I do hope that the church decides to try to sell their interest in the property before they tear it down. Although highly unlikely. Sorry, Mr. Greider.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
My Broadway
Today, Fort Wayne followed the trend of loving the 80's and surface parking, by decided to shoot down the protection of the section of Broadway between Washington and Jefferson.
I do hope that the church decides to try to sell their interest in the property before they tear it down. Although highly unlikely. Sorry, Mr. Greider.
I do hope that the church decides to try to sell their interest in the property before they tear it down. Although highly unlikely. Sorry, Mr. Greider.
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The church will destroy the properties they own within a month or so and they will sit as grass fields... and sit...and sit...and sit. The church doesn't have the funds to implement their expansion dreams, which is something that City Council didn't take into consideration.
Once historic buildings are torn down, they are gone forever. This isn't something to be taken lightly.
Never commented here, but whoever you are, thanks for the condolences.
There are, of course, two sides to this issue. Tonight after the vote, I called Don Noalnd from the church and congratulated him on his win. He was very gracious and humble in victory, preferring not even to think of it in those terms.
I'll say it again for everyone to hear (listen up, Leo), I am not angry at the church and hold no ill will toward them. I hope they feel the same towards me. (Mr. Noland suggests they do.) They're only doing what they think is in their best interest. We simply and understandably disagree strenuously on the merits of historic preservation and how best to promote the health and vitality of downtown FW.
That's disappointing news.
I guess tearing down the Wizards stadium does not give Scott the same pause.
Is Memorial Stadium historic?
No.
Yes, very disappointing
It's also not downtown.
Danny - What is a definition of "downtown"? Dan Carmody defines Forest Park Blvd. as "downtown". The distance from Memorial Stadium to the city-county building is the same as from Forest Park and Dodge Ave. to C/C Bldg. As things are going, Memorial Stadium will end up as historic - the shortest lived baseball stadium in history! John B. Kalb
Scott Greider-
I will try to reach you through your own blog with more details. Matt Kelty, whom I support, has some thoughts that I think are interesting concerning a possible private sector solution to the issue, that might involve the Lutheran Foundation, the DID (through Dan Carmody) and significant volunteer efforts. This seems like a situation where everyone's interests can be accomodated (assuming the buildings are, indeed, structurally sound and salvageable) with some creative thinking.
Mark Garvin
Kelty will have Angry White Boy "take care" of the problem.
Scott - you might check with other property owners in town about the quality of Kelty's architecture advice on some major renovations. Good intentions are not enough - competence counts. Keep your hand on your wallet, as they say.
I wonder if Kelty designed the latest Super Wal-Marts????
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