rugs and carpets have been tastefully selected to serve the needs of the rooms for which they were chosen. All furnishings—bedroom furniture, odd decorations are of the richest and finest; the best products of establishments renowned for high grade furnishings. Frigidaire electrical refrigeration is used throughout the FRANCIS DRAKE, apartment being equipped with the Frigidaire models specially designed for use, thus relieving all guests of the annoyance of an outside ice supply.
SPECIAL FEATURES
A free vacuum cleaning service is available to all tenants. The private laundry is completely equipped, including automatic dryers, and drying space furnished to guests. A water softening system provides soft water at ell times. The building has a vacuum heating system. General features of the FRANCIS DRAKE include the Lobby and Lounge, with magnificent appointments: the ballroom of Moorish architectural design; a tastefully appointed dining room, the commissary, beauty parlors and barber shop. There is a billiard and amusement room for guests. Twenty-four hour desk and telephone service is maintained. In all, the FRANCIS DRAKE, with its complete equipment and magnificent furnishings, represents an expenditure Of nearly One-Half Million Dollars. In every respect —in design, construction materials, equipment and furnishings—the FRANCIS DRAKE is a distinctive addition to Minneapolis’ list of finest Apartments and Hotels, and real object lesson from the standpoint of construction.
