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Though Banker Bullock still has a home in Denver (which he says is the only truly western city), he spends most of his time in Manhattan. A shy, retiring little man, he lives in a duplex apartment on Park Avenue, has never been photographed for the Press. Last week he was even reluctant to release a reproduction of an oil portrait belonging to his son. Calvin Bullock advertisements never carry the firm's address. Bushy-browed, slightly bald, he prefers talking about his collection of Napoleonana to talking business. Prized items include the personal chest which Napoleon carried...
...sufficiently bohemian to paint in a blue-&-black striped blazer and patent leather pumps. He is fond of gold cigaret cases and dark red carnations with evening clothes. In Paris he lives very quietly. In New York, whither Mme Boutet de Monvel seldom comes, he has a cream-&-black duplex studio and entertains lavishly at the more expensive restaurants. His contemporaries and critics are as respectful of his talent as they may be envious of his life. One of the ablest of society portraitists, his style is his own, exactly suited for what he tries to do: make a record...
...Exquisite furnishings and objects of art from the home of a prominent gentleman of Chicago" were auctioned in Chicago. They were from the recently-rented first floor of Samuel Jr.'s duplex...
...Jackson Heights (big suburban development 20 min. from Manhattan) , $80 against $95. At Park Avenue and 47th Street, ten-room apartments have been offered at $500. In the upper 80's near Park Avenue, six rooms are generally available at $150, four at $125. A five-room duplex in the smart Gracie Square section was offered at $166. In most cases the landlords have been unwilling to accept more than a one-year lease at low prices, feeling an upturn is certain. Usually an option at a higher price is given for the second year. But unlike landlords...
...lower than in 1929. But many smart buildings are almost filled, their apartments renting at better prices than corresponding Manhattan ones. In Chicago's swank Lake Shore Drive district a six-room apartment in the building where lives Samuel Insull Jr. (who has rented three-fourths of his duplex) was recently rented for $300, while a four-room one in the building called "home" by Auburn's Errett Lobban Cord costs $200 against the former price of $300. In the cheaper apartments of from $50 to $80 a month there is only a 7% vacancy. The white-collar...